Second of a two-part article.These chocolates are so delicious that most people say, ‘They are to die for.’ I would say, ‘They are to live for.’ Hope for a good long life, so you can try every one. –My mother, 80-something C’est arrivé. The chocolates arrived just in time for my mother’s birthday. They were carefully packed with the knowledge that they would be traveling far from Saint-Remy-de-Provence and they arrived in perfect condition. Regular readers of The Modern Trobadors may recall that, last week, I wrote about my favorite chocolates in Provence: Joël Durand’s L’Alphabet des Saveurs. We have been to this renown chocolatier’s small, rather unassuming shop in the Provençal town St. Remy many times but had never ordered them. In August, when we last dropped by to pick up chocolates, the sales associate reminded us of this option as she packed our tall stack of boxes that would soon be squeezed into our suitcases to cross the Atlantic. “It just takes two days,” she said, “and depending on your travel plans, the chocolates may arrive in better shape.” Freshness is key to enjoying these luscious squares of chocolates. They should be enjoyed right away and, according to [...]