As France enters its third COVID-19 lockdown 🚧, one sweet exception is bringing joy to chocolate lovers: chocolatiers are officially classified as essential businesses! 🎉 With Easter 🐣 just around the corner, these artisans are working overtime to craft delicate eggs, bunnies, and pralines – all while complying with safety measures.
🍫 Why it matters: France’s lockdown rules typically shutter non-essential stores, but this carve-out ensures chocolatiers can meet holiday demand. Think of it as a 'sweet necessity' in tough times – because who can resist a Petit Oeuf en Chocolat when binge-watching Netflix? 📺
Local shop owners report booming sales, with one Parisian chocolatier joking: 'Even viruses can’t stop the French from their chocolate rituals.' 🥐✨ Meanwhile, health experts remind everyone to social distance while queuing for their cocoa fixes!
