1
: a candy with chocolate or fondant coating and fondant center that sometimes contains fruits and nuts
2
: something that is pleasing in a light or frivolous way
singing pop bonbons
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Offerings include breakfast pastries, including bread, croissants, and cookies; a dessert section with French pastries, petits fours, and the like; a chocolate section with various bars and bonbons; candies and lollipops; and gelato.
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Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2024
Many of the bonbons are intricately emblazoned with Vuitton’s signatures—the four-pointed star, four-petal flower, diamond flower, and LV initials—while chocolate bars are branded with the Damier Ebène checkerboard print.
—Vivian Song, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
Love is known for his handcrafted chocolates, truffles, bonbons, gelatos, desserts and pastries, which have been singled out in publications including USA Today and Forbes.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
Go for a classic hot chocolate, explore seasonal menu items like strawberry-shortcake white hot chocolate, or take home a box of small-batch bonbons as a gift just in time for the holidays.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
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Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2024
Many of the bonbons are intricately emblazoned with Vuitton’s signatures—the four-pointed star, four-petal flower, diamond flower, and LV initials—while chocolate bars are branded with the Damier Ebène checkerboard print.
—Vivian Song, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
Love is known for his handcrafted chocolates, truffles, bonbons, gelatos, desserts and pastries, which have been singled out in publications including USA Today and Forbes.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
Go for a classic hot chocolate, explore seasonal menu items like strawberry-shortcake white hot chocolate, or take home a box of small-batch bonbons as a gift just in time for the holidays.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Bonbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonbon. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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