Countdown to happiness begins at Neuhaus at Bethesda Row

Large, cardboard-boxed Advent calendars with chocolates behind every door are now ubiquitous in grocery and drug stores across America. Neuhaus at Bethesda Row is now offering what may be the ultimate Advent calendar - the limited-edition 2019 Countdown to Happiness Advent Calendar.

Neuhaus invented the praline at its now-iconic shop in Brussels, the Galerie de la Reine. That shop and pralines take center stage in the Countdown to Happiness calendar. In fact, as you open each door leading to Christmas, the package itself transforms into the famous shop. Behind each door you will find a variety of pralines.

The ultimate Advent Calendar comes with an ultimate price. A Countdown to Happiness calendar will set you back $73. But as the great Joe Namath said, "If you're not gonna go all the way, man, I mean, why go at all?"