FREEBIE: Workshop With Free Brownies

Learn to make the perfect brownie. On Saturday, May 9, Sur La Table will take the mystery out of making a favorite indulgent treat: brownies. The dessert experts at your local Sur La Table will share the tips and techniques you need to make your best brownies  ever. The workshop is free, and there are…
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TOP PICK: America’s Best Artisan Chocolatiers ~ Part IV

Bonbons and truffles from Bespoke Chocolates. Bespoke is a British term for custom-made, applicable to all of the lovely chocolates in this article. When we were a New York City teen with a palate for good chocolate, we enjoyed Teuscher and Corné de la Toison d’Or, two classic Belgian brands that served a discriminating population.…
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NEW PRODUCT: Fair Trade Chocolate Bars from Shaman Chocolates

Dark Chocolate with Coconut Bar. People who make a point of eating Fair Trade chocolate should take a look at the line of Fair Trade chocolate bars from Shaman Chocolates, including two new organic Fair Trade bars. As a second humanitarian bonus, sales help support the maintaining of the pre-Columbian traditions of the Huichol Indians,…
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PRODUCT: Aunt Sadie’s Kosher Chocolate

Aunt Sadie’s kosher chocolate is also kosher for Passover. Kosher for Passover chocolate used to be “the good news and the bad news.” The good news was that there was chocolate, the bad news…it wasn’t such good chocolate. With Aunt Sadie’s, the chocolate is not only good, it’s inventive and fun. There are classics like…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Gourmet Easter Chocolate Gifts

Good things come in small rocher nests. Rochers are caramelized chocolate-covered almond slivers, formed by L.A. Burdick Handmade Chocolate into a special Easter nest filled with 8 chocolate truffles, 8 marzipan eggs and a small chocolate bunny. Charmingly gift-boxed, it’s memorable. All over America, boys and girls of all ages (yes, you!) are looking with…
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