From Omnom: Mr. Carrots Chocolate Rabbit For Easter

This sophisticated Easter rabbit from Omnom, one of our favorite chocolatiers, is outstanding in two ways. First, its sculpted, almost Cubist look is unique and elegant (photo #1). Mr. Carrots looks like he could be the pet of Picasso’s Girl With A Mandolin (photo #3). Second, the superb milk chocolate (41% cacao) has a touch…
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Peanut Butter Pucks: Gourmet Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

[1] Recchiuti Peanut Butter Pucks, the best peanut butter cups you’ll find (photos #1, #2, #3, #4 © Recchiuti Confections). [2] What’s inside the pucks: homemade peanut butter. [3] Peanut Butter Pearls, for when you only want a tiny taste. [4] Casting pearls before palates. [5] The original salted caramel dates back to France in…
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Savory Mini Cheesecake Recipe For Valentine’s Day

[1] Savory mini cheesecake hors d’oeuvre with an Italian cracker (taralli) base, cream cheese or goat cheese filling, and a topping of Mortadella. The recipe is below (photo © Veroni). [2] Mortadella (photo © DeLallo). [3] Taralli, used for the base of the cheesecake, is a popular snacking cracker (photo © Evegniy Alekseyev | Pexels).…
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A Box Of Artisan Chocolate With Your Custom Video

[1] Espressio: a box of chocolates with your personalized video. Here, the Chef’s Collection (both photos © M Cacao). [2] A box of caramels.   We haven’t tasted the chocolate, but we love this idea from M Cacao: the Espressio(sm) chocolate video box. The Expressio is a custom chocolate video box. It’s the first-ever box…
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Dean’s Sweets For Your Valentine (Or For Yourself!)

[1] Four tiers of truffles, caramels, and buttercreams in a keepsake box (all photos © Dean’s Sweets). [2] Conversation hearts in fine chocolate. [3] Homemade marshmallow hearts. [4] One of the seasonal flavors of truffles: maple.   There are more than a few reasons to visit Portland, Maine: the Old Port waterfront, the Western Promenade…
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