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Chocolate for a queen. Photo courtesy Maggie Louise Confections. To show Mom that she’s your queen, treat her to these white chocolate crowns from chocolatier Maggie Louise, filled with chocolate sea salt caramel. Called “The Sophronia,” it was inspired by Maggie’s memories of the royal pomp and circumstance of London. The intricate crowns are…
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What would you do with a chocolate fried egg? Serve it for breakfast, with a cup of hot chocolate? Give it as stocking stuffer or Mother’s Day party favor? Enjoy it all by yourself? Whatever your choice, this little treat from Maggie Louise Confections is sure to please. The chocolatier notes: “The Cordelia is a…
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Patent leather bunnies, rock ‘n’ roll eggs. Photo courtesy Maggie Louise. While we know a couple of investment bankers who became chocolatiers, Maggie Louise is the first Harvard lawyer we’ve encountered. After a career in corporate law, she trained at Le Cordon Bleu, where she developed the concept for an elegant line of chocolates.…
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Higos (EE-gose) is the Spanish word for figs. Take just one bite of chocolate covered figs, and you’ll never forget the word. These bonbons are not broadly enjoyed in the U.S., but they should be. We can’t remember who sent us the box of ChocoHigos, but thank you so very much. We’d had bites of…
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Quite a few artisan chocolatiers are also pastry chefs. Rachel Ferneau makes chocolates as Dear Coco, but was previously the proprietor of Eden Cake, a made-to-order kosher pareve bakery serving metro Washington, D.C. While we’ve missed the opportunity to try her desserts, she was kind enough to send us some chocolate. Everything from this artisan…
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