EASTER: Maggie Louise Chic Artisan Chocolates

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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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Chocolate Covered Figs (Higos)

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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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Dear Coco Toffee Chocolate Bars

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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