GOURMET GIVEAWAY #2: Sweet Marguerites Chocolate

Here’s your chance to get a taste of an outstanding chocolate nominee. Sweet Marguerites was recently selected as a Silver Finalist for both Outstanding Chocolate and Outstanding Food Gift in the 2010 awards from the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade. And they’re giving away some of their chocolate in this week’s Gourmet Giveaway!…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Artisan Chocolates For Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is May 9th, less than three weeks away. It’s the second-biggest chocolate-buying holiday, after Valentine’s Day. We make gift giving easy: Send Mom a box of chocolates from one of our Top Pick Of The Week artisan chocolatiers. What does it take to get chosen as a Top Pick Of The Week chocolate?…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Spice Rack Chocolates

Each piece is infused with a different spice. Photo by Jerry Deutsch | THE NIBBLE. Allow us to introduce you to “solid bonbons.” Wait, you say: Isn’t a “solid bonbon”* just a piece of solid chocolate? *A bonbon is a hard shell of chocolate filled with a variety of centers—caramel, cremes, ganache, etc. Not exactly.…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Laurent Vals Chocolate

Almost too pretty to eat! Photo by Corey Lugg | THE NIBBLE. If you appreciate fine chocolate, don’t pass up this opportunity to enter this week’s Gourmet Giveaway contest, sponsored by Laurent Vals Chocolates. A NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week, Laurent’s colorful chocolates are not only sculptural—a tiny, edible modern art gallery in a…
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EASTER: There’s Still Time To Order These Chocolate Eggs

Some wonderful Easter treats have just come to our attention. Look at these beautiful Eggs Naturel, filled chocolate eggs covered in Valrhona white chocolate, from Chocolat Moderne (a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week). The White Egg, “Peanut Pizzazz,” has a center of salted roasted peanut paste blended with dark milk chocolate and flecks of…
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