This month is actually a bit unusual for this column, which would be fine except that it’s our first new issue, so you have no idea what the “usual” ON THE CHOCOLATE REGULAR looks like! Normally you’ll see an in-depth look at one chocolate maker or chocolatier whose chocolate you can, more often than not, find locally…
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here in 2016, David and his LetterPress Chocolate strive for the next level, with a new bar and brand new, absolutely stunning packaging as well, across the board. The bars certainly look amazing from the outside, but packaging in and of itself only sells a chocolate bar once. It’s what’s inside the wrapper that truly establishes greatness…
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If there’s one that likely reminds nearly everyone of Fall, it’s PUMPKIN! Now with Thanksgiving right around the corner, we know you’ll appreciate a new and festive cocktail recipe, and even though this one actually lacks chocolate (gasp!), we think you’ll still very much enjoy it…
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One of the benefits of running Chocolate Connoisseur – okay, the absolutely best benefit of running Chocolate Connoisseur – is receiving samples in the mail. Last month, however, we received the sample to end all samples – two giant packs of chocolate brownies and a few bonus brownies-on-a-stick (think extreme cake pops) included for good measure. It was, most certainly, one of those “thank god I’m a chocolate connoisseur” moments…
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Klara’s Coconut Macaroons were one of 109 Finalists selected by a national panel of specialty food professionals from 2,025 entries across 30 Awards categories. Although it was the original coconut macaroons that received the honor, here at Chocolate Connoisseur we’re a little more obsessed with…
Read MoreI’d like to take a moment here in honor of the amazing chocolate maker Mott Green, who tragically left us back in early June. Mott was accidentally electrocuted while…
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