Sigrid W.
Yelp
What a fabulous place. If ever there was an elegant chocolate store, this is it. With various seating areas available and of course the finest chocolate in town, the state, perhaps the country...
I am personally a big fan of the salted caramel 5-packs. To me, one of those packs constitutes 1 serving.
My favorite is the Connoisseur Collection, and my top 3 are:
Passion - refreshing white chocolate fruit ganache in milk chocolate - accurate description, I like it because it is not overly sweet, maybe even a bit tart, fruity, light, yummy...
Cassia - a Vietnamese cassia cinnamon ganache with a touch of sweet pear in milk chocolate - sounds weird but is so good, not the harsh cinnamon we are used to, but more like a little subdued undertone
Raspberry Balsamic - Balsamic vinegar, sweet basil and tart raspberry in white chocolate - this sounds horrible, but it works. Be careful when biting into it as the center is a thick liquid which can drip all over. this is sweet and tart and fruity all over.
I took a tour here over the weekend. I did learn a lot and enjoyed the samples along the way, however, I would advise to take the tour during the week when there are folks actually working in the various areas. I think that would make it much more interesting than to just look at the different stations. The same day coupon came in handy, as I bought up the store after the tour.
Unfortunately they do NOT serve affogato at this location... booh