good chocolates?
So here's what's up:
we are considering stocking chocolates at my coffee shop--nothing fancy, just chocolate bars, most likely.
So the question is this--what are some really good, high quality chocolate bars/ chocolate makers to look into? I already figure Ghiradelli and Lindt, but those are pretty much available anywhere, and we want something that you can't much find elsewhere....G&B and Scharfen Berger are also being considered...any other suggestions?
I'm in Alabama, if this helps at all.
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10 Comments:
Michel Cluizel. Jacques Torres. Dagoba. Endangered Species. Fair trade. I could go on...
LadyMarmalade at 4:50PM on 07/31/08
Oooooh, some chocolatiers won't deliver in the summer because they can't guarantee the quality of their product in the heat. I hope you can find a source for year-round supplies.
chiff0nade at 4:59PM on 07/31/08
If you're looking for boutique chocolates from small suppliers, try the Unseen Bean. He's actually a coffee roaster, but he also has some chocolate bars that contain his coffee. They're pretty darned good.
dbcurrie at 5:31PM on 07/31/08
I like Theo chocolate bars. They have some single-origin bars and then some unusual flavored bars - the coconut curry bar is freaking DELICIOUS.
sobriquet at 6:08PM on 07/31/08
@sobriquet - I just finished off a Theo dark dark dark Venezuela 91% bar.
mmmm.
I'm in Seattle - somehow I got the idea that theo was just local? but who knows, that might have been a random assumption I made.. it's good good stuff though!!
gretchenx5 at 6:35PM on 07/31/08
@gretchenx5 - I found that one in the Bowery Whole Foods in Manhattan. I'm in the DC area, though, and I can't find them anywhere around here.
sobriquet at 9:13PM on 07/31/08
Vosges.
AliceBlue at 10:38PM on 07/31/08
I get Charles Chocolates when I go to Whole Foods and share it with people at work. They're available nationally, but not available at every grocery and drug store chain. I'm not a chocolate fan, but I buy them for their cannisters. I'm a sucker for cool packaging. Everyone at work seems to love they way they taste.
To maintain quality and support local companies, I'd opt for local chocolatiers. Hopefully there's a quirky, artsy one nearby...?
Cassaendra at 11:10PM on 07/31/08
Chuao and Vosages. If you want to help a small business, The Fudge Factory in Appalachicola, FL. truly has some of the best handcrafted chocolates I've ever had. They beat most of the ones here in San Diego (and there are some darn tasty ones here). The gentleman who owns the place is really great.
beth1 at 12:27AM on 08/01/08
These guys have their retail store right behind my office in NYC. Very good chocalate bars, nice packaging. Here is their website: www.christophernormanchocolates.com check them out and give them a call, they ship all over the U.S.
nelson5757 at 1:54PM on 08/01/08