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December 2, 2015 Praline

My friend Leah spoils me. When we got together recently, she brought me some sweet treats from Praline. This treat is a religieuse a la vanille and it was truly a religious experience. It was light and fluffy, sweet but not too sweet, crisp and yet so smooth. While I generally don’t get chocolate desserts, […]

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December 9, 2014 Uncle Truscott’s

  I originally met Peter and Katie Kelly (of Uncle Truscott’s) at the Taste Trekkers conference in the Hope and Main tasting pavilion. It was there that I fell in love with their almond butter toffee and their truffles. Their almond butter tofffee comes in 1/4lb, 1/2lb and 1lb bags (trust me and get the […]

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August 13, 2014 Raaka Chocolate Tasting at Cocoanuts

Clarissa from Raaka chocolate stopped by Cocoanuts mid July for a sampling event. Mark and I stopped by before heading out to our Wine and Cheese class. Raaka was founded by Ryan Cheney and Nate Hodge who are based out of Brooklyn, NY. Their chocolate is certified organic, certified fair trade, soy free, nut free, […]

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July 31, 2014 Taza Chocolate Tour

Did you know that the Taza chocolate factory is located right in Somerville? You can take a tour for $5! Tours are educational and last 45 minutes. Groups are kept small, capping at around 18. Taza Chocolate Mexicano Rustic, round dark stone ground chocolate discs with a distinctively gritty texture, some sweet, some savory, some […]

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June 11, 2014 Beacon Hill Chocolates

I love boxes of  chocolates. Sounds cliche, but I’m not talking about Russell Stover here,  I’m talking high quality chocolate from Beacon Hill Chocolates. I received these as a gift – they are equally good looking as they were delicious. You can taste the quality ingredients used to make these chocolates – these would make […]

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June 5, 2014 Cocoanuts

Jen and Tara have been friends since they were teenagers. A few years later, they made that dream they had when they were teenagers, of opening a business together, come to fruition. Located on Parmenter Street in the North End, this cute shop is full of surprises! The carry a variety of gourmet nuts and […]

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May 8, 2014 Chocolate by Mueller

As we walk into Reading Terminal Market, we walk by this amazing little shop where guys inside are hand dipping…well just about everything. Check out this delicious chocolate and peanut butter dipped pretzel! And WHAT?!?! is this thing? For a whopping $10, it is a tower of deliciousness. A chocolate covered Reese’s peanut butter cup, […]

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March 27, 2014 Olives and Grace – Sweet Lydia’s, Liddabit, Apotheker’s

I stopped in to Olives and Grace on Christmas Eve (I’m catching up on posts!), I was doing some last minute shopping and figured I could pick up some stocking stuffers. Check out “The King candy bar” from Liddabit Sweets. Never heard of Liddabit? They are a small company based out of Brooklyn, and the […]

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February 24, 2014 Chocolate Tour with Old Town Trolley

This past weekend I was invited to go on a chocolate tour with Old Town Trolley Tours – they’re now in their 16th season! You’ve probably seen those orange and green trolleys zipping around town. Most people use Old Town trolley as a hop on hop off tour of the city, but on Saturdays, they […]

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February 19, 2014 Ethel M Chocolate

While we were in Henderson, we decided to make the most of it and take a trip to Ethel M chocolates. From the Ethel M website, “In 1981, after passing the leadership of Mars, Inc. to his children, Forrest Mars Sr., retired to Henderson, Nevada and created Ethel M.® Chocolates as a tribute to his […]

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