Gourmet Chocolates

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Chocolate, that guilty pleasure. Well, switch out guilty for gourmet and the whole game changes. Do you prefer dark chocolate? How important is the design of the chocolate itself? Gourmet chocolates from Belgium, France, Switzerland, the United States and the United Kingdom are included in this delectable topic. Let Hunch help you choose between truffles, mixed assortments and chocolate filled delights.

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Godiva

It's not surprising that Godiva Chocolatier, one of the creators of the world's most elegant, hand-crafted chocolates, originated in Brussels, Belgium. Since its introduction to America in 1966 ...

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Pros: Excellent flavour, far above most mass-produced chocolate. Cons: Difficult to get in some regions in the world, e.g. ...
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Sterling Confections

A triangular truffle. Click website for much more and how to order.

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Ghirardelli Chocolate

The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a manufacturer and marketer of premium chocolate products.

Incorporated in 1852 and in continuous operation since then, Ghirardelli has the richest heritage of any American ...

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Pros: very rich, smooth, much better than other American made chocolate - my first choice for cooking Cons: somewhat more expensive
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Toblerone

Toblerone (in Swiss German) is a chocolate bar made by Kraft Foods Switzerland. It is best known for its triangular chunks (representing the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps), its distinctive ...

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Pros: hellla good. great texture and flavor Cons: hard to find
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Lindt Lindor Swiss Chocolate Truffles

Do you know the smoothest chocolate secret in Switzerland. For over 50 years, Lindor has been a Swiss household name. It is a shell of Lindt's finest Swiss chocolate ...

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Pros: an affordable mid-range brand which is a step above mass produced chocolate
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Joseph Schmidt

Although he was trained as a baker and not as a maitre chocolate, Joseph Schmidt soon realized that his special talent was in sculpting and developing new techniques in chocolate ...

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L'artiste du Chocolate

At a time when standardization and mass industrialisation are gradually becoming more and more dominant and Authenticity, Quality and Originality are being bypassed, L’Artiste du Chocolat makes a daily ...

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Vosges Haut Chocolat

Vosges' exotic truffles are made from the finest ingredients offered around the world. Owner/Chocolatier, Katrina Markoff, personally chooses every spice, flower and chocolate that is flown into the Chicago ...

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Pros: Amazing creative chocolate, very creative flavors. Also, their store in SoHo, NYC is really cute and ... Cons: The chocolate is pretty expensive.
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Scharffen Berger

Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker is a first-tier chocolate manufacturer. That means they execute every step of the manufacturing process, from sourcing the beans to molding the bars. They pay close ...

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Pros: 62% Nibby: delicious!! Reasonably priced, attractive packaging and appearance. Would stuff this in any stocking. Cons: High addiction potential.
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Dagoba Organic Chocolate

Dagoba was founded in 2001 by Frederick Schilling, who was then just 30 and on a mission. He was determined to create chocolate line with exceptional taste and innovation that ...

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Pros: 74% dark chocolate, chilies & nibs: very good; an interesting chili aftertaste. Organic,fair trade,sustainable. Seem like good people to do business with.