Sweets and Stories

International Chocolate Awards Finalist

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We are happy to announce that our latest chocolate truffle addition, the 80% dark chocolate truffle, has become a grand jury finalist in this year's...

Chocolate at the James Beard House

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As you can tell I’m still playing catchup from the end of the 2011 holiday season. During which we were asked by Chef Joe Bonaparte...

Chocolate Shop Metrics 2011

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Each year I comb our sales data and try to create a picture for the family of their hard work for the year. We thought...

Madre Chocolates 70% Hawaiian Dark

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At The Secret Chocolatier we see a lot of different people. Some have fine palates and like to be challenged, some just want something they...

Favorite Chocolate Results

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Back at the beginning of the New Year we asked everyone what their favorite chocolate was. We had been working over the Winter months developing...