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February, 2010, The editors of Midwest Living select Gail’s Caramels Sprinkled with Grey Salt as one of the eight delights they would put in their “Fantasy Box of Chocolates.” Their description: “Luscious dark coating, silky vanilla caramel and a kiss of sea salt to wake up the flavors.”
February, 2010, Gail’s truffles get a “5 across the board” for taste among dark chocolates sent from around the world, earning her a spot on the Huffington Post’s “10 Top Chocolates for Valentine’s Day” list.
January, 2010, Chocolate Bytes gives Gail’s truffles a valentine of a review on Blisstree.com
January, 2010, New York food writer extraordinaire, Ed Levine, admits he couldn’t resist Gail’s chocolates despite his dieting resolve in his weekly column for Serious Eats.
January, 2010, Gail is profiled in an In Business story “Retail Report: Profile of a Chocolatier; A Little Luxury Still Sells During a Recession”. Gail discusses being at the five-year mark in her business and looking ahead to what the next five years might bring.
December, 2009, Gail’s truffles were reviewed by pastry chef/candy blogger Elizabeth LaBau for About.com. Elizabeth said Gail’s chocolate were among the best she had in years.
February, 2009, Gail was featured in the Wisconsin Woman cover article, “Gail Ambrosius: Her Business is Your Pleasure” (PDF). Gail discusses her passion for chocolate and how she got started in as an award winning chocolatier.
January/February, 2009, Gail was featured in an Our Lives cover article, “Sharing the Love” (PDF) about her recipe for success that comes from caring for her team as much as she does her customers and chocolates.
October 29, 2008, a 77 Square article “Let’s Eat for $7.70: Two ways to satisfy a sweet tooth” featured Gail’s 3 Hot Nuts Bar and truffles and the honor of Gail being chosen as a semi-finalist in the Next Generation Chocolatier competition in New York.
June 13, 2009, The University of Wisconsin School of Business awarded Gail Ambrosius Chocolatier with their 2008 Dane County Small Business Award. The DCBSA committee selected Gail on the basis of several criteria including business viability, employee relations and benefits, and community involvement. Everyone who works at Gail Ambrosius Chocolatier is honored by this award.
June, 2008, Dr Dave’s Mega-O Truffles: Gail is proud to partner with Dr. David Kiefer, originally of Madison, to bring you your daily dose of Omega-3s in a delicious chocolate truffle.
June 6, 2008, Gail was a guest on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, broadcasted on WPR (WERN FM 88.7, FM 90.9, and FM 107.9). She discussed her passion for chocolate making and her training in France. Joining Gail was Pam Williams, an instructor at Ecole Chocolat, where Gail began her formal studies. Click here to listen to the program.
June, 2008, Gail was once again honored with the Silver Medal Award in the Best Candy/Chocolate Store category of Madison Magazine’s annual Best of Madison awards.
May, 2008, Gail’s journey from state employee to successful business woman is chronicled on Lemonspark.com’s “Wisconsin Entrepreneur Project”. This debut article is posted with the intention of inspiring others to follow their passion and achieve their professional goals. Follow the link and click on “Stories” on the left hand side.
December, 2007, Gail was featured on the cover of Isthmus in the article, “Consumed with passion: Gail Ambrosius brings a world of chocolate to Madison”, about getting the chocolate business started as well as Gail’s single origin chocolates.
July ,2007, Gail was honored with the Silver Medal Award in the Best Candy/Chocolate Store category of Madison Magazine’s annual Best of Madison awards.
May, 2007, Gail was featured in Wisconsin State Journal article, “Conference Sets Path To Sweet Success”, about Gail being one of 15 women business owners who had three minutes to describe why they deserved a spot in the Make Mine a $ Million Business program, which helps women grow their businesses with extra financing, marketing and educational support.
December, 2006, Gail was mentioned a Chicago Sun-Times restaurant review, “Eno – A Triple Threat Destination”. Gails chocolates are now available at Eno inside the Intercontinental Hotel, Michigan Ave, Chicago. The hotel’s lounge remade into a 42-seat intimate space focusing on chocolate, cheese and wine.
October, 2006, Gail was featured in The Wisconsin State Journal article, “Chocolates Take Your Breath Away”. Read all about Gail Ambrosius’ passion for chocolate and the opening of her new store.
September, 2006, Gail was mentioned in the Culinary Clips section of the Capital Times announcing the news of my location move and new items here at the shop.
July, 2006, Gail Ambrosius received the bronze award for best chocolate shop in Madison Magazine’s 2006 Best of Madison annual reader choice poll.
Gail was a guest on the locally produced cookingshow called Cooking at The Casbah. Squeaky Wheel Productions produced a fun little promo piece for Gail and her chocolates.
February, 2006, Gail was featured in The Wisconsin State Journal article, “Sweet Passion: For Gail Ambrosius, making chocolate is her destiny”. Read all about Gail and her passion for chocolate.
December, 2005, Gail was mentioned in a Madison Magazine article, “Hot Chocolate” by Nancy Christy and Neil Heinen.
November, 2005, Gail was featured in The Capital Times article, “Strong, dark beers harmonize with chocolates”. Read how she pair up my chocolates with selected dark ales from Unibroue, as presented by Jim Javenkoski, Unibroue’s Culinary Attaché in Chicago.
June, 2005, Gail was featured in Genie Campbell’s Shop Talk column in Anew magazine.
May, 2005, an article in the Madison Capital Times about Gail’s Ambrosius’ chocolate tasting events titled “Chocolatier is one-woman show”.
Gail was in the January / February 2005 Special Collector’s Edition of Wisconsin Trails Magazine celebrating 45 years. Gail’s on page 18 of Laura Kearney’s Food for Thought section – look for “Food of the Gods.”
February, 2004, a story from the Wisconsin State Journal featured Gail, titled “Entrepreneurial Bug Has Bitten: Wisconsin People Are Flocking To Classes On How To Start A Business Of Their Own“.
