I’m packing light. You don’t need to pack a lot of clothes to visit Costa Rica. It’s hot, even in January. Besides, I need the space in my suitcase to bring back the wondrously robust dark chocolate that makes my Rica Organica and Cointreau truffles special. I leave on New Year’s Day, which seems appropriate. … Read more »

Elizabeth LaBau: I can usually find things I like about most chocolates, occasionally I find chocolates I really enjoy, and very rarely I taste chocolates I strongly dislike. Most chocolate falls somewhere along the spectrum of mediocre to good, but sometimes I am lucky enough to encounter chocolate that I absolutely love. The truffles I … Read more »

My mom, Lucille, with one of my cousins and three of my sisters. I’m the smallest one, second to the left. The shop is always crazy around the holidays. We’re flying around the kitchen making seasonal treats like peppermint bark and truffles and chocolate snowmen (and women, too). I like to think I’m carrying on … Read more »

The Fall season is well upon us. The leaves have changed and mostly fallen, we are teased now and then with bursts of warm weather followed by the chill that will last until spring. The minute it gets cool, the shop gets busier. Chilly weather and chocolate are a natural combination. All of a sudden, … Read more »