If you're looking for a unique and delicious chocolate experience, Central Texas is the place to be. From wine and chocolate pairings to artisanal chocolates and truffles, there's something for everyone. Established in 2003, Chocolate Secrets is a gourmet experience of chocolate and select wines. The culinary experience in the kitchen produces more than 52 flavors of chocolate truffles and chocolates, more than 25 flavors of macarons, 25 different pastries and more than 15 flavors of sorbets and ice cream.
Dr. Sue's Chocolate creates delicious premium candies with all-natural ingredients without artificial preservatives, flavors, colors or sweeteners. Nicole Patel develops fun and unique combinations of flavors and fillings in her chocolate creations. From the adventurous cricket crust and a pepperoni and mushroom truffle to the more traditional nut truffles with bourbon and chocolate to drink with cayenne, there are many flavors to discover.Cocoa & Cardamom offers sweet delicacies with an international twist.
Chocolates vary in flavor, from Sichuan pepper to garam masala and lychee and basil. You can also find 54 percent Callebaut Belgian dark chocolate chips to bake at home or individual Venezuelan Araguaní dark chocolate bars with flavors of gooseberries, chestnuts and honey. Stop by his store to carry a box full of chocolates that make you want to travel and snack on chocolates, coffee and ice cream for a bite.Try sweet crepes such as peanut butter and banana, or treat yourself to chocopizas or Chocolate Avalanche, a delicious chocolate ice cream. The store offers free chocolate tastings on weekends.
To savor the world without leaving the Lone Star State, stop by Cocoa & Cardamom for sweet delicacies with an international twist. In addition to chocolate truffles and chocolates, download an extensive 18-page menu with delicious chocolate dishes, such as tiramisu or hot chocolates with hazelnuts, Belgian frappes, crème brulee or mocha frappé.Andrea's experience dates back to a 25-year career as a chocolate teacher and production manager at one of the first chocolate shops in Dallas. Best known for making liquid-filled chocolates with an ancient French technique that is rarely practiced in the United States, Quintessential Chocolates is worth a visit for a unique experience. Maybe you're looking for the origins of new-wave American chocolate, or maybe you're simply looking for some of the best chocolates in the United States; either search can lead you to Fran Bigelow.Lecia produces more than 300 flavors with the perfect Zuckerkrust chocolate shell, refining the art of capturing the center of the liqueur inside a delicious chocolate.
A 14-acre farm on the north shore of Oahu is the source and inspiration for some of the best Hawaiian chocolates on the market, made in very small batches. Find Delysia chocolates and candies on the shelves of your local specialty store in Austin, Central Texas and beyond.Kevin mixes Belgian and Venezuelan chocolate with fresh whipped cream, chopped nuts, fruits, crushed coffee beans and liqueurs to obtain the best-tasting chocolate destined to take you back to the ancient Mayans. American chocolate has improved by leaps and bounds, but most domestic manufacturers have not yet tried to achieve the aesthetic level that is taken for granted in cities such as Paris and Barcelona.Sablon is the first premium restaurant in North America to offer excellent quality chocolate desserts, drinks and small sandwiches, all made to order with the highest quality Belgian and Italian chocolate. A decade and a half later, the 100% organic chocolate discs of this pioneering fair trade company are some of the best on the market.Soft butter candies are cut into large cubes and rolled in South American dark chocolate such as Black MMmole Toffee and Tangerine Man Chocolate Toffee.
Chef Catherine Clapner can add chocolate to anything and improve it instantly. Some of its most interesting products are chocolate granola, balsamic vinegar and chocolate-infused olive oil and chocolate “salami”.
