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East 1st Street
New York NY, 10003 (map this)
T: 212.260.7103 www.bespokechocolates.com
WHAT:
Award-winning artisanal chocolaterie.
WHY:
Everything is handmade on the premises by classically trained chocolatier.
What's the best way to deal with the stress of the holiday season? Eat chocolate. It lowers your blood pressure, is rich in antioxidants, and is even thought to prevent wrinkles and skin cancer. But more importantly, it taste great.
Chocolatier Rachel Zoe Insler is making sure her truffles and bon bons taste top notch. She is the co-owner of Bespoke Chocolates, aptly named for the English term bespoke meaning "custom made." Rachel sources local ingredients from the Union Square Greenmarket and uses Valrhona, Michel Cluizel, Santander, and El Rey chocolate.
Every day, Rachel makes her delicious confections by hand in her jewel box sized East Village store, where visitors can watch her at work in an open kitchen. The assortment ranges from French Milk Chocolate with oozing ganache, to Hazelnut Praline, to her outstanding signature truffle Pretzel-Covered Sea Salted Caramel. The caramel is rich with the salt balancing the sweetness.
Bespoke Chocolates are great hostess and holiday gifts and come in recycled kraft paper boxes. If you live in New York, drop by to watch Rachel in action. If you live in the lower 48 states, they will ship to your door via Fed Ex.
Rachel's tips for detecting if truffles are fresh:- clean flavor
- center should not be separated or grainy
- texture should be smooth
- the outside should have a nice shine, unless decorated with a powder.
Click here to learn more about Rachel, Bespoke, and to see her recommendations.
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