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The Aztecs were onto something when they discovered chocolate about 3,100 years ago. It's an antioxidant, anti-aging, stroke preventing, serotinin-raising love drug, that just happens to taste great, especially when hand-crafted. Who is producing some of the finest artisanal chocolates on the market? We asked the experts and here are their recommendations: |
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MAST BROTHERS Mari's Brownies, Papabubble, Fine + Raw, and Bespoke Chocolates all love the rich Mast produced handcrafted bars using beans from small farms in Madagascar, Venezuela, and Ecuador. Their bars are also beautifully packaged in vintage-esque paper. FINE + RAW Fine + Raw's chocolate is 100% organic, sweetened by agave instead of sugar, contains no dairy, and is flavored with fine ingredients like coconut oil and Himalayan sea salt. Count the Liddabit Sweets candy makers as fans. "They have a new raspberry bar that I love. Their stuff is complex and not very sweet." TAZA 100% stone ground, organic Oaxacan-styled chocolate. Dos Caminos executive chef Ivy Stark says they are one of her favorite purveyors. "They grind Mexican chocolate with a lava stone molino, as is traditionally done in Mexico and their product is very high quality." NUNU CHOCOLATES Individually handmade by a husband and wife team using a single origin cocoa bean from Eastern Columbia. Recommended by Fine + Raw and Liddabit Sweets. "The salt caramels are fantastic!" |
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Want to try your hand at chocolate making? Here's a cookbook recommendation: CHOCOLATES AND CONFECTIONS: Formula, Theory, and Techique for the Artisan Confectioner "Gorgeous photography. Makes you want to eat the pages." Bespoke Chocolates Rachel Zoe Insler. "It's so comprehensive and covers all aspects of confection, not just chocolate work." Liddabit Sweets. Purchase at:Amazon.com. |
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