What gift do you give a girl that writes a chocolate blog? What gift do you give a girl on Valentine’s Day? CHOCOLATE no less! My partner is very thoughtful and this year he gave me chocolates including a chocolate bowl. I wanted to share them with you, well just my photos, so you could see how exquisite they are.
The gift was from Chocolate Arts, a local chocolate shop that is only a block away. They make lovely chocolate and like to form it into different shaped containers like high heeled shoes or decorated boxes to then hold other chocolate pieces. It really makes a special gift. Their logo is very West Coast with a Haida medallion designed by Robert Davidson.
The bowl of chocolate I received was made from milk and dark chocolate and held seven premium chocolates.
Here are the chocolates from left to right and continuing along the front row that were included in the selection:
Strawberry Truffle
A creamy milk chocolate ganache paired with fresh local strawberry puree & coated in a mixture of strawberry sugar & cocoa
Cocoa Bean Wafer
For true lovers of cacao. Rich dark chocolate with chopped cocoa bean (cocoa nib) & rich cocoa powder
Palate
An elegant disc of dark, milk or white chocolate topped with whole roasted nuts & dried fruit
Matcha Leaf
White chocolate distinctively flavoured with Matcha green tea, with an elegant highlight of dark chocolate
Rustica Truffle
A dark chocolate ganache scented with cinnamon, honey, vanilla bean & topped with chopped Venezuelan cocoa beans
Madagascar Truffle
A dark chocolate ganache flavoured with Madagascar vanilla bean – satiny and rich
Rectangle
I wasn’t able to find this one on their site but it had a hazelnut ganache centre with three little krispies on top encased with dark chocolate
Add Chocolate Arts chocolate shop to the list of chocolatiers to visit if you are in the Vancouver area. Its right by the beach so on a warm day – soon I hope – you can buy a few chocolates and go indulge by a log on the sand. I’m going to indulge right where I am and savour each delectable piece.
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Wow, those all look just delicious - and so beautiful!
They WERE delicious! Each one had its own unique taste. I tried to make them last…