January 19 12
Romance is in the air…and in the chocolate counter at Jacobsons Looking for inspiration to win her heart? Put your Valentine on a cloud…of Baru Belgian marshmallows!
January 18 12
Whether a treat for yourself or an indulgent box of 6 to share, we’d be happy to help you create your own custom collection of chocolates this Valentine’s Day. Double dipped with creamy ganache centres, our chocolate truffles have been known to cause spontaneous floating on air! Try our Sweet Shop truffles with your special [...]
December 9 11
The Choco-locate project began during the development of a new documentary, “Semisweet”, which explores our relationship with the sweet indulgence. Our initial research for SemiSweet has taken us on a journey around the world, from Northern Ontario and Middle America, and all the way to Paris and the Cote D’Ivoire. Choco-locate was inspired by an [...]
December 2 11
ICKX Belgian Chocolates – Decorate your table with fanciful chocolate Christmas trees or Santas imported from Belgium. Located in Essen, Chocolaterie ICKX produces hand decorated chocolates and seasonal chocolate items with a strong focus on innovation. Using the best ingredients- quality chocolate from Callebaut, first class almonds and hazelnuts, and top brand liquors and aromas, [...]
April 18 11
One of my favourite holidays is Easter. The flowers are starting to bud, the days are getting longer and it is the first real holiday of the New Year. In our family, Easter brunch is perhaps some of my fondest memories. We’d decorate the table and each person’s place would be laden with shiny foil [...]
February 8 11
Traditional handiwork combined with the most modern of production processes is the base for the long-standing success of the Turin-based Caffarel chocolate factory. The Caffarel factory was founded in 1826 in Luserna San Giovanni of Italy’s Piemont Region at the base of the Alps. The company’s main manufacturing building, where everything from the first roasting [...]
October 8 10
Amedei Porcelana is made from translucent, white cocoa beans of a variety now called “Porcelana” due to its porcelain-like color. This cocoa bean, a genetically pure strain of the highly-prized Criollo, is native to Venezuela and may have been grown there in the Pre-Columbian era. Porcelana cocoa was called “Maracaibo” in colonial times, since it [...]
October 4 10
Caffarel introduced cocoa in Piedmont in 1826 and obtained a perfect harmony of flavours and tastes by combining it with the excellent ingredients of the territory. From that moment, the research of the best quality is pursued in all its chocolate creations thanks to the skill and ability of dedicated craftsmen and modern production techniques. [...]
