Valentine’s Day chocolate with a twist
Buying your love a box of truffles is a safe bet – but why not pick something more interesting than a cardboard heart?
By Natalie Bow
NWsource shopping columnist
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RSS for Daily FindBuying your paramour a box of assorted chocolates or chocolate-dipped strawberries is a safe bet on Valentine's Day, but why not give a more unique cocoa-themed gift? Many local confectioners offer sweets that are decidedly more interesting than a candy-filled cardboard heart. Here are a few of our favorites.
Emily's Milk Chocolate Love Fortunes
Six of Emily's milk-chocolate-dipped fortune cookies are artfully packaged in a delightful red Chinese takeout box. Each cookie hides a message of love and romance. $4.99 at www.emilyschocolates.com.
Seattle Chocolates Chick Chocolates
The perfect gift for your single pal, Chick Chocolates from Seattle Chocolates are hard candy pieces available in four personalities: Extreme (dark chocolate), Nutty (almonds, toffee and milk chocolate), Strong (milk chocolate) and Survivor (white chocolate and raspberries). All proceeds from the Survivor chocolates help fund breast-cancer research. $3.95-$16.95 at Metropolitan Market.
Chocolove XOXOX
With wrappers that look like vintage postcards, these four flavored chocolate bars make for a Valentine gift that's just a touch exotic. The collection includes dark chocolate bars infused with chilies and cherries; crystallized ginger; cherries and almonds; and orange peel. $20 for four bars at Chocolate Box.
Theo Chocolate Aphrodisiac Confection Collection
Yes, it comes in a cardboard box, but Theo Chocolate's limited-edition Valentine's Day collection is anything but ordinary. The 18 confections feature herbs and spices recognized for their ability to inspire desire: rose, lavender, jalapeno and Ceylon cinnamon, among others. $40 at Theo Chocolate.
Fiori Chocolatiers Drinking Chocolate Collection
Sip a delectable cup of cocoa with your sweetie with Fiori Chocolatiers' distinctive drinking chocolates, offered in three unusual flavors: the spicy Peporoncino; Matcha, a blend of white chocolate and green tea; and the 70-percent-cacao Drinking Chocolate. $55 for three tins at Chocolate Box.
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