Valentine’s Day, chocolates

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• Garcia Nevett, South Miami sister act, handcrafted w/ 100% fine Venezuelan chocolate using European technique

• Dandelion Chocolate (above), Bay Area-based chocolatier, single-origin bars and bonbons, plus new chocolate-dipped Japanese-style strawberries

• Fruition Chocolate Works, Hudson Valley gem making phenomenal, ultra floral single-origin bars and more

• Melissa Coppel, bonbons and haute candy bars crafted by former L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon chef

• État de choc, serious and playful bars packed w/ chili corn, miso, more

• Black Jaguar Chocolate, Nicaraguan cacao made into fruity bars, flavors like passion fruit and kiwi

• Dark Matter Chocolate, Dark Matter Coffee offshoot known for petite bars made from Mexican cacao, highlighting unique terroirs

• Goodnow Farms, the cashmere of chocolate

• Vigdis Rosenkilde, nuanced floral chocolates, only 2 ingredients and premium Peruvian beans