Canada is beginning to make a name for itself on the world chocolate stage and although B.C. didn’t come home with as many awards as Ontario (who just seems to be nailing it right now) in the recent International Chocolate Awards, we can be pretty proud of the exceptional quality on offer across the province and right here in VanCity. I checked out three festive collections from a trio of our finest and was seriously impressed.
I’m totally enchanted by Chez Christophe's collection. I was sent a chocolate penguin sliding down Grouse Mountain (pictured above) and it’s exactly the kind of thing that would have provided delicious torment for me as a child:
It’s so beautiful! I never want to eat it.
But, it’s chocolate, I must have it.
But it’s so cute.
Chocolate. Gimme.
ARGH!
I cracked and nibbled a perfectly sculpted wing and man, this is such creamy milky chocolate. Wonderfully smooth, sure it’s a dream for kids but I’m thinking a few big kids I know would love this too.
Beta5 should already be on your radar if you’re any kind of foodie, thanks to their elevated and creative take on all things sweet. Their ‘Christmas in Paris’ collection is the perfect self-gift (or for anyone else you love) in six- and twelve-piece boxes with treats such as the popping candy-filled sparkling praline inside. Other standouts include a Lump of Coal (pictured): sure, you’ll end up with ‘sooty’ fingers (really, you do) but who cares when you have a mouthful of rum-eggnog chocolatey goodness? There’ll be no tears shed at finding this in your stocking. Pastry fans, never fear! There is something for you too and I cannot wait to try the Douglas Fir eclair when it comes out on December 3rd.
Thomas Haas has outdone himself this year—obviously his stollen game is still roaringly wonderful (I kind of love it when you have a few slices left and can have it toasted. So good)—but his collection of Christmas chocolates is just beautiful too. Once you’ve done admiring the perfect festive bauble (pictured), crack it open to discover a wealth of chewy, nutty chocolate-y treats.
You've Gotta Try This in December
Nikki Bayley is an award-winning travel writer, guide book author and spirits and cocktail journalist whose work appears in National Geographic Traveller, The Globe and Mail and the Difford’s Guide. A cheese fan, hula hooper and all-round word nerd, she writes regularly for BCLiving about food, drink, spas and everything else that makes life worth living.
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