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My favorite chocolate "jewel" of the collection, "Glamour" (also George Costanza's favorite!)
Upscale Belgian chocolatier Neuhaus, who has a flagship store at 500 Madison Ave (53rd St.) just launched a new collection called “Precious” (no relation to Gollum!). These are high-end, boxed chocolates that resemble “precious” gems. There are five unique jewel-shaped pralines, each with a different flavor. The “Precious Box” with 20 pralines, costs $50. (more…)
Raspberry ganache
Last week I became a fan of Neuhaus chocolate. And it wasn’t just because they plied me with enough free ganache, pralines and truffles to fill a knapsack. This sounds a little cheesy but I was simply impressed with the overall classiness of their operation. Every one of the front-line staff I spoke to were long time Neuhaus employees who knew every detail about each chocolate. The two employees behind the counter serving individual pieces had 4 and 7 years with the company respectively. Add this to the fact that Neuhaus itself is a 150 year old company that is credited with inventing praline-style individual chocolates. Clearly, these guys know chocolate. (more…)