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 flavored ganache
I was also impressed by the diversity of their offerings. They have super-fancy box sets for over $100 and individual chocolates for $2.00-2.50. Despite the high-end feel of the shop, there was also a certain lack of pretension. for example, they offer a large box set of Smurf-themed chocolates for a very affordable $25.00. The smaller box sets also have really attractive packaging.
Large sized box set - 36 artisanal pieces for $65.00
Two of my favorites individual pieces were the Madison–made especially for the opening of the new store and the raspberry ganache. The Madison features dark chocolate filled with a paste of hazelnuts, almonds and caramelized sugar and the raspberry ganache is just what it sounds like with flecks of dehydrated raspberries on the outside of a dark chocolate shell.
Beautiful boxed set of flavored ganaches $18.00
A classy looking box set
A good supply of raspberry ganache
Praline with speculoos
The only other place I have seen speculoos, besides inside these pralines, is at the Wafels and Dinges truck (it’s a Belgian thing).
Ganache with violet
The "Madison" a special edition chocolate made for the opening of this store and one of the best chocolates I tried
Plenty of high quality chocolates...
The outside of the new flagship store on Madison Ave.
Belgian chocolate and Belgian cartoon franchise
Smurf and Smurfette chocolate set $25.00
Neuhaus is located at 500 Madison Avenue (52 St.) Their website is here. Follow DessertBuzz on Twitter.
you had me at smurf chocolates Now if I could just bring myself to eat Smurfette! Will have to check this out when on Madison Ave!! Thanx!!
Left by rosemary on April 25th, 2012