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Staging a Valentine’s Day chocolate tasting

If life is like a box of chocolates, this past year is full of bad fruit creams. Like most holidays over the past 12 months, Valentine’s Day is going to look a little different.

By Evan Kleiman • Feb 12, 2021 • 1 min read

If life is like a box of chocolates, this past year is full of bad fruit creams. Like most holidays over the past 12 months, Valentine’s Day is going to look a little different. For those of you celebrating, forgo the expensive prix fixe restaurant menus and conduct a chocolate tasting at home.Ruth Kennison is a chocolate educator with recommendations to raise your chocolate IQ while organizing a special tasting, including:

Bar au Chocolat for the Madagascar and Peru bars

CAR Artisan Chocolate for the Nicaragua and dark milk hazelnut bars

ChocoVivo for the drinking chocolate

LetterPress Chocolate for the Peru and Jamaica bars

Milla Chocolate for the French-style bonbons

Valenza Chocolatier for Italian-style chocolates and limoncello bonbon

Valeriefor the Champagne truffle