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December 7, 2007
Cool stuff du jour -- what's new in food
By Natalie Haughton
Daily News food editor
FABULOUS CHOCOLATE
Here's a unique gift for your chocolate-loving friends. San Francisco-based CocoaBella Chocolates is offering a World's Greatest Box of Chocolates featuring 18 or 38 pieces of chocolate from 15 different chocolatiers and six different countries. Owner Michael Freeman, who travels the world searching for the best chocolates, put together the box. Among pieces included are those from Christopher Elbow (United States), Michel Cluizel (France), Mary Chocolatier (Belgium), Knipschildt (United States), Amedei (Italy), Laderach (Switzerland) and more. The 18- and 38-piece boxes are $30 and $55 each respectively. Really helpful is that the box arrives with a legend inside with a color photo of each chocolate piece, the name of it, the contents and the chocolatier's name.
If you're in San Francisco, stop by the two shops (Union Street and Westfield San Francisco Centre on Market Street) to select from 200 chocolates in the case from 18 chocolate makers. Order the box noted above or create your own online at www.cocoabella.com, or call (415) 931-6213.
NAPKINS WITH MESSAGES
Happy Napkins offers two-ply folded white dinner napkins with printed feel-good messages on them that reassure, console, thank, express love or just say hi. Originally created for school-age children by a working mom who wanted to deliver a loving message to her kids in the middle of the day, they are great for gatherings of family and friends and such. Each set of 12 napkins has a different message (i.e. "When I count my blessings I count you twice," "You are one of life's best presents") and retails for around $3. Purchase online at www.happynapkins.com.
Special Lindt
Lindt is offering a variety of chocolate specialties for the holiday season. Among them are Dark Holiday Spice and 70 percent Cherry & Chili bars, Dark Chocolate Peppermint Lindor Truffles (in various packages including an ornament or box), a Santa Claus or Gold Reindeer in dark, milk or white chocolates. Look for the products at Target stores. Prices vary.
Posted by Steven Rosenberg at December 7, 2007 9:50 AM
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