Vosges Chocolate

Sugar and spice make everything nice – especially chocolate

Chocolate connoisseurs, this one’s for you. Tired of the usual candy bar, those been-there sweets? Treat your palate to an east meets west trip around the world.  
Chicago's own Cordon Bleu-trained chocolatier and owner, Katrina Markoff, will take you on a sensory tour of the hot, the sweet, the unexpected. Exotic spices, herbs and flowers give premium chocolate the kick, and the kiss, that make for an out-of-this-world trip.  

Vosges chocolates are displayed like edible artwork in gorgeous gift boxes.

Bite into the exotic truffles, with names like naga (a truffle with sweet Indian curry, coconut and milk chocolate) and absinthe (a truffle with Chinese star anise, fennel, pastis, and dark chocolate). Your taste buds will sit up and beg for more!

Beyond truffles' refined image, Vosges is bringing new excitement to the chocolate bars of childhood memory.

"Haut" translates as "hot" in their incendiary Red Fire Bar, dark chocolate blended with Ancho chili powder and Ceylon cinnamon. High levels of cacao intensify the silky richness of Black Pearl and Black Cat. And Caramel Crunch eats true to its name. With over ten variations that far exceed the expected, Vosges is definitely raising the bar!

The store's awesome collection of chocolate sweets and treats includes couture cocoas, intensely chocolate brownies, "comfort" marshmallow candies, adorable mini-cakes, and chocolate chips in exotic flavors. Is it true chocolate isn't a major food group?

On the totally cool side, Vosges offers four decadent ice creams at its ice cream bar, including a delicious version made with aboriginal wattleseed, a flavor with notes of coffee, roasted hazelnuts and a hint of chocolate.

And on the “green” side, the ecologically - responsible company uses organic sugar, butter, cream and nuts in their products, and recycled materials for packaging.

   

New fashion, beauty and yoga offerings are also on the Vosges menu. Try a local yoga class co-sponsored by Vosges, or pick up a yoga instruction/chocolate gift box to inspire and delight someone.

From evocative candles, to a small line of chic clothing, to the recent launch in partnership with Bobbi Brown of chocolate-inspired lip gloss, Vosges is taking delicious to the lifestyle level.     www.vosgeschocolate.com

Vosges Haut-Chocolat is located in Downtown Chicago and Lincoln Park at the following locations:

Westfield North Bridge (L3)
520 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL  
312.644.9450  

951 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL
773.296.9866

Vosges Chocolates can also be found at:

Fox & Obel Market
401 E. Illinois St., Chicago, IL
312.410.7301

Photos courtesy of Erika Dufour Photography.

SeeMore Shopping Contributing Writers - E. Engquist and C. Mangan.

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