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Godiva Pumpkin Patch Truffles

Filed under: Dining

One reason to drop in to Godiva this month is to try their Pumpkin Patch Truffles. Instead of just wrapping up chocolates in orange and black wrappers in a weak attempt at seasonality, the chocolatier goes all-out by creating a uniquely fall-flavored confection. The truffles have a pumpkin-spiced ganache center and are coated in a velvety milk chocolate. As a final touch, the truffles are lightly dusted with cinnamon before being wrapped up link miniature pumpkins - complete with tiny leaves. It's $12.50 for a 3.25-ounce package with five truffles.

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French Heart-Shaped Sugar

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Filed under: Dining

As far as sugar goes, these French Sugar Hearts are as elegant as you can get. Each heart has a notch in it so that it can sit easily over the edge of a tea or coffee cup, adding a bit of whimsy to the presentation in a way that a regular sugar cube, a certainly a bowl of loose sugar, could not. The cane sugar hearts come in white, amber and ebony, with the darker colors adding a hint of flavor that is more akin to brown sugar or raw sugar than white. Each box is imported and includes 64 hearts. Price: $25.

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Most Expensive Pez Dispenser

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Filed under: Auctions

Pez dispensers are highly collectible, but the little plastic toys only cost a few cents to begin with and don't fetch the same kinds of prices that other collectibles do. With the exception of this pez dispenser, of course. This was a prototype of a design intended for the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee, but it never went into production, making this the only dispenser of its kind. The dispenser is up for auction on eBay and, as of this post, the price is at $32,200, with two more days of bidding left. What you would do with a Pez dispenser that cost that much is anyone's guess, though it's not likely to be used to actually dispense too much candy at that price.

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Caramel-Filled Purse, (Edible) Handbag of the Day

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Filed under: Dining, Handbags

The handbag itself isn't edible in this Handbag of the Day selection, the final choice in our week of edible bags in honor of Mother's Day, but it certainly contains more than a few tasty treats. To be specific, this gift purse from Moonstruck Chocolates contains 20 triangular caramels, both chocolate and vanilla. Each silky smooth and deliciously sweet caramel is individually wrapped to avoid any potentially sticky situations and ensure that they are in perfect condition when the box is finally opened. Price: $25.

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Olive Oil and Italiano Gift Box, Mother's Day Gift

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Lavish, adventurous and wrapped up with a big purple bow, the Olive Oil and Italiano Gift Box from Vosges Chocolate is the perfect gift for a mom who is a little bit of a foodie. Instead of the usual box of chocolates, the Vosages gift has a 750-ml bottle of Lucini Extra Virgin Olive Oil and a box of nine unique truffles in five different flavors. They include:

Rooster- Italian taleggio cheese, organic walnuts and Tahitian vanilla beans with bittersweet dark chocolate

Olio d'oliva- extra virgin olive oil and white chocolate with dried Kalamata olives

Balsamico- 10 year old balsamic vinegar and dark chocolate with roasted Sicilian hazelnuts

Sale del Mare- Sicilian sea salt caramel and milk chocolate with pine nuts

Finnochio- Wild Tuscan fennel pollen with dark chocolate and anise

The olio d'olive truffle is made with the same type of olive oil included with the gift. Mom is certain to remember the unusual and delicious flavor combinations in the truffles. Price: $56.

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The Chocolate Connoisseur

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Chloé Doutre-Roussel was the chocolate-buyer for Fortnum and Mason for 3 years and has a broader and deeper understanding of the medium that almost anyone. She also knows how to find the best bars and appreciate them. Her book, The Chocolate Connoisseur, is meant to provide an introduction to the world of chocolates that includes stories, history and a guide to when, why and how to select and taste chocolates. There are only 1,500 of the limited edition version of the book, which comes with a box that includes 9 of the main chocolate bars refereed to in The Chocolate Connoisseur. Price: $95, but be warned that you may find yourself making significantly more expenditures on chocolate after finishing the book.