Valentine's Day Gifts from Chocolate Bar NYC
Filed under: Dining, Holiday Guides
Why not do yourself and your sweet-toothed mate a favor this year and buy your Valentine's Day chocolate ahead? Alison Nelson's award-winning Chocolate Bar-which counts Sarah Jessica Parker, Scarlett Johansson and Leonardo DiCaprio among its not-so-secret admirers-is offering a selection of new holiday gifts. The 2009 Booty Box ($28) contains a six-piece truffle box, traditional sweethearts, sea-salt caramels, a heart-shaped puzzle and eight stencil bars (snack-size squares bearing designs by Brooklyn-based stencil artist Ed Roth). Gourmands can go with the Signature Truffle Boxes, featuring fair-trade, single-origin truffles in confectionery flavors like raspberry, Cointreau, salted caramel, Tahitian vanilla and (just for good measure) passion fruit; prices range from $9 for six pieces to $64 for 48. The gifts are available at the Chocolate Bar at Henri Bendel in New York (712 Fifth Avenue) and online at www.chocolatebarnyc.com.