Chocolate Arts Holiday Preview

I sat down with head chocolatier Greg Hook to learn preview their holiday collection for this years season. From bite-sized stocking stuffers to show-stopping centerpieces, Greg Hook and his team employ their signature combination of artisanal techniques, attention to detail and playful creativity, to bring you this sweet and spirited holiday collection.

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You’ll find an elegant Brownie Bouche, this impressive edifice features 48 chocolate-enrobed brownie bites affixed to a cone of dark chocolate and topped with a festive gold star. Similarly you will appreciate the ‘Tannenbaum’, a festive green chocolate tree stuffed with 18 crunchy delicious ‘Shorties’ and surrounded by 12 assorted truffles.

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Sold in sets of three, silly-looking Mallow Penguins conceal house-made mint marshmallow under their glossy tuxedoed chocolate shells while a jocular top-hatted and bow-tied Pingoo Jr. penguin hides six seasonal wafers in his potbelly. Rudy also makes an appearance this season, standing nearly one foot high and crafted entirely out of semi-solid dark chocolate, red nose prominently on display.

Chocolate Arts is located at 1620 W 3rd Ave in Vancouver and is open daily, you can also follow them on twitter @ChocArts

By: Richard Wolak

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