Long Grove Confectionery Company
500 W. Madison
(312) 441-0263
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Hop your way over to Long Grove Confectionery Company. Located in the Ogilvie Transportation Center, Long Grove offers varieties of animal shaped chocolate goodies like milk chocolate ducks and sheep wearing shades ($6.50). Delicious Hippity Hop Pops ($7.50) and Karrot Kids ($5) will satisfy any chocolate craving. For the complete package, check out Long Grove’s Easter Treat Pail ($15) for one stop shopping. To add decorations to your basket, pick up some spring colored chocolate pretzel rods ($8 each). They are so intricately hand made they could be mistaken for a flower bouquet.
Vosges Haut-Chocolaut
520 N. Michigan
(312) 644-9450
Hours: Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
If luxury chocolates fit your fancy, stop by Vosges to enjoy solid chocolate flop eared bunnies in five flavors ($9.50). For an alternative to the traditional Easter basket, check out the Easter Hatbox ($77). This “basket” contains 18 pieces from the Wink of the Rabbit chocolate collection, two Exotic bunnies and ˝ pound of toffee. Boxes seem to be Vosges’s Easter theme, so candy bar lovers will definitely enjoy Exotic Candy in a Box ($31). There are three different sets to choose from. Truffle collections range from 9 to 16 piece sets from $10.50 to $275. For adult egg hunters, try the Wine + Chocolate gift box. Enjoy red or white wine or champagne with chocolate truffles.
Chicago Chocolate Company
847 W. Randolph
(312) 738-0804
Hours: Monday – Wednesday, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Thursday – Saturday, 6 a.m. to Midnight; Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Your chocolate bunnies might be lonesome in their baskets so add Chicago Chocolate Company’s “churtles" into the mix. Choose from dark, milk, and white chocolates filled with pecans and caramel for $16. You can give more flavors to your basket by including Chicago Company’s Crunches. Crunches will melt your hearts with their gourmet caramel corn sprinkled with milk chocolates ($8). For strictly candy bar lovers, treat them to the smooth oh so tasty chocolate bar ($2.50).
Moonstruck Chocolate Café
320 N. Michigan Ave.
(312) 696-1201
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Fun Spring collections include hand made Artisan eggs ($20) and solid chocolate bunnies ($6-$15). Moonstruck offers smaller baskets, including milk chocolate bunny with Carrot Cake filled Carrot Truffles nestled in a cute white basket ($30). Chicks chirp with cinnamon almond filled centers in a four piece truffle set ($14). Milk chocolate bunnies or ivory chocolate pig pops are the perfect treat for all ages. What is Easter without flowers? Complete your Easter basket with flowers, chocolate flowers! These beautiful chocolate flower pots contain hand decorated edible flowers in S’more and Praline Pecan flavors ($12).
Ethel’s Chocolate Lounge
520 N. Michigan Ave.
(312) 464- 9330
Hours: Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Ethel’s Chocolate Lounge has several options of chocolate treats to fill your Easter basket. For the kid in you, try the solid milk chocolate bunny ($7). Other treats include Truffle foiled eggs ($10) and white chocolate covered pretzels ($10). Ethel’s offers their own gift sets with the Spring gift set ($50) and Spring floral collection ($27). Try 24 pieces of mouth watering chocolates in nut and caramel, truffle and fruit sets ranging from $14 to $42.
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I used to hate chocolate...
Written by Guest on 2007-03-30 14:47:59
Until now! After reading this delicious article my heart melted and I absolutely had to make my way to the candy-coated loop to try out these Eostrian delicacies. Kudos to Ms. Porter for making my Good Friday a Great Friday! |
