Marzipans
and Pralines and Tuffles, Oh My!
Leonidas
Chocolates
Great
chocolate isn't hard to find these days, but it can cost serious
money. Leonida's makes exquisite Belgian chocolates you would
pay dearly for, but are surprisingly affordable. These generous
bite-sized pralines, bestowed with names like Lingot Lait, Antoinette
and Eve, come with decadent fillings like brandy ganache and
vanilla buttercream, and are enrobed in finest quality bittersweet
dark, milk or ivory cocoa chocolate.
Leonida's
makes an exhausting but focused assortment of some 90-plus pralines
filled with sinful caramels, liquors and buttercreams, as well
as addictive "Orangettes" (candied orange peel dipped
in bittersweet chocolate) and lovely fruit-shaped marzipans.
Their "Perle" truffles are classy and delicious and
come in 9 varieties like Pistachio, Rhum Café and Champagne.
Leonida's
flies their chocolates fresh from Belgium to the United States
each week. If you can't get to Belgium, their flagship store
on Madison Avenue in Manhattan carries nearly
everything you'll find in Brussels. Their chocolates are also
available in select locations in 12 states. Even better, you
can buy them online or by phone at 800-900-CHOC. However, Perle
truffles will need be purchased in person or by phone since
they tend to be more delicate and tougher to ship.
www.leonidas-chocolate.com
