Chocoholics with Gourmet Tastes

• Gourmandise Paris www.gourmandiseparis.com. Family owned gourmet chocolate company, established in 1963 in Paris, recently opened a shop in Beverly Hills.” For all special occasions and holidays:

Dragees—scented almonds from Sicily coated with chocolate and a thin layer of sugar in a variety of colors to match the color scheme of any occasion. Gourmandise coordinates dragee's color with ribbon, to personalize a holiday gift.

Chocolate Bonbons—produced in the Paris Chocolaterie are created from recipes that combine tradition and creativity.

• J. Dorian Chocolatier www.jdorian.com. Holiday favorites include Pumpkin Truffles, with a touch of orange liqueur, Mendiant, a French confection made of a chocolate, nuts, dried fruits and peels; Peppermint Bark, a mix of dark and white chocolate and peppermint sticks; Pecan or Pistachio Marzipan Bon-Bon; Chocolate Chunk Cookies filled with bites of dark chocolate surrounded by a sweet, slightly salty batter. J. Dorian Chocolatier also provides customized gift baskets.

Stocking Stuffers

• New Zealand-based Bloomsberry & Co. www.bloomsberry.com Premium all natural chocolate infused with a sense of humor and superior ingredients.
  
  
  
  

• Route 29 www.route29.com offers chocolate novelty seasonal products, including Caramel Pop Ornaments and Uptown Snacker Peppermint Bark.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Theo Chocolate www.theochocolate.com. Roaster of organic Fair Trade Certified cocoa beans, offers:

Big Daddy Peanut Butter or Marshmallow varieties. Layers of handmade graham cracker and caramel are topped with peanut butter praline or fluffy marshmallow and enrobed in Theo milk or dark chocolate. Sold at Whole Foods.

Nib Brittle. Roasted cocoa bean nuggets in a buttery, sugar brittle enrobed in dark chocolate.

Good for All. Co-branded with the Jane Goodall Institute, available in 70 percent dark chocolate and 50 percent dark milk chocolate. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of every chocolate bar goes to the Jane Goodall Institute to promote sustainable cocoa practices.

Inspired Infused Caramel Colletion. Six best selling caramels packaged together: Lavender-Jalapeno, Orange-Thyme, Earl Gray Tea, Vanilla, Sage and Cardamom.

Other Products for Chocolate Lovers

• SpiritBeautyLounge.com www.spiritbeautylounge.com. Chocolate Lovers Gift Box features Sweet Beauty Chocolate Spa products and organic Fair Trade Art Bar Swiss dark chocolate. Sweet Beauty organic sugar scrub in Candy Cane is even made with real peppermint candy pieces. Wrapped in 100 percent organic recycled gift packaging. Cheers our exclusive Chocolate Lover's Gift Box includes your choice of Sweet Beauty Organic.

• Hemloq www.hemloq.com. Chocolate mild exfoliant mask. Paraben free, sulfate free, cruelty free.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Heather Walters, Ph.D. www.drfood.tv/dessertsthatheal.html "Desserts That Heal" highlights chocolate. Contains nutritional information, discussion of emotional reasons we eat chocolate, and recipes for good health.