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| An extraordinary pairing of tea and chocolate from Patricia's Chocolate |
On Valentine's Day we celebrate love - and, here at BTS, it's no secret we love tea and chocolate. Pairing a delicious cup of tea with chocolate is a special treat, but combining the two in one toothsome offering is extraordinary. Lucky for us, that is just what Patricia's Chocolate has created and it is amazing!
The "Tea Collection" pairs not only high quality tea with exceptional chocolate, but also combines two fabulous Michigan small businesses: Patricia's Chocolate and Light of Day Organics.
We've long been fans of Angela M. and LOD tea farm in Traverse City, watching the business literally grow from a small garden to a hoop-house year-round operation. We've used their teas for tea tasting events and stock up on inventory every time we visit the Traverse Bay area. So, we were excited to see LOD combining efforts to create tea-infused chocolates.
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| Special delivery from Patricia's Chocolates via LOD |
Advertised on Light of Day's Facebook page early last week, the Tea Collection called to me. I ordered it immediately and it arrived mid-week. It was an early Valentine's Day gift to me!
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| Patricia's Chocolates almost (almost!) too beautiful to eat |
Per their website, Patricia Christopher, owner of Patricia's Chocolate, notes how her business began out of love as well, the "love of the confectionary arts". Pursuing this passion, Patricia studied at renowned culinary schools in both Chicago and Montreal which lead to her creating delicious "bon-bons" for family and friends. Encouraged by their great reviews, she closed one career and embarked on a new one.
Business has thrived despite early customers' concerns that Patricia's chocolates "were too beautiful to eat". Having opened my pretty blue box from Patricia's Chocolate this weekend, I can say, I too, expressed the very same thoughts. But enjoying an alluring chocolate scent that wafted from the opened box and reading the ingredients, those concerns were easily dismissed.
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| Hummingbird Nectar is a tisane from Light of Day |
The Tea Collection consists of six different tea-infused chocolates, including a Creamy Earl Grey with black tea, cornflowers and lavender as well as Hummingbird Nectar, a tisane blend of cherry, blueberry, hibiscus and maple syrup.
I've worked my way through the assortment and I can attest, these chocolates are as scrumptious to eat as they are attractive to view. The chocolate is a perfect texture of creamy delight, not too hard or too soft. Like baby bear's porridge, they are exceedingly "just right".
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| The Tea Collection is infused with LOD teas, including Earl Grey and Hummingbird Nectar |
Chocolate and tea are the perfect match and the Tea Collection from Patricia's Chocolate is a great way to treat yourself and loved ones for Valentine's Day. . . or just because!
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| Happy Valentine's Day from BTS, but don't wait for a holiday to indulge in Patricia's chocolates |
Happy Valentine's Day, with love!, from BTS.
Patricia's Chocolate is located in Grand Haven, Michigan. They also offer their products on-line. For more information, check out their website patriciaschocolate.com
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