Chocolate is also a party. In classic French ganache, a thick outer chocolate shell is considered a defect, the mark of an amateur. Bon Bon Bon turns it into a virtuoso, a dramatic crackle of hard chocolate that gives way to creamy or crunchy or spicy secrets. These might include “pralines” made from Detroit-famous Better Made potato chips, a liquid slathered with strawberry balsamic, cookie crumbles, or a “cake” that tastes like a child’s birthday party.
Subtlety is not a strong suit. Sweetness, irreverence and unexpected textures rule. And if the French cocoa establishment can blanch, our lone French taster was pleased, saying the box made him “feel like a kid again.” In a word, bon bon bon fun. And who hates fun? (Don’t answer.)
Delivery and Presentation: For someone with a sense of humor and playfulness, this is a delightful gift: a brightly colored miscellaneous bag full of nostalgia and surprises. Gift wraps are offered for $3 more. Gifts come on dedication packing slips. Google Pay accepted.
shipping: plan ahead. After a fulfillment time of one to three business days (these bonbons are packaged quite extravagantly), UPS Ground shipping will cost $10 for mixed boxes, or it’s free for orders over $100. Overnight stays vary greatly depending on where you are. Check here for shipping deadlines for the holidays.
Truffles from Goat Farm: Big Picture Farm
Big Picture Farm
Ultimate Dessert Collection
Love comes in many forms. On the one hand, the Old Chocolate Caramels and Truffles from Vermont’s Big Picture Farms come in a classic chocolate box format that’s tried and true. This box, on the other hand, is made of rustic cardboard and also comes with adorable pictures of smiling goats. The chocolate card reads, “I love goats.” “Do you like goats?”
We do, it turns out. Our tasters universally enjoyed the simple, rustic presentation and complex goat-milk character of Big Picture Farms’ vintage sweets, whether goat-milk caramels and truffles or chocolate turtles with goofy little eyes. Each chocolate tasted a little better than expected, with no strange comments and no bad tantrums.
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