• Art,  food,  Gift Guide,  New York

    Fall in Love in New York with MarieBelle Chocolates

    In New York’s famous Soho District is the world-renowned, luxurious bean-to-bar chocolate company, MarieBelle Chocolates. This Valentine’s season, the flagship retail location at 484 Broome Street offers patrons a sumptuous shopping experience for the eyes and appetite with lavish window displays which aim to warm the heart. The perfect gift, MarieBelle Chocolates are artfully wrapped in luxury boxes with colorful ribbons. Relish in the sweetest gift for any occasion, available in-store or delivered same day anywhere in the Manhattan area.

    MarieBelle New York Ganache Collection

    9-Piece, $33.00

    As a tribute to the city that never sleeps and the birthplace of MarieBelle New York, this collection is the perfect gift representing iconic images from the Big Apple. Flavors include, Passion Fruit, Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Espresso, Caramel Salt, Pistachio, Wild Berry, Toffee and Dulce Leche.

    MarieBelle New York Ganache Collection

    16-Piece, $50.00

    Flavors include, Passion Fruit, Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Espresso, Caramel Salt, Pistachio, Wild Berry, Toffee and Dulce Leche.

    New York Caramel Collection

    9-Piece, $28.00

    Take a bite out of the Big Apple with our newest collection of chocolate caramels! Packaged inside a whimsical inspired, New York-themed box, take in the aroma of dark chocolate while tasting the creamy smoothness of caramel through three, all natural flavors: Fluer de Sel, Italian Espresso and Chocolate Caramel.

    Featuring iconic images of distinct neighborhoods across New York and Brooklyn, they’re the perfect New York souvenir to transport you to the City That Never Sleeps in every bite.

    MarieBelle Chocolates choose only the finest selection of Criollo cacao beans from all over the world. What the fine Arabica bean is to coffee, the even finer and rarer Criollo bean is to chocolate. Criollo cacao makes up less than 10% of worldwide chocolate production, and as such, is highly sought after by connoisseurs. Chocolate made from Criollo beans has a distinct reddish color, and an equally distinctive complex taste, which can include flavors of caramel, nuts, vanilla and tobacco.

    Only the finest, seasonal and natural ingredients are selected to make our chocolates. MarieBelle Chocolates source local ingredients such as fresh berries and fruits, and travel the world to find the best exotic ingredients each culture has to offer. This includes European butter, English lavender, Tahitian vanilla, Florida lemons, Japanese matcha tea and Puerto Rican rum. These ingredients are slowly infused into MarieBelle chocolates as their freshness is essential to the complexity of their flavor.

    MarieBelle chocolates are all hand-made by passionate chocolate artisans. Their startling creativity and gift for harmonizing flavors have been the source of continuous innovation in MarieBelle chocolate-making process and techniques.

    The chocolate and natural ingredients are combined into ganache and tempered to remove air and ensure maximum freshness. The ganache is then settled overnight before being cut into bite-sized pieces. Each ganache is then coated in pure dark chocolate before each piece receives its signature cocoa-based design. MarieBelle designs are all paintings created by artisanal, culinary artists. Each design tells its own story.

    This Valentine’s season, choosing a sweet gift from MarieBelle chocolates, and sending the deepest love to the person in your heart!

  • New York

    Art & Sole by Jane Weitzman

    Art & Sole by Jane Weitzman, wife of shoe designer Stuart Weitzman. Art & Sole features 150 fantasy art shoes made of highly unique materials she has discovered and commissioned by artists for the first Stuart Weitzman shop on Madison Avenue in the mid-1990s. Made from feathers, paper, ceramic, metal, resin, playing cards, corrugated cardboard, Swarovski crystals, even fresh flowers and frosting, many of the shoes featured in Art & Sole are in printed form for the first time.

    The vibrant red cover and gold edges make Art & Sole an eye catching coffee table book and easily enjoyed by shoe lovers and art aficionados alike. Art & Sole makes a great Valentine’s Day gift for loved ones, friends, family and coworkers.

    Jane has been on a cross-country tour promoting Art & Sole and speaking at over 40 locations nationwide this year.