From 12/8 to 12/11, at the Trolley Square Store, we're running a special promo to thank our Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ fans. I can't spill the beans here, but head over to Facebook to get the details. :-)

Our store at Trolley Square is set up and ready to go! We are opening today (12/3) for the day, and will reopen on 12/8 and remain open through Christmas Eve.

We have a big selection of our chocolates, toffee, chocolate covered cinnamon bears, chocolate covered cookies, as well as a couple new additions this year: a six piece box of one of our most popular flavors--Sur Del Lago, and a five piece box of our Fleur de Sel Caramels.

Not to mention another exciting bit of news: Beehive Cheese is back! We brought in a bunch of their cheese this year, including some of their most popular flavors: Barely Buzzed, Big John Cajun, Seahive, Apple Walnut smoked, and their newest cheese: Teahive.

We brought a block of their Apple Walnut cheese home last night (gotta have quality control, right?) and it was amazing.

So stop by and see us! 

Also, I'd recommend "Liking" us on Facebook or following us on Twitter or Google+. We'll be doing a fun promo for our fans next week, but you'll only hear about it if you friend us. :)

In a competition packed with amazing competitors, Chocolot was recognized by the judges of the Chicago Chocolate Salon in various categories. We received medals in the following:

Best Truffle

Top Artisan Chocolatier

Most Artistic Design

Best Gift Set

Most Luxurious Chocolate Experience

Best Traditional Chocolates

Best Flavored Chocolates

Best Caramels

Top Toffee in Salon

Best in Salon

Best Presentation and Packaging

Most Gifted Chocolatier

Best Comfort Chocolate Product

One judge said "the single best thing I put in my mouth was Chocolot's toffee."

In the Bridal Luxury Chocolate Salon, we took home the following awards:

Best Dark Chocolate

Top Artisan Chocolatier

Most Delicious Ingredient Combination

Most Artistic Designs

Best Bridal Gift Set

Most Luxurious Chocolate Experience

Best for the Bride

Best in Salon

Best Presentation and Packaging

Most Gifted Chocolatier

We are humbled by these awards and are delighted that people enjoy our chocolates!

We are extremely honored and humbled to have been named by the International Chocolate Salon as one of the nation's eight 2011 Grand Master Chocolatier recipients! Click here for more info on the awards.

We spent a fun day in the Chocolot test kitchen, playing around with different ideas for fun centerpieces and displays for Easter.

Chocolate Easter bunny, wrapped chocolate truffle eggs, chocolate bowl.

This is our favorite piece. Chocolate vase filled with beautiful chocolate tulips. All edible!

Marshmallow-filled chocolate bunny.

Chocolate Easter basket.

Give us a call if you'd like a quote for some custom chocolate pieces. If you'd like to view all of the photos, view them here.

In a recent Edible Wasatch article called Stellar Chocolate, Scott Moore mentions several local chocolate companies. We were honored to be one of those mentioned. Scott says:

Chocolot is an artisan chocolatier with taste, style, and generations of experience making bars, truffles, and the whole bit. Their chocolates are classy, provocative, and fun--great for a first date or any time you want to impress. There's a lot of variety to please whomever you're treating. If they don't like the dark truffle, maybe they'll like the peanut butter or the molten caramel. If your date is really sweet, give them Chocolot's Beehive truffle made with local Slide Ridge honey. Now that's a great Utah chocolate! I recently ate a sizable portion of a bar from Chocolot that to me epitomizes Christmas, and it's a total visual delight. On top of this dark beauty are pumpkin seeds, almonds, hazelnuts, candied orange peels, cocoa nibs--a great blend of fruity and savory. Any bar from Chocolot is a gift that doesn't need wrapping.

Thanks Scott and thanks to Edible Wasatch! We're indeed very proud of our products, and it's great to hear that others agree!

Here's the link for the article.

We had a great mention in February's issue of Sunset Magazine. They said, "The company works wonders with the cacao nib, especially in its Orange Nib Bar.

Check it out here: http://www.sunset.com/travel/outdoor-adventure/cultural-trends-sunset-magazine-0211-00418000070383/page16.html