396864 Mon Apr 30 10:48:20 -0700 2007 15 12 Boston Area 0 2527786 I jsut went all the way up there ad they are closed to renovate the store. Yet I ahve promised good chocolate to several! Does anybody ahve a suggestion? Thansk! Mon Apr 30 10:48:20 -0700 2007 11449 Missy 1 2527883 you may still be able to get some Burdick's chocolate from Formaggio kitchen in Cambridge. The Belgian Truffle Shop in Somerville does mostly wholesale but they sell their chocolates at the wine shop next door. It;s in Ball Square, Broadway, Somerville. Mon Apr 30 11:09:43 -0700 2007 2527786 64708 alsaman 2 2528085 You could also get La Tene chocolates. http://www.latenechocolate.com/where.html No mice or penguins, but the truffles are great. Mon Apr 30 11:59:33 -0700 2007 2527883 13596 DoubleMan 1 2528118 beacon hill chocolates on charles street is nice. i also bet that temper chocolates can take care of your chocolately needs:) Mon Apr 30 12:09:01 -0700 2007 2527786 15991 bernie71 1 2528901 Burdick's is online too! http://www.burdickchocolate.com/ Mon Apr 30 15:49:12 -0700 2007 2527786 21515 taylor_blair 1 2529758 Serene Chocolates on Mass Ave, just a bit outside Harvard Sq -- they sell La Tene Chocs which are excellent. Temper Chocolates in the Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Sq. has a good selection of chocolates to (they also carry La Tene). Mon Apr 30 20:41:01 -0700 2007 2527786 10076 limster 2 2530522 Serene also has fantastic coffee, I find myself going to that no-man's land between Harvard and Central more and more for it. Tue May 01 07:54:08 -0700 2007 2529758 20717 sailormouth 1 2530972 Actually, they are closing 5/14 for renovations. They have been closed Mondays lately, but I was just in there this a.m. for coffee. Tue May 01 09:51:12 -0700 2007 2527786 17434 Splendid Spatula 2 2531829 Burdick's is excellent but for future reference you might want to try Chocochoco House @ 83 Pembroke in Boston (chocochocohouse.com). They have some really interesting and delicious chocolates.....chocolate purses are especially cute. Also Garrison Confections (garrisonconfections.com) in Rhode Island recently won the Food Network Award for best chocolates and they are superb. Tue May 01 13:22:45 -0700 2007 2530972 95599 edgewater 1 2533120 Wasn't there some buzz a couple of months ago about two artisanal chocolate places opening in Somerville. (one web search later) Looks like one was Taza Chocolate (www.tazachocolate.com) which appears to be about chocolate making (beans to bars) rather than chocolate confections. I could have sworn there was a new, high-end Somerville chocolate confectioner mentioned too, but I can't seem to turn it up. Anyone? Tue May 01 20:04:49 -0700 2007 2527786 17233 DavisSquare 2 2533135 I think La Tene. Apparently, the guy makes it in his apartment -- there's no retail outlet in Somerville, but can get it at a few places like Temper and Serene. Tue May 01 20:13:39 -0700 2007 2533120 10076 limster 3 2533837 Right you are. In fact La Tene and Taza are at the same address (561 Windsor St, B206) in Union Square so they must be related. Anyone know the story? Wed May 02 06:42:41 -0700 2007 2533135 17233 DavisSquare 4 2534159 As far as I know, they aren't related. When I went to their open studio a few months ago they were just separate stands. I remember hearing that the La Tene guy was thinking about using chocolate from Taza to make this confections (he wasn't back then and was sourcing chocolate from a few places). Wed May 02 08:36:05 -0700 2007 2533837 10076 limster 5 2534772 No, the LaTene guy doesn't make the chocolate "in his house", but in the Windsor St. commercial space rented from Taza. Heck, if Massachusetts law wasn't so strict, I'd be making chocolates and cakes from my house! Brendan Gannon, the chocolatier and all-around nice guy, is also the pastry chef for the Taza Chocolate lounge. Brendan has a great palate for chocolate and flavors! Wed May 02 11:08:45 -0700 2007 2534159 23680 pastrytroll 6 2536022 Thank for the clarification -- I distinctly remembered overhearing him saying something to that effect at the chocolate open house a few months ago. I must have heard wrong. Wed May 02 16:04:03 -0700 2007 2534772 10076 limster 1 2540862 I went by Burdick's this am and they are open. They are closed on Mondays though. Fri May 04 07:04:03 -0700 2007 2527786 10214 beetlebug