best chocolate gift basket?

[memostothefuture]

I'm thinking of sending a small gift basket with perhaps chocolate or pralines to a friend of mine ... I'm thinking $50-70 here as a small 'thank you' ... she lives in upstate and I'm stuck in chicago, so I'm unable to bring it to her.

any recommendations?

[Foodvergnugen]

My personal favorites are www.vardachocolatier.com and www.leonidas-chocolate.com. Varda's chocolates are ALL amazing. I hate fruit flavored chocolates or chocolates with liquer in it but all of Varda's flavors are amazing. Mondels and Li-lac is also good but I'm not sure if Mondel's sends gift baskets. Also, IMO, Li-lac's chocolate covered caramels are the only good chocolates they have.