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I enjoyed the good fortune of being very close to a start-up boutique artisan chocolate manufacturer, operated by the gourmet chocolatier, Jeff Gardner, originally trained in Montreal, Canada. When you meet him, you immediately feel the depth of passion for artisan chocolate in his heart and soul. It all shows in his final chocolate products which you have to sample for yourself. Hand-made, small-batch, craftsman chocolate from Central American chocolate beans to 74%, 89%, to 100% pure chocolate has its own distinctive, pure cocoa flavor unadulterated by chemicals and preservatives or excessive sugar or cocoa butter. You are tasting near-pure chocolate as history and nature intended. Therefore it is a taste that some people-long used to mass-produced chocolate-will actually have to learn to love, and love it they will. Besides the artisan chocolates, other confections include 89% chocolate cakes and tarts. The piece de resistance is Jeff's individual cup made hot chocolate, which is the closest thing to drinking a melted chocolate bar. The last time I experienced something this delectable was expresso hot chocolate in Seattle. Because Jeff Gardner only believes in 100% quality, not 99% or lower, the value of his chocolates is high but after enjoying his artisan, European-fashion chocolates, you will understand that such heights of culinary cocoa quality does not come cheap. You want cheap, go buy a grocery store chocolate bar but you get what you pay for. Jeff is admirably helped by his talented spouse, Naomi, who runs the store and regales customers with samples of Jeff's best chocolates. Naomi can be found on weekends at local farmers' markets, introducing their boutique chocolate throughout the South Bay. Backing up the store with continued friendly customer service is the Gardner's hard-working, smart and pretty eldest child, Emma. If you've never sampled this style of Old World chocolate craftsmanship, you owe it to yourself to try it at least once. You may find that once is not enough and you will return again and again.
A true chocolate lovers paradise.
If you love homemade treats made on premise, from estate grown beans, chocolate bars in different levels of pure chocolate, this is the place.
Also filled chocolates with pure tastes of locally grown mint, lemon, orange and add home made caramel and more.
Welcoming the whole family is warm and hard working.
Need something special, they will try.
In Torrance zip 90503 at Del Amo and Anza. A local business, quite a surprise, world class ingredients, gracious owners.
Great chocolates! Friendly family owned shop. Just picked up some delicious chocolate covered strawberries and assorted chocolates. They were perfect as always! Thank you!!!
Good tasting chocolate and the dipped big chocolate was also good but thick so I diluted it with coconut milk!! Mmmm so good !
You know it’s good when you live in another state and you dream of fresh Chocolate croissants. Couldn’t wait to come home.
Everything is delicious at Marsatta Chocolate! We Love the Heart Shaped Ganache & the Chocolate Dipped Strawberries are the Best we've ever tasted! Love Diane & Brian �
Unique boutique far superior chocolate and he is our local boy!
Gotta come try free samples of chocolates and purchase gifts!!! :)
Amazing quality chocolate made by someone who obviously is passionate about what he does. Would give more than 5 stars if I could!
Lauren Tatreau Rochford
+5
Stopped by today...Amazing chocolates and met the amazing family that goes with them! I'll be back�
You can always tell a quality chocolate by the snap!!
Tammy Laporte-Crepeele
+5
Amazing chocolate made completely from scratch. The amount of care that goes into each of these delicious chocolates is like nothing I've ever seen before. My favourite is the 74. You gotta try it!
My favorite chocolate covered organic strawberries! The freshest local fruit and the smoothest chocolate perfectly paired.
I am enjoying the chocolates that I won! Thank you!
A very small cafe, but smells amazing when you walk into the store. The outside is under construction. They offer different chocolate bonbons, chocolate bars and drinks.
Sipping Chocolate with Almond Milk:
IT WAS SO GOOD! Very chocolatey! I was very surprised because most vegan hot chocolate are bland. But not this one. I could see that they put tons of chocolate into this cup.
Cacao nibs wafer cookie:
This one was perfect for a little sweet treat in the afternoon.
They have parking next to their store or 20mins parking in the front.
Even though they were closed and preparing to move to a new location, they were kind and friendly. They treated me to a sample, and I left with some incredible chocolate bars and confections. Thank you!
I was skeptical at first because from the outside it doesn't look open. Also, the price of chocolate there is higher than you might expect so don't be shocked at first glance. The chef and family were very friendly and easy to talk with. You can tell they enjoy what they do.
On to the chocolate....OMG....it was awesome. Tried a small bite of 100%, 76% and 60% (or so). No bitterness at all. Also had a few samples of their other chocolates and ended up buying almost $30 worth on that visit. Looking forward to going back.
this place provided a once in a lifetime experience for my family. Owner loves to share his craft. He shared the process letting us see cocoa pod. beans and tasted grinded nibs. He loved engaging with my daughters. The quality of the chocolate was beyond excellent. All of us were endulging in his chocolates. Minutes later me youngest says He was the best chocolate maker ever. thank you. take care see you again
An enthusiastic genius with a history as flavorful as his chocolates. What's not to love?
I look forward to many return visits!
Visited as a conference tour and met a very friendly couple that truly care about the customer first. Their love for their chocolate is evident by their view that the customer's experience is more important than the profit margin. The world needs more Jeff and Naomis! By the way, their chocolate, tea and coffee is amazing too!
Door Dash delivers their chocolates, so order delivery if you can't make it in-person.
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