Yes I know that candy on Valentine’s day is a bit of a cliche. It is typically the province of those with little imagination, time, or both. But before you go giving me grief for lack of imagination, how about a way to give your honey bunny candy that is creative and imaginative? Try one of these on for size…
Travel the Connecticut Chocolate Trail
What better way to get that special someone candy than to make a romantic road-trip out of it? Connecticut makes it easy to visit chocolate makers with their
- Connecticut Chocolate Trail. Map out a trip on the Trail to find that perfect sweet way to say “I love you”…
Visit a Candy Maker
While the other New England states may not have a “chocolate trail”, they still have many makers of fine, hand-crafted candy. Here are just a few to find that perfect assortment…
- In Maine:
- Byrne & Carlson in Kittery, ME
- Haven’s Candies in Westbrook, ME
- Len Libby Chocolatier in Scarborough, ME
- Monica’s Chocolates in Lubec, ME
- Nelsons Candies in Cornville, ME
- Old Port Candy in Portland, ME
- Wilbur’s of Maine in Freeport, ME
- In Massachusetts:
- Cabot’s Candy of Cape Cod in Provincetown, MA
- Colonial Candies in Bolton, MA
- Dorothy Cox’s Chocolates in Fairhaven, MA
- Ghelfis Candies of Cape Cod in Falmouth, MA
- Gowell’s Home Made Candy in Brockton, MA
- Hebert Candies, Shrewsbury, MA
- Kandy Korner in Hyannis, MA
- Puopolo Candies in Hingham, MA
- Richardson’s Candy Kitchen in Deerfield, MA
- Stage Stop Candy in Dennisport, MA
- In New Hampshire:
- Byrne & Carlson in Portsmouth, NH
- Granite State Candy Shoppe in Concord, and Manchester, NH
- Kellerhaus in Weirs Beach, NH
- L.A. Burdick Chocolate in Walpole, NH
- Sanborn’s Fine Candies in Hampton, NH
- Stella’s Fine Chocolates in Bedford NH
- Unbridled Chocolates in Marlborough, NH
- Van Otis Chocolates in Manchester, NH
- In Rhode Island:
- The Candy Box in Watch Hill, RI
- Chocolate Dreams in Coventry, RI
- Jennifer’s Chocolates in Wakefield, RI
- SHORT-N-SWEET in Kingston, RI
- Sweenor’s Chocolates in Cranston and Wakefield, RI
- In Vermont:
- Lake Champlain Chocolates in Burlington, and Waterbury Center, VT
- Snowflake Chocolates in Jericho and South Burlington, VT
- Vermont Confectionery in Bennington, VT
- Vermont Nut Free Chocolates in Grand Isle, VT
How About Wine and Chocolate?
Perhaps you would like to pair a little wine with your chocolate? If so, you may want to check out these events:
- Chocolate Decadence at Haight-Brown Vineyards in Litchfield, CT on Saturday, February 16, and 17m 2013 at 3:00 PM
- Chocolate, Dessert and Wine Lover’s Evening at the Stamford Marriott in Stamford, CT on Thursday, February 7, 2013
- DARK & Decadent at the Jonathan Edwards Winery on Saturday, February 16, 2013 from 7 PM to 9:30PM.
Or simply try Taylor Brooke Chocolate Essence, a port style wine with chocolate in it at the Taylor Brooke Winery in Woodstock, CT.
Take A Chocolate Walking Tour of Boston
Boston Chocolate Tours offers 3 different chocolate walking tours of parts of Boston along with a cupcake crawl. What a unique way to give candy, and it comes with exercise so you can eat more…
Attend a Chocolate Festival
Celebrate your love and chocolate by attending a chocolate festival. Here are some February chocolate festivals to pick from:
- Chocolate Festivale on February 17 from 1 to 4 PM in Greenville ME
- The Mt. Washington Valley Ski Touring & Snowshoe Foundation’s 24th Annual Chocolate Festival in New Hampshire on Sunday, February 24, 2013
- The 11th Annual Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival on February 8 through 14, 2013 in Salem, MA
- Willimantic’s 9th annual Chocolate Festival on Saturday, February 9, 2013 in Willimantic, CT
So there you have it, some very creative ways to give candy for Valentine’s day…
