Eye Candy
The Sampler: For Rhode Island’s Chefs, Bakers and Baristas, Life Is More Than a Box of Chocolates
When the temperatures drop, there’s no better way to warm the soul than with a rich, chocolatey indulgence. Rhode Island has an incredible number of tempting chocolate delights to be found. Here are but a few to entice the eye and the imagination. Visit our Local Rhody Chocolate Buying Guide at for more tempting treats from around the state.
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Photo 1: Empire Tea & Coffee (Newport) Third Degree Burn is made from Ghirardelli cocoa powder, cinnamon and cayenne pepper, blended with steamed milk and cold-pressed coffee for a rich, satisfying beverage with the perfect amount of bite.
Photo 2: As much a work of art as a dessert, the Fair Trade Chocolate Dessert from Seasons at the Ocean House (Westerly) changes weekly. Here, a tempered chocolate globe covered in edible gold leaf and filled with cocoa nib streusel and grapefruit salad is melted open by a stream of warm infused caramel.
Photo 3: The Chocolate Soufflé from The Salted Slate (Providence) is a light and airy pouf of chocolate with just a hint of orange liqueur, punctured and drizzled with crème anglaise and served with a blood orange coulis. (Visit EdibleRhody.com for the recipe!)
Photo 4: A good old-fashioned chocolate birthday cake is hard to beat. Except when it’s enriched with a dark, rich layer of chocolate ganache, as Fatulli’s Bakery (Middletown) does with its winning Double Chocolate Cake.
Photo 1: Due to the overwhelming popularity of their rich, fudgey Gluten-Free Brownie, Wildflour Bakery (Providence) did away with their regular brownies, and the gluten hasn’t been missed!
Photo 2: Soft and chewy on the inside, swirled with generous chunks of semi-sweet chocolate and topped with a sprinkling of sea salt, north bakery (Providence) has nailed it with their Chocolate Chip Cookie. Simple cookie perfection.
