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The Mountain Xpress Best of WNC

It’s that time again!  It’s time to vote for your favorite Asheville establishments in the Mountain Xpress Best of WNC.   We have won first place for Best Chocolate for 12 years (and 2nd place twice) and we need your help to … Continue reading

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Spring at The Chocolate Fetish

Asheville is in full spring bloom and things are really starting to hop here at The Chocolate Fetish!  Chocolate bunnies of all shapes and sizes adorn our shelves in preparation for Easter next weekend.  In addition to the beautiful hand … Continue reading

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Why Do We Use Real Chocolate?

Why Do We Use REAL Chocolate? As an informed consumer, there is a lot of misleading rhetoric out there. Are ‘chocolate flavored’ and ‘chocolate’ the same? Is artificial chocolate just as good as real chocolate? The answer is no. Real … Continue reading

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Fall at The Chocolate Fetish

The cool mountain air of fall has once again settled upon Asheville.  Autumn’s cool days offer a much appreciated respite from the sometimes blistering heat that this summer brought us.  Our chocolate and those who like to leave the shop … Continue reading

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August at the Chocolate Fetish.

It’s been a busy summer here at The Chocolate Fetish.  Our kitchen has been hard at work developing some new products while our retail staff has been busy providing awesome customer service to all the different people that Asheville summer … Continue reading

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AmericasMart Atlanta

I often hear people say that they would love to have my job and they would even be glad to work for chocolate.  I love my job and I definitely spend a fair amount of my pay check on chocolate … Continue reading

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July at The Chocolate Fetish

With the official beginning of summer things have really started to heat up here in Asheville and at The Chocolate Fetish (don’t worry we’re keeping your chocolate nice and cool).  As usual this time of year downtown has been filled … Continue reading

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June at The Chocolate Fetish

There are no pending adventures in the chocolate world this month but there are plenty of interesting adventures with chocolate going on right here at home.  Summer has been unofficially kicked off by the grill out celebrations of Memorial Day … Continue reading

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Success! Day 4.

There is so much that goes into creating a piece of art, and it doesn’t include just good solid techniques.  At times like this morning it requires a willingness to persevere even when it’s not going quite right.  The pieces just weren’t going … Continue reading

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Chocolate Showpieces Day 3

In my day to day at The Chocolate Fetish I don’t get many chances to create chocolate showpieces.  Flowers however are in high demand, so I am always grateful for a new technique.  Today Chef Leroux taught us a relatively … Continue reading

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