October 24, 2012
Halloween is the one night of the year you can binge, guiltless, on end, on mini Kit Kats and crinkly packets of M&Ms and cherry ropes of Twizzler and sugary candy corn. And if you’re spending Halloween in Philadelphia, which we hope you are, your options for All Hallows’ Eve treats of the local variety [...]
Read more»February 3, 2012
You’ve put in your order for a dozen red roses, but one critical element is still missing from your Valentine’s Day gift line-up: chocolate. That Whitman’s sampler will do in a pinch, but treats from local Philly sweets shops are guaranteed to make your sweetheart’s tastebuds do a back flip, whether they’re craving decadent truffles, [...]
Read more»June 17, 2011
Head to Cichetteria 19 in Rittenhouse for a lovely teaming-up of lcoal artisan chocolate, wine and cheese — from John & Kira’s, Penns Wood Winery and Shellbark Hollow Farm, respectively — to benefit the Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative, a program of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania. The initiative is [...]
Read more»March 4, 2011
In honor of Women’s History Month, and inspired by Where Magazine’s recent “Girl Power!” piece, we’ve rounded up some of the cream of the female cooking crop in Philadelphia. Philadelphia has an amazing roster of female chefs and they’re doing their part to make sure even more women get into the game. Below, there are [...]
Read more»February 4, 2011
This Valentine’s Day, Rum Bar is offering “Rum & Chocolate,” an all-day gustatory special bringing together three rums paired with local chocolates from John & Kira’s Chocolates. Defrost from the frozen landscape inside the warm Caribbean bamboo-inspired Rum Bar, home to more than 190 rums and a delicious tropical menu featuring toasty plates like coconut [...]
Read more»March 26, 2010
It is a sad fact that the majority of Easter candy out there is miserable. The mainstream offerings these days runs to waxy chocolate-y bunnies, gritty peanut butter fillings and sad, pebbly jelly beans. However, thanks to Philly’s own John & Kira’s Chocolates, you can now replace these wan treats with real, artisan chocolates designed [...]
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