Bridgewater Chocolate

559 Federal Road, Brookfield, CT - (203) 775-2286

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Posted By Michael Stern on January 9, 2008 4:02 PM

We stumbled upon the Bridgewater Chocolate store the week before Valentine’s Day. The holiday was a perfect excuse for walking out with several pounds of candy, and we are so glad we did, for this candy turned out to be simply the best chocolate we have eaten anywhere, any time.

It was apparent we were in for a treat the moment we set foot inside the shop, which is located in the most unlikely place – an industrial park near a tile warehouse and a gym. But the air inside is chocoholic heaven, with an aroma that is intense but not cloying, like vaporous cocoa laced with the sweetness of fruit. The store area is fairly small, decorated with trophies won by chocolatier Erik Landegren and arrangements of the beautiful hinged boxes in which Bridgewater packs its goodies. Beyond the display area is a glass window that provides a view into the chocolate-making area, where men and women produce truffles, mints, chocolate bark and chocolate bars, glazed ginger, apricot, and orange peel, and diabolically delicious chocolate turtles. The turtles are made with pecans or almonds suspended in a firm caramel and enrobed in a “shell” of creamy, dark chocolate.

The repertoire of temptations also includes chocolate covered Graham crackers that are nothing like the ones you find in supermarkets. These are spread with a microthin layer of lemon cream then coated with dark chocolate, or lime cream then milk chocolate.

Unfortunately for our waistlines, Bridgewater chocolate is just miles from our house; and unfortunately for yours, the aphrodisiacal sweets are available by mail order via 800-888-8742.

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Chocolate-Glazed Crystallized Ginger

Chocolate-Covered Orange Peel

Bridgewater Truffles

Coconut Igloo

Chocolate Turtles

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