Holidays at The Chocolate Room
It’s December! And that means holiday time for us in the chocolate world. After twenty years of business, we’ve gotten adept at the rhythms of the holidays, and all the necessary steps towards making it a delicious success. From creating new holiday flavors to ordering supplies, figuring out packaging needs to fulfilling orders, every hour is filled. We’re very grateful for the opportunity to share favorites from the past and introduce new items as well! Jon has decorated the shop with beautiful poinsettias, and pine, as he does every year to create a warm, welcoming, cozy space to enjoy time...
The Surging Cost of Cocoa
For the first time in our 20 years of business, cocoa pricing is reaching a historic high. Spring 2024 brought us news from our suppliers, that we would be seeing a large increase in cocoa prices in the near future. And as warned, the cost of cocoa increased 136% between July 2022 and February 2024.
Best Chocolate Cake in the Universe
We knew having the name The Chocolate Room meant we had to have the BEST chocolate cake in NYC. So, we set out on a mission. In the 18 months that we were building our shop in Park Slope, we were also creating our opening menu. We taste-tested the best chocolate cakes in NYC. We wanted our signature cake to slide off the fork in just the right way, and have a taste that left you only wanting more. The chocolate flavor had to be intense, but light. Chocolatey, but not too rich, or sweet. Together with our next door...
Common Ground
Culture, creativity, and diversity are the defining elements of Brooklyn, NYC. The Chocolate Room is nestled in Cobble Hill, a beautiful brownstone, tree lined Brooklyn community. We’re very proud to be a part of this creative space, and celebrate it daily. We share our brand with locals and tourists. Tour groups visit us often. We’re happy to be a stop on these tours as hundreds of inquisitive people visit looking for something new and different, and perhaps just delicious. Two groups that visit us regularly are WeVenture and Slice of Brooklyn Tours. They introduce visitors to the intimate and memorable...
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