The Chocolate Studio

Yes — closed for sure. It is shame because this was a great little shop and such a nice family.

The name brought me into this place, after driving by it a few times when I was running errands. The first time I was there last week, they offered a sample of a turtle of my choice (I took dark chocolate cashew) and I also bought some dark chocolate almond bark. Yummy! Another customer at the same time was asking questions, so I knew they used Belgian chocolate, but wasn’t sure what that meant.
Today I went back for some more turtles, and to ask some questions for this review. The owner, John Giaimo, was in the store, and he answered my questions and showed me a little of how they make the candy. They import the chocolate in big boxes of what he called chips, then melt it to work with in molds or whatever else they are making. And they have some gorgeous molds! They had some clowns on display, and he showed me some of the bunny molds as they are just starting to make the Easter candy.
This place is recommended for anyone with a sweet tooth, or for somebody looking for seasonal or specially shaped chocolate.