Comments on: Vegan on the Horizon

By: courtney

courtney — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:41:34 +0000

this is so amazing.
what a treat and combination these will be to experience.
i also search for minimal and yet maximum food experiences all the time.
it is nice to see chocolate in rare forms.
i lived in chicago for 4 years… and fell in love with your products.
thank you for what you do.
it is a true treat.
cheers,
courtney

By: Carrie

Carrie — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:19:42 +0000

Ha! Today I just got the bug to find a way to contact Vosges to challenge you to make a vegan treat and found this particular blog. But, not only do I challenge a vegan treat but maybe even raw chocolate (candy bar?) treat. I can tell you as a child I never liked chocolate. Then after college I moved to Chicago and found Vosges. A love for your chocolate was born. I traveled to mexico and had some of their chocolate. So simple but I think by far my favorite way to eat chocolate; just nuts, nibs and sugar! Since then I have kicked the sugar, dairy and grain habit. I agree with the agave reservation and would love to see raw honey or dates uesed in your coconut milk idea! I also have a few other ideas up my sleeve that I would like to toss in as well. Maybe a garden herb collection? Superfoods are great and very exotic and interesting but how about some using garden herbs that we see all the time. Lavender, thyme, rosemary, basil, cilantro, maybe even fresh mint. I am sure there are other lesser known garden herbs that are great that I am not mentioning. I read about a lot of great herbs in a book about how to grow a first aid herb garden. OOH, I also dream of a Lilac infused truffle

Cheers! I love your commitment to wonderful artisan products that challenge!

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:27:33 +0000

Dear Katrina,

I have just found your blog, and am so happy to have done so. My parents found your chocolates at Fox and Obel near Navy Pier six years ago, and sent me a box of my own to celebrate my first Mother’s Day. I loved so much about them: they were made in Chicago (I now live in Nova Scotia, Canada); they were chocolate, which I love; they came in beautiful packaging; they were delicious; but most, they told me a story. You cared about each of the flavors and made me care and taste them, too. I ate one chocolate a day that year, and in the subsequent years, have looked forward to that gift. I have also delighted in seeing your stores popping up at places like O’Hare. I’m so glad that your work and passion have been recognized, and glad to see–as you indicate in this post–that you are continually challenging yourselves.

On a note directly related to your post: Our daughter had a dairy and wheat allergy for the first four years of her life. My continual search for good, tasty food for her means that I really appreciate the importance of the time you are putting into creating a vegan chocolate.

Best wishes,

Kathleen

By: Espressopony

Espressopony — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:40:48 +0000

As a person with food sensitivities it is SO nice that artisan companies like yours take that into consideration!
My family and I have become HUGE fans of your Chocolate creations! Thank you for all you do!
Courtney