Chocolatiers throughout the country are raising the bar on chocolate-making to a dark art form. Here’s a round up of our favourite places to shop for the ultimate choc hits.
Just Bliss, Adelaide
Just Bliss, Adelaide
The Just Bliss winning chocolate blends are complemented by beautiful presentation and packaging, which helped accelerate the chocolate’s success into so many retail outlets, which compelled owner and chocolatier, Gulcay Uysal, to open her own outlet. justbliss.com.au
Just Bliss, Adelaide
Just Bliss, Adelaide
The Just Bliss outlet presents a range of 16 couverture chocolates and 12 truffles beside such ever-popular confections as white chocolate and raspberry-covered nuts dusted with icing sugar. justbliss.com.au
Just Bliss, Adelaide
Just Bliss, Adelaide
Yasemin, sister of Just Bliss owner and chocolatier, Gulcay Uysal, manages the elegant Gawler Place store. justbliss.com.au
Just Bliss, Adelaide
Just Bliss, Adelaide
As well as presenting signature Just Bliss chocolates, the store has introduced a café serving a range of cakes and such Middle Eastern treats as pistachio baklava. Bliss indeed. justbliss.com.au
Red Cacao, Stirling
Red Cacao, Stirling
Red Cacao present a range of chocolate experiences, from drinks to tasting plates. Unique tastes include truffles filled with Lobethal Road shiraz, and Belgian hot chocolate is a highlight, while staff like suggesting individual chocolates to match cups of single-origin coffee. redcacao.com.au
Red Cacao, Stirling
Red Cacao, Stirling
Chocolatier, Marcus Booth-Remmers, considers Red Cacao a European-style chocolate café, selling his own pralines, truffles and blocks made from single-origin chocolate. redcacao.com.au
Red Cacao, Stirling
Red Cacao, Stirling
Marcus Booth-Remmers worked pastry in leading Adelaide restaurants but his true passion was always working with chocolate. After five years in Europe studying chocolate-making, he returned to the Adelaide Hills and opened Red Cacao. redcacao.com.au
Steven Ter Horst, Adelaide
Steven Ter Horst, Adelaide
The Steven Ter Horst chocolates are flavoured with authentic ingredients rather than concentrates – think Ardbeg single-malt Whisky. steventerhorst.com.au
Steven Ter Horst, Adelaide
Steven Ter Horst, Adelaide
Steven Ter Horst chocolates with orange peel. steventerhorst.com.au
Steven Ter Horst, Adelaide
Steven Ter Horst, Adelaide
Friends thought Steven ter Horst was mad when he spent 2006 trying to perfect salted caramel. Since then his outstanding fleur de sel truffles have propelled the popularity of his handmade chocolates and tasting café in Adelaide’s Rundle Street. steventerhorst.com.au
