LA Burdick took home the win in Rosengarten’s report: http://www.burdickchocolate.com MarieBelle and Vosges were in the 2nd tier. Lake Champlain is another choice. See below, or available at Whole Paycheck. Link:...

I buy food for myself and as gifts online all the time. Here are some of my favorites. L.A. Burdick, for wonderful chocolates: http://www.burdickchocolate.com/ Frog Hollow Farm, for insanely good (if pricey) summer fruit: http

It’s coming up this weekend so I was wondering if it’s recommended by anyone who’s been in previous years. They seem to have some quality participants from Michel Cluizel to LA Burdick....

The ones at LA Burdick's are quite good. Bad news is that the Cambridge store is closed for renovations for several weeks.

& now feel that I, too, need look no further: L.A. Burdick Chocolatier out of New Hampshire is absolutely exquisite, as is MarieBelle Chocolate out of New York & finally Voges Chocolate, also out of New York. When I want to send...

Have you tried La Burdick? they will ship fedex due to its short life.

of their individual students. I realize this is more than you asked, but if you have the funds and the time, LA Burdick offers a 4-day, $800 chocolate making class in Walpole, NH:...

L.A. Burdick's in Harvard Square has excellent chocolates, including truffles. For more regular everyday consumption, I think the small white boxes of truffles at Whole Foods are terrific, and very reasonably priced at only $4...

, chocolate ones tend to be a bit overly sweet). LA Burdick's chocolate in Harvard Square makes a version of torrone that is good too.

Echoing some of the other posters. Burdick's has the best you can find in Boston. I didn’t like the ones from Aroa. I have some photos of the macaroons from Burdick's on my blog....

of Jacques Torres' WICKED Hot Chocloate and a card that reads: “Wishing you sugar and spice and all things nice for the coming year.” I’m familiar with the faves of the ChowHound gift-giving world- everything...

Marzipan candy is actually fairly easy to come by around Boston. A few favorites: - Cardullos in Harvard Square has a fairly large marzipan selection. - Right around the corner from Cardullos is LA Burdick. Although chocolate is...

're vegetarian. I prefer Hi-Rise myself. The main location is on Huron, but I enjoy the smaller, quainter branch with a huge outdoor patio in Harard Square (next to L.A. Burdick on Brattle ST). There are tons of vegetarian...

, but not as amazing as the one from LA Burdick) and Chevere: goat cheese, pear William and crushed black pepper butter cream. Wow! I never imagined goat cheese and chocolate, but the tangy-tartness really works with the...

Hotel, you might head to L.A. Burdick's for great chocolates and decent coffee – Second Algiers and Peet’s. Also, stroll over to Cafe Pamplona for a little atmosphere with your coffee.