This year give the gift of chocolate so decadent it should be illegal.
My friend Rita, now my official chocolate procuress, gave me a few of these beautiful, red-cellophane wrapped chocolates last week. One bite and my hair stood on end.
From the Italian house of Venchi comes something you knew probably existed, but you didn’t dare hope.
Cuba Rhum is the name of the bon bon, a dark chocolate shell enclosing a chocolate truffle interior infused with high-wattage, high-proof rum. It is so good you will not believe it.
The best news is that you can get them right here at La Sirena Antiques – they’re at the front counter of Kim Kempke’s eclectic boutique, filling a giant glass jar. And for a mere buck fifty a pop you can leave earth’s atmosphere for a few long, slow, delicious moments.
Seriously. The Cuba Rhum is to absolutely die for. It is chocolate candy the way Santa intended.
Get a handful. Eat one in the parking lot and then parcel the rest out to the people you really care about.
