Love isnt in thought, its in action. Every February 14, the words I love you, are conveyed countless times, not through sound, but through the divine taste of chocolate, the only food that is as sweet as those words themselves.
The affectionate treat comes in all different sizes, shapes and colours to foster a perfect match for anyone, anywhere. Love, may be all we need but a little chocolate every now and then doesnt hurt either.
Chocolate doesnt need words it just simply is. It is love, happiness and joy. Perhaps no one knows this better than
Thomas Haas. This Valentines Day, the Thomas Haas team has created a breathtaking piece of bliss known as the Valentines Heart Creation in which a handcrafted chocolate heart, filled with chocolates and truffles and sitting on a chocolate pedestal. It is airbrushed and decorated with a 23k gold leaf. A small is $21 a medium for $39 and a large for $49.
On February 14, love can be tasted at Thierrys in every bite of the decadent Romeo cake made with chocolate genoise and ganache to the divine Juliet, a mango cake made with whispers of orange and fresh raspberry. Dont worry, this wont end in tragedy. Thierry also offers its all-the-way-from-Paris, pretty-in-pink Dragee almonds draped in pink and white sugar as well as its own chocolates which you can hand pick to add a personal touch.
Beta 5s hand-finished chocolates are being painted with hearts and dashed with sparkles to light up this Valentines Day. Their Queen of Hearts Polygon Bar, inspired by our mountains, is made with freeze-dried raspberries and candied Earl Grey tea in white chocolate to form a beautiful terrain to match our beautiful scenery. Beta 5 also offers a signature Valentines Chocolate Collection which includes six different hand-crafted chocolates such as the whole cherry, hot heart and sparkling praline.
Chocolate is a luxury made of many little things and Bel Café wraps this luxury up in a $7 dark chocolate and raspberry tart. The shell, made of dark chocolate sable pastry is layered with a Valrhona Caraibe dark chocolate. The tart itself is filled with an intoxicating raspberry creme and topped with a quenelle of dark chocolate namelaka. The tart is finished off with fresh raspberries and a heart-shaped decor, made for breaking. This divine creation is available from February 10-14.
Love doesnt discriminate, neither does Lemonade Bakery, they are a 100 per cent gluten-free bakery so customers can can have their cake and eat it too (plus go for seconds.) This Valentines Day, Lemonade is showcasing its gluten-free raspberry passion tart, an all natural work of art. Made with tropical passionfruit custard with a raspberry miroir. A seven-inch tart is $26 and a nine-inch tart is $36.
