The chocolate, too, is a party. Among classic French ganaches, a thick outer chocolate shell is considered a flaw, the mark of an amateur. Bon Bon Bon turns this into a virtue, a dramatic crack of hard chocolate giving way to creamy or crunchy or spicy secrets within. These might include a “praline” made with Detroit-famous Better Made potato chips, a liquid gush of strawberry balsamic, cookie crumbles, or a “cake” that tastes like a toddler’s birthday party.
Subtlety is not a strong suit. Sweetness, irreverence, and unexpected textures reign. And if the French cocoa establishment might blanche, our lone French taster was delighted, saying the box made her feel “like a kid again.” In a word, Bon Bon Bon is fun. And who would hate fun? (Don’t answer.)
Delivery and presentation: For someone with a sense of humor and play, this is a delightful gift: a bright-colored variety bag filled with nostalgia and surprise. Gift wraps are offered for $3 more. Gift dedications come on the packing slip. Google Pay accepted.
Shipping: Plan ahead. After one to three business days fulfillment time (these bonbons are packaged quite extravagantly), UPS ground shipping will cost $10 on a mixed box, or it’s free for orders north of $100. Overnight is a lot, depending on where you are. See here for shipping timelines for holidays.
Truffles From a Goat Farm: Big Picture Farm
Courtesy of Big Picture Farm
Big Picture Farm
Ultimate Confection Collection
Love comes in many forms. On the one hand, the nostalgic chocolate caramels and truffles from Vermont’s Big Picture Farm arrive in a classic chocolate box format, tried and true. On the other, the box is rustic cardboard and arrives alongside winsome pictures of grinning goats. “I like goats,” reads a card with the chocolate. “Do you like goats?”
We do, it turns out. Our tasters universally enjoyed the simple, pastoral presentation and complex goat-milk character of Big Picture Farm’s nostalgic confections, whether goat-milk caramels and truffles or chocolate turtles with goofy little eyes. Each chocolate tasted just a bit better than expected, with nary an off note nor an off-temper.
