• food,  Gift Guide,  New York,  San Diego

    MarieBelle New York Lunar New Year Box – Year of the Rabbit

    This year, MarieBelle New York invites you to celebrate The Year of the Rabbit with this limited edition, whimsically designed 16pc box of mouthwatering chocolate ganache, each featuring designs inspired by Chinese culture. A great gift for the new year and to share over new beginnings, wish each of you a happy new year with this enchanting box. 

    PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A LIMITED EDITION BOX THAT IS CURRENTLY ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER PURCHASE. FULL ORDERS CONTAINING THE 16PC YEAR OF THE RABBIT BOX WILL NOT SHIP OUT UNTIL JANUARY 2nd , 2023.

    Due to this being a LIMITED EDITION item – MarieBelle New York advise you to place your orders sooner than later to reserve your box for 2023. 

    MarieBelle Chocolates choose only the finest selection of Criollo cacao beans from all over the world. What the fine Arabica bean is to coffee, the even finer and rarer Criollo bean is to chocolate. Criollo cacao makes up less than 10% of worldwide chocolate production, and as such, is highly sought after by connoisseurs. Chocolate made from Criollo beans has a distinct reddish color, and an equally distinctive complex taste, which can include flavors of caramel, nuts, vanilla and tobacco.

    Only the finest, seasonal and natural ingredients are selected to make our chocolates. MarieBelle Chocolates source local ingredients such as fresh berries and fruits, and travel the world to find the best exotic ingredients each culture has to offer. This includes European butter, English lavender, Tahitian vanilla, Florida lemons, Japanese matcha tea and Puerto Rican rum. These ingredients are slowly infused into MarieBelle chocolates as their freshness is essential to the complexity of their flavor.

    MarieBelle chocolates are all hand-made by passionate chocolate artisans. Their startling creativity and gift for harmonizing flavors have been the source of continuous innovation in MarieBelle chocolate-making process and techniques.

    The chocolate and natural ingredients are combined into ganache and tempered to remove air and ensure maximum freshness. The ganache is then settled overnight before being cut into bite-sized pieces. Each ganache is then coated in pure dark chocolate before each piece receives its signature cocoa-based design. MarieBelle designs are all paintings created by artisanal, culinary artists. Each design tells its own story.

  • food,  Gift Guide,  New York

    Make your day extra special with MarieBelle New York custom chocolates

    Make your wedding events all the sweeter with an unforgettable takeaway for friends and family: custom wedding chocolates from MarieBelle New York personalized with your own unique design hand-made to celebrate and mark your special day.

    Simply drop an email at info@mariebelle.com with a few details of your big day (design, aesthetic, colors, etc) and any artwork or design you might already have in mind and MarieBelle will get back to you within 24hrs!

    Some ideas:

    2pc Spring Party Favor

    This box is customizable

    Add a hint of spring and decadence with this adorable white box that opens to reveal two pieces of MarieBelle New York ganache. Each is crafted from the finest ingredients and all-natural flavors, in particular, the flavors in this box are Lavender and Dark.

    6pc Chocolate Ganache Blue Box

    Treat yourself to a chocolate lover’s fantasy with this collection of hand-made chocolates featuring six pieces of MarieBelle New York gourmet ganache featuring our whimsical year-round designs. Made from the finest ingredients and culinary practices, they feature flavors like Passion Fruit, Milk Chocolate, and Pistachio, all artfully packaged in this signature blue MarieBelle New York boxes. A jewel-like treat to give as it is to receive, it’s no wonder it’s New York’s sweetest indulgence.

    Note: Designs pictured may be subject to change based on availability. Flavors are pre-assorted and can not be changed.

    MarieBelle fascination with chocolate is accentuated by a profound obsession with its provenance and preparation. All MarieBelle chocolate products are handmade from the highest quality single origin cacao resulting in rich complex flavors not commonly found in chocolate.

    (MarieBelle Mother’s Day Collection)

    MarieBelle chooses only the finest selection of Criollo cacao beans from all over the world. What the fine Arabica bean is to coffee, the even finer and rarer Criollo bean is to chocolate. Criollo cacao makes up less than 10% of worldwide chocolate production, and as such, is highly sought after by connoisseurs. Chocolate made from Criollo beans has a distinct reddish color, and an equally distinctive complex taste, which can include flavors of caramel, nuts, vanilla and tobacco.

    MarieBelle chocolates are all handmade by passionate chocolate artisans. Their startling creativity and gift for harmonizing flavors have been the source of continuous innovation in their chocolate-making process and techniques.

  • Art,  food,  Gift Guide,  New York

    Sweeten up Mother’s Day and show Mom how much you love her with MarieBelle Mother’s Day collection

    Give mom a gift that she will remember forever. Check out MarieBelle this year’s special mother’s day themed ganache, which was beautifully designed in a classic blue box. This Mother’s Day, MarieBelle Chocolates offers a sumptuous shopping experience for the eyes and appetite at their flagship retail location at 484 Broome Street, with lavish window displays that aim to warm the heart. 

    Celebrate Mother’s Day with MarieBelle Chocolates’ signature artisanal ganache collections like the 16-piece of Mother’s Day-themed chocolate ganache in a classic blue box with a decorative Mother’s Day sleeve.  Each ganache is decorated with a unique Mother’s Day design that tells a beautiful love story. Also available is the Mother’s Day Brownie Box.

    MarieBelle 16pc Mother’s Day Chocolate Ganache (photo credit MarieBelle Chocolates)

     Another great gift for this special spring holiday is the 25-piece Spring Heart Box. The box opens to reveal 25 handmade chocolate ganaches, each artfully highlighted with love-inspired designs that tell a story, elegantly presented in a fanciful heart-shaped box with beautifully scalloped trim in a golden sheen. For a picture-perfect presentation, a pastel ribbon is added. For little bit of everything, the Marie Spring Gift Set includes 7pc Heart Chocolate Ganache, 2oz Chinese Flower Tea, and a Tea Strainer.

    Try MarieBelle’s new 80g Cacao Market Rose Petals and Hibiscus Bar. The 80g bar collection includes four distinct chocolate bars decorated with ornate patterns and flavored with the most fresh and distinct combination of ingredients.

    Relish in the sweetest gift for any occasion, available in-store or delivered same day anywhere in the Manhattan area.

    For more information and to view the Mother’s Day 2022 Collection, visit: mariebelle.com/collections/mothers-day-collection

    MarieBelle New York (Soho), 484 Broome Street, New York, NY 10013

    MarieBelle at the Kitano Hotel (Midtown), 66 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016 

    For more information about MarieBelle Chocolates, visit www.mariebelle.com.

    Facebook: MarieBelleNewYork | Twitter: @MarieBelleNY | Instagram: @MarieBelleNY

  • food,  Gift Guide,  New York

    Make someone feel egg-stra special with MarieBelle 16pc Easter ganache and chocolate eggs box!

    Get into the Spring state of mind with world-renowned, luxurious chocolate company, MarieBelle Chocolates who has debuted their Easter 2022 Chocolate Collection. Take advantage of the clocks springing forward and rush to MarieBelle’s store or website to get your hands on these chocolate works of art. This Easter, the flagship retail location at 484 Broome Street provides patrons with a sumptuous shopping experience for the eyes and appetite, complete with lavish window displays designed to warm the heart. Enjoy the sweetest gift for any occasion, available in-store or same-day delivery anywhere in Manhattan.

    Celebrate Easter with MarieBelle Chocolates’ signature artisanal ganache collections. Available in 6-piece and 16-piece boxes, each ganache is decorated with a unique Easter design that tells a beautiful love story. Another favorite is the MarieBelle Easter Eggs with Milk Pearls, nestled in a beautiful MarieBelle Spring box accented with a butterfly motif. These seasonal favorites are available in milk chocolate and dark chocolate.

    What is more traditional for Spring and Easter than the beloved Easter Bunny. MarieBelle’s classic Double Easter Bunnies Lunch Box features two classic bunnies, one milk chocolate and one dark chocolate.

    Also available this season is the Easter Chocolate Eggs Oval Box, a beautiful oval-shaped box, adorned with the Bunny King ready to spread eggs in his kingdom; as well as their Easter Mixed Chocolate Bites, packaged in a Cacao Market box, a delicious mix of chocolate-covered bites that comes in Mint malt ball, lemon shortbread, pastel apricot, and natural blueberries flavors. For a little bit of everything, MarieBelle’s Easter Box Set comes with a milk chocolate egg, a dark chocolate egg, a milk chocolate bunny, and 2pc tote box with dark and passion fruit Easter themed ganache.

    For more information and to view the Easter 2022 Collection, visit: mariebelle.com/collections/easter-collection 

    MarieBelle New York (Soho), 484 Broome Street, New York, NY 10013

    MarieBelle at the Kitano Hotel (Midtown), 66 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016

    For more information about MarieBelle Chocolates, visit www.mariebelle.com.

  • Beauty,  Fashion,  food,  Gift Guide,  San Diego,  WorldWide

    Be My Valentine at This February 14th

    First thing when I wake up, wait a bit, I need to do a special makeup.

    I used the GEN NUDE Eyeshadow Palette from the NEW bareMinerals Beauty of Nature Collection, as well as their GEN NUDE mineral-rich long-wearing blush for my Valentine’s Day makeup!

    A sweet nice breakfast is necessary for a sweet day. I have the home-made banana muffin with Tahini for the dip, also adding some fruits with coconut whipped cream. This tahini is one of my favorite thing I can add to everything – for salad, pastries, or even my sandwiches. It is the Mighty Sesame Tahini Dressings in squeezable bottles.

    Adding a Beetology drink is also a good idea to boost your nutrition and energy!

    I wear a warm long knit dress with a red bag for this special day! Being pretty, as the same time keeping warm, this is how smart we are! Lucy Paris has a lot of stylish fashion choices for you for any your special event. The cute red bag is from Urban Originals, I like it because it is very comfortable to wear, also you can have all your needs in this small-look bag no problem.

    A morning walk along the cove, I love the breathe and sunshine!

    For lunch, I prepare this wild Alaskan salmon at home, with my cat as my date, why not? I enjoy his company.

    Sitka Salmon Shares delivers premium, sustainable, wild Alaskan seafood from the fishermen directly to members’ doorsteps! Sitka Salmon Shares is built around a humble collective of committed fishermen that put quality first, handling fish one at a time, with respect and care. It’s their livelihood, afterall, and many of their fishermen have been using these highly selective, small-batch fishing methods for generations. Read on to know your fishermen—from how they got started, why they love life on the open water and why they are part of Sitka Salmon Shares. They also have a lot of recipes on their website!

    Valentine’s Day afternoon, I would love to share my time with my bestie – Galentine at Valentine’s Day. I love this double happiness. We went to SOMI SOMI, a super cute yummy tayaki & soft serve ice cream store. What I wear is from Brooklyn Cloth, which is a leader in on-trend apparel that enables their customers to express individuality. They pull inspiration from across the globe, and in their backyard of New York City, to develop their bold collections. Brooklyn Cloth stands out for its unique fabrics, eye-catching graphics, and must-have silhouettes. They observe trends that define today’s market to bring fresh, expressive collections to the table.

    Valentine’s celebration is always to be official at night. I chose to have cakes with Ryan at one of my favorite dessert spots in San Diego – Extraordinary Desserts.

    See these beautiful cakes, I just can’t help myself to draw them on my paper!

    There is always something else sweet waiting for me at Valentine’s Day! It is MarieBelle’s signature Ganache chocolate, which comes from New York’s famous Soho District. It is the world-renowned, luxurious bean-to-bar chocolate company, MarieBelle Chocolates.

    Before sleep, I need to be relax, because I want to have a sweet dream to end this beautiful day. A hot bath helps. Don’t forget to drop a cute bath bomb into the bathtub. This beautiful crystal bath bomb is from Village Naturals Aromatherapy‘s bath and body collection.

    I can say it is a full successful Valentine’s Day for me. And now I need to say good night!

  • Art,  food,  Gift Guide,  New York

    Fall in Love in New York with MarieBelle Chocolates

    In New York’s famous Soho District is the world-renowned, luxurious bean-to-bar chocolate company, MarieBelle Chocolates. This Valentine’s season, the flagship retail location at 484 Broome Street offers patrons a sumptuous shopping experience for the eyes and appetite with lavish window displays which aim to warm the heart. The perfect gift, MarieBelle Chocolates are artfully wrapped in luxury boxes with colorful ribbons. Relish in the sweetest gift for any occasion, available in-store or delivered same day anywhere in the Manhattan area.

    MarieBelle New York Ganache Collection

    9-Piece, $33.00

    As a tribute to the city that never sleeps and the birthplace of MarieBelle New York, this collection is the perfect gift representing iconic images from the Big Apple. Flavors include, Passion Fruit, Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Espresso, Caramel Salt, Pistachio, Wild Berry, Toffee and Dulce Leche.

    MarieBelle New York Ganache Collection

    16-Piece, $50.00

    Flavors include, Passion Fruit, Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Espresso, Caramel Salt, Pistachio, Wild Berry, Toffee and Dulce Leche.

    New York Caramel Collection

    9-Piece, $28.00

    Take a bite out of the Big Apple with our newest collection of chocolate caramels! Packaged inside a whimsical inspired, New York-themed box, take in the aroma of dark chocolate while tasting the creamy smoothness of caramel through three, all natural flavors: Fluer de Sel, Italian Espresso and Chocolate Caramel.

    Featuring iconic images of distinct neighborhoods across New York and Brooklyn, they’re the perfect New York souvenir to transport you to the City That Never Sleeps in every bite.

    MarieBelle Chocolates choose only the finest selection of Criollo cacao beans from all over the world. What the fine Arabica bean is to coffee, the even finer and rarer Criollo bean is to chocolate. Criollo cacao makes up less than 10% of worldwide chocolate production, and as such, is highly sought after by connoisseurs. Chocolate made from Criollo beans has a distinct reddish color, and an equally distinctive complex taste, which can include flavors of caramel, nuts, vanilla and tobacco.

    Only the finest, seasonal and natural ingredients are selected to make our chocolates. MarieBelle Chocolates source local ingredients such as fresh berries and fruits, and travel the world to find the best exotic ingredients each culture has to offer. This includes European butter, English lavender, Tahitian vanilla, Florida lemons, Japanese matcha tea and Puerto Rican rum. These ingredients are slowly infused into MarieBelle chocolates as their freshness is essential to the complexity of their flavor.

    MarieBelle chocolates are all hand-made by passionate chocolate artisans. Their startling creativity and gift for harmonizing flavors have been the source of continuous innovation in MarieBelle chocolate-making process and techniques.

    The chocolate and natural ingredients are combined into ganache and tempered to remove air and ensure maximum freshness. The ganache is then settled overnight before being cut into bite-sized pieces. Each ganache is then coated in pure dark chocolate before each piece receives its signature cocoa-based design. MarieBelle designs are all paintings created by artisanal, culinary artists. Each design tells its own story.

    This Valentine’s season, choosing a sweet gift from MarieBelle chocolates, and sending the deepest love to the person in your heart!