Kerstin’s Chocolate Blog

We still have a few spots left at the $5 chocolate tasting (paired with a glass of Riesling) this Wednesday evening, Sept 8th. Reserve your spot by clicking here.

This past Saturday evening on 104th was quite lovely - after a day full of Al Fresco festivities, a bunch of Edmontonians gathered outdoors at 10pm to watch Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp in ‘Chocolat’ . We had bars, creme fraiche and bacon brittle peanut butter truffles, and frozen dark drinking chocolate on hand to complement [...]

Big news: We will have a booth at the 104th St. Block party tomorrow. At the booth, we will be testing out our new summer creation: Frozen Dark Drinking chocolate. We will also have truffles and bars! The weather is going to be great, and the movie of the night will be “Chocolat”, so if [...]

We will have a table at this very cool event called “The Over the Top Fashion Swap” taking place on May 29th at the Winspear. We think the concept is great, and the event will be great too. Tickets are $18. Find out more by clicking above!

If you love organic chocolate, there are still some tickets left for our organic chocolate tasting on Wednesday, April 14th.
We’ve added a new tasting on Wednesday, April 28th, that will feature 10 different milk and dark chocolates. As always, the essential bit of history and information on T. cacao will be included.
In addition to tastings, we [...]

We are having another Easter Egg Hunt this year! Although last year’s event was a huge success, we have decided to make the 2010 hunt digital! Here’s how you can get some ganaches on us:
Pictures of Kerstin and Angie’s chocolate tour around Paris have recently been posted on our blog. There are four eggs hidden throughout the [...]

Laurie Blakeman will be hosting ‘Chocolate Fusion‘ at Rutherford House (11153 Saskatchewan Drive) on Thursday March 4th, from 7-9pm.
The event will feature presentations from three of Edmonton’s chocolatiers:

Jacqueline Jacek of Jacek Chocolate Couture
Dennis Yurkiwsky of Chocolate Exquisite
And, of course, Kerstin Roos

Ed Fong of deVine Wines and Spirits will also be there, with what I’m sure will be [...]

We’ve got new dates scheduled for tastings and chocolate making workshops!
Chocolate tastings are a great way to introduce yourself to the world of chocolate, or to find a new bar to fall in love with. Find out about the history of chocolate, the mystery behind single origin bars, and what to look for when buying [...]

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the Shop’s second anniversary with us! We had a great time, and hope you left with all your chocolate cravings satisfied.

Thank you also, to all those who gave us input on the new Saffron-Rose bar. We ended up making versions in both white and dark chocolate, [...]

This Saturday, Feb 6th, 2010 will be exactly 2 years from the date of our grand opening in 2008. We have enjoyed meeting many of you and learning about chocolate together. We appreciate all of your support and in your honor we will have a party on the evening of Saturday, Feb 6th from [...]

Well, I’m not sure if anyone from the Shop will make it out, but our Chocophilia Drinking Chocolate is off to Vancouver!
From February 12-28, Alberta House in Vancouver will be serving Kerstin’s drinking chocolate, along with other food and drink from Alberta, to represent the diverse cuisine the Province has to offer. There will also [...]

Looking for a unique and interactive way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your loved one? Check out Love is Free Edmonton.
There will be wine, an interactive cooking lesson with chef Sebastian Lisz, live music and dancing. And of course, we will be there with the essential Valentine’s Day indulgence - chocolate. Once your evening of [...]

Congratulations to Erin D. of Edmonton for winning the 2009 Name That Origin contest. She won the $400 chocolate shopping spree! Thanks to all the competitors and to our two celebrity observers, Jennifer C-K and Scott McKeen.
It was an intense and enjoyable experience for all. A very good report on our event was written by [...]

Tuesday Dec 22nd will be our annual Christmas Open House at Kerstin’s Chocolates. Come down to the shop between 3pm and 7pm and enjoy a warming cup of hot drinking chocolate with or without extra “cheer”. There might also be some samples of some of our upcoming products to taste. Then at 7pm, stay on [...]

Update (Dec 22nd, 2009): The finals are tonight at 7pm! If you are competing, you will have been notified by e-mail. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Update (Dec 17th, 2009): We have 12 winners of the first round so far, so make sure to enter before the 22nd!
After the big response to our city-wide Easter Egg [...]

Valerie, who has a blog called A Canadian Foodie, blogged about Indulgence, and she included a bunch of great photos, including the photo of our desert.

Thanks a lot, Valerie!

Thanks to everyone who came out to see us at Indulgence 2009. We had a lot of fun at the event, and we hope that you did too. We create a new recipe for the event, and we were surprised by the response! We called it our “Cassis Chocolate Cup with Praline Crunch” and it [...]

Tickets for Slow Food Edmonton Indulgence 2009 are now on sale, and they sell fast. We will be running a booth there, and we will be offering some unique creations! We will announce our plate soon, but in the meantime, click here for more info http://bit.ly/18Gzbq on how to get tickets.

Our thanks go out to everyone who took part in the Easter Egg Hunt. It was not an easy one! There were only so many eggs in the wild, and some people started too late and found that they could not get all the eggs they were looking for. We hope you didn’t get frustrated! [...]

Learn about the Easter Egg Hunt and more in our April newsletter!

The Mettera Hotel is featuring our products during their Spring Getaway on Whyte. Check out this wonderful promotion.

Here it is! There is info about two big events before Valentine’s Day, our new products and much more!

Click here to read the newsletter!

Please click here to see the October 2008 newsletter!

At the party last night we distributed a quiz, and many people asked for the correct answers, so here they are: (by the way, we had 3 winners, all who scored a very impressive 4 out of 5!)