Reliable Chocolate Production Assistant Required
Attention to detail and a passion for quality chocolate is a must. Candidates should be eager to learn how to work with chocolate. Experience a definite asset. 4 days a week, 9AM to 4PM, approximately 30 hours (negotiable). Position will commence ASAP.
Please send your cover letter and resume to info@kerstinschocolates.com.
We will be having a special sale for newsletter subscribers on Aug 20th and 21st. If you are not yet a subscriber, please join our mailing list by clicking here.
As we head into Fall, we’ll be making some changes to our hours of operation:
Beginning September 2nd, the Shop will be open Thursday through Saturday for all your chocolate needs. As we head into December, we will once again extend Shop hours to allow ample time to find the perfect gift for all those chocolate [...]
Generally speaking, when we encourage patrons to try new things in the shop, they’re pretty receptive – and really, why not? Hand anyone a little chunk of chocolate to nibble on and they’re almost certain to like it, or at least appreciate the attempt.
The only glaring exception is white chocolate. This is not to [...]
We will be closing down Kerstin’s Chocolates for a week this month, from August 24th to the 28th. Thanks for understanding!
It’s no secret that heat and chocolate don’t mix. Here at Kerstin’s, the warm, late-summer weather can definitely pose problems in the kitchen. Of course, we have air conditioning, not only to ensure that the quality of our chocolate is top-notch, but also to provide a respite from the swelter for all of our customers.
But what [...]
If the shop smells even more delicious to you today, it’s because we’ve been doing some baking! Our rich, chewy cocoa cookies are fresh out of the oven.
They are best enjoyed, in our opinion, with a scoop (or two) of 80% Valrhona gelato and a smattering of cocoa nibs. What says summer better than an ice [...]
After a couple months of searching and testing, we have found an excellent iced drinking chocolate recipe to serve up at the Shop this summer. And after getting together with Cafe Leva to create some 80% Valrhona chocolate gelato, we have one of the best ice cream sandwiches in the City.
Yesterday we invited our newsletter [...]
Making the Chocolate Covered Bacon
Father’s Day falls on June 20th this year, and to celebrate Dad’s this year we are bringing back our very popular Chocolate Covered Bacon again. Once again we are using locally made Bacon, this year from the Sandy Lane team on the West End. The chocolate we use is the same [...]
We have some new signs on the street, so look out for these next time you are walking down Jasper Ave!
I’ve been doing some tests with meringues to create an ice cream sandwich for the summer. I want to make something light and that’s why I chose a meringue based cookie as opposed to a chocolate chip cookie or an oatmeal cookie. In the first test I used pure melted chocolate which I folded [...]
Absolutely! Francois Pralus’s 100% sugar free chocolate has just arrived at our store - straight from France! According to the American Medical Association, “Today’s findings are interesting because they suggest it takes only a 6.3 gram serving of dark chocolate per day - only 30 calories worth - to lower blood pressure.” (That’s about a square [...]
Our local Edmonton daily free paper, Metro News, had an article in it today about Kerstin’s Chocolates. Writer Christopher Thrall said some very nice things! To quote: “It is amazing what a difference it makes to buy Kerstin’s over Cadbury.” and “The care and hand-picked ingredients add so much weight and power that gluttony seems [...]
We have introduced a flavour in our bark bouquets - just in time for the summer! We are featuring our Green Tea bark in our bark bouquets. In each individually wrapped bouquet includes our Green Tea bark, our very own Chai Crunch bark, and also our Dark chocolate bark with pistachios and dried cherries. Our bark [...]
We’ve been working on some new things in the Shop lately, so here’s a peek at some of our newest creations now out in the shop:
Packages of milk, white and dark Mendiants are now sitting pretty next to the Meltaways. Flavours are fleur de sel, vanilla bean and fruit and nut.
Outside of our Mothers’ Day [...]
Are you still looking for a great gift that will show Mom how grateful you are for all of her efforts? Why not give her some very delicious and original chocolates that she will enjoy and appreciate.
Our Mother’s Day Ganache Collection includes five new ganaches that are guaranteed to inspire her senses. Here’s what we [...]
Between May 6th and May 8th, enter our Mother’s Day raffle at Kerstin’s Chocolates for a chance to win 2 spots in one of our chocolate making class for you and your Mom! Come into the shop, fill in a ballot and cross your fingers!
We’ve got some great new bars in the shop right now, as well as some old favourites…
The popular Zotter bars have returned in fun new flavours, like Olive and Lemon, Candied Ginger, and Celery, Truffle and Port Wine. The Strawberry and ever popular Bacon versions are out as well.
There are more dark-milk Bonnat bars for [...]
In celebration of Earth Day on Thursday, April 22nd, we invite our customers to bring in their own bag and receive 10% off their purchase. Every little bit counts!
We are looking for two new part-timers at the shop. If you are interested in interviewing for these positions, please send your resume and a cover letter to info@kerstinschocolates.com (and PLEASE list contact info for your references in your resume.)
1) Enthusiastic Part-Time Retail Sales Assistant Required
Some retail sales experience preferred. Passion for chocolate is mandatory. [...]
At least we had some warm weather over the long weekend, but obviously spring is more elusive than many of us thought. In the mean time, we’ve got some perfect treats to last you until the warm weather re-appears.
We had some fun new Claudio Corallo selections arrive in the Shop this past week. More of [...]
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 [...]
The Shop is full of all sorts of colourful Easter treats right now!
We have three types of Easter eggs - a small, house made marshmallow filled egg, a medium sized, hand painted hollow egg, and a large egg filled with crunchy Valrhona pearls. All the eggs come in white, milk, and dark, and the medium [...]
In addition to all the Easter chocolate, new truffle flavours are packing the confection case - Banoffee Pie, Vanilla Caramel, Orange Blossom, Peanut Butter & Saskatoon Berry Jam and Cherry Blossom.
We’ve received new Madagascar bars from Madécasse - a 63% ‘mellow’ and a 67% ’smooth’ - as well as a brand new batch of Pralus bars, including [...]
Many of you have been requesting more of the Theo Salted Caramels we had in the Shop over Christmas, and I am happy to report they have returned!
The Ghost Chile is back, along with two new Spring flavours: Rose and Lavender.
We also received a couple exciting Easter bars from them - a dark, ‘Toasted Coconut‘ [...]