April 2009 Newsletter from Kerstin's Chocolates

Kerstin's Easter Egg Hunt!

Easter Special: Large Easter Egg
filled with chocolate
dipped dried fruit.

The Easter Bunny gave some special decorative eggs to 10 of our friends in and around Edmonton. We need your help to find them! Here are the hints you will need to find the eggs:

1) Patrick and Roz have some of the easter eggs nested in their orchids.
2) Pam has some of the easter eggs at the meal assembly station.
3) Poul and Chad have some of the easter eggs under the Clover machine.
4) Cally has some of the easter eggs near the infusions.
5) Cindy has some of the easter eggs stuffed between the pyrohy and the sour cream.
6) Curtis has some of the easter eggs in his humidor.
7) Jennifer has some of the easter eggs in the espresso next to the gelato.
8) Michael has some easter eggs in his haven.
9) David and Ann have some easter eggs wired to their cups.
10) LindaBeth, Phil and Ashley have easy access to their eggs.

The reward for for locating 3 eggs that are different colors, and bringing them back to Kerstin is one of the new special Easter-themed truffle bars from Zotter. If you are a sleuth and can locate 6 eggs that are different colors and bring them back to Kerstin, she will give you a wonderful Easter basket (containg a handmade chocolate egg filled with fresh cinnamon marshmallow or dulce de leche, two Cluizel eggs and more).

Note: Each of the people mentioned in the clues will only give you one egg! To get them to give it to you, you will have to mention the secret password, "Chocophilia". If you already have certain colors, ask for a different one to avoid getting duplicates! Lastly: only one prize per person will be awarded.

Have some fun with it! The hunt begins on Tuesday, April 7th. Find the eggs and bring them to The Cocoa Room before 5pm, Saturday April 11th to pick up your prize.

If you are having trouble with the Easter Egg Hunt, send e-mail to support@KerstinsChocolates.com

More Easter Specials:
Above: Marshmallow-filled egg
Below: Manjari Egg

Easter Specials / Schedule

We have been busy creating some uniquely beautiful chocolate eggs this year, and we think that they will be a big hit with kids and adults alike! Here is our list of seasonal specials:

A large Chocophilia Lemon Dream egg filled with chocolate dipped dried apricots and pears. ($24.50)
A large Chocophilia Venezulean 38% milk chocolate egg filled with Valrhona pearls. ($24.50)
A large Chocophilia Venezulean 65% dark chocolate egg filled cinnamon latte meltaways. ($24.50)
Large 350g Easter Bunnies made from pure Venezuela 49% dark milk chocolate. ($42.00)
A hand painted gold/bronze flower patterend egg made from Valrhona Manjari 67% dark chocolate. ($15.75)
A smaller dark chocolate egg filled with fresh cinnamon marshmallows. ($5.95)
A smaller milk chocolate egg filled with fresh vanilla marshmallows and dulce de leche. ($5.95)
Easter baskets containing an assortment the above ($13.50 and up)

Finally, we have three flavors of organic, fair trade truffle bars from Zotter of Austria ($7.25 each):

Honey Bunny: White Chocolate with Honey crunch
Easter Fire: Dark milk chocolate with egg liqueur-chilli cream (contains alcohol)
Waltzing Easter: Milk Chocolate filled with strawberry cream

If you liked Zotter's other flavors, like Bacon Bits and Sour Cherries with Sesame, you will love these!
All of these Easter Specials are available right now in The Cocoa Room in limited quantities. Come in and see them soon.

NOTE: We will be open for our normal hours during Easter except for Good Friday (April 10th), when we will be open from 10am to 5pm only.

Truffles for Easter

The current flavors available at The Cocoa Room are: Matcha Strawberry, Fleur de Sel, Honey Hazelnut, Creme Brulee. Coming soon: Passionfruit, Chilli, and more! Send in your ideas to info@kerstinschocolates.com

We have one of the 25 best things to eat in Edmonton!

Our Fleur de Sel bar was chosen by Avenue Magazine as one of the 25 best things to eat in Edmonton! I guess the word is getting out....

Other news from The Cocoa Room:

We now are making permanently available our line of organic puffed rice treats for kids. We call them PokeyPines. They are light and fun to eat and they come in two flavors: Milk Chocolate with cocoa nibs and Raspberry White Chocolate ($4.75 per box). We also have a new display case in the shop with lots of new handmade confections in it (Barks, such as: Rocky Road, Organic Lemon and Organic Dark Chocolate 72%, Puffed Rice Bark. Peanut Butter cups, Coconut cups, and Ducle de Leche cups!). We also have a new, faster way of making our drinking chocolate!

New Chocolate Tastings and Chocolate Making/Sculpture Workshops Scheduled

Here are the dates for our upcoming events:

Chocolate Tasting Workshops: April 22nd, May 20th, May 6th
Chocolate Making Workshops: April 30th, May 14th, May 28th

We are also going to be offering our first Chocolate Sculpture making workshop on June 25th. You can learn how to make chocolate sculptures using equipment that you have at home. This is an advanced workshop, and we strongly reccommend taking one of our chocolate making workshops first. The cost is $85.00, and you get to take home your sculpture.

To purchase tickets to any of the above events, click here.

Help us by posting reviews!

We need your help to spread the word. If you would like to help, please post your thoughts about Kerstin's Chocolates on the following sites, and any others you know of: on Google Maps, Yelp.ca, Chowhound and on Chocomap. We really appreciate your support.

Thank you so much,

Kerstin and the Team

Kerstin's Chocolates Monthly Newsletter

From: Kerstin's Chocolates
10139 112th St.
Edmonton, AB, T5K 1M1
780-990-0011
http://www.KerstinsChocolates.com/

Store hours for The Cocoa Room:

Mon: closed
Tue, Wed: 10am - 5pm
Thurs, Fri: 10am - 7pm
Sat: 10am - 5pm
Sun, Holidays: closed