Valentine’s Day, chocolates

GOODS & SERVICES • The Nines

The Nines are FOUND’s distilled lists of the best.

• Dandelion Chocolate (above), Bay Area-based chocolatier, single-origin bars and bonbons, plus new chocolate-dipped Japanese-style strawberries

• Fruition Chocolate Works, Hudson Valley gem making phenomenal, ultra-floral single-origin bars and more

• Melissa Coppel, bonbons and haute candy bars crafted by former L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon chef

• État de choc, serious and playful bars packed w/ chili corn, miso, more

• Black Jaguar Chocolate, Nicaraguan cacao made into fruity bars, flavors like passion fruit and kiwi

• Dark Matter Chocolate, Dark Matter Coffee offshoot known for petite bars made from Mexican cacao, highlighting unique terroirs

• Goodnow Farms, the cashmere of chocolate

• Meurisse, Belgium-born bars, flavored w/ ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and orange

• Vigdis Rosenkilde, nuanced, floral chocolates made with just 2 ingredients and premium Peruvian beans