Luxurious Belgian Chocolates
If you are an 8 year old with money in your pretty pink purse – money to spend any way you want- on a fun day off from school and a lovely warm day in Arizona’s ‘Valley of the Sun’, what would you do?
My granddaughter, who eagerly joins me in my pursuit of great food and fun places, chose to spend her money on a special treat at Leonidas Chocolates and Café. at the new SanTan Village in Gilbert, Arizona.
Anticipating a cool refreshing smoothie, we quickly changed our minds when we walked in and saw the cases filled with delectable choices of chocolates, gelato and sorbetto, Italian pastries with options of rich coffee or fragrant organic teas.
Leonidas Chocolates and Café offers a “new way to enjoy fine chocolate”, combining a Leonidas Belgian Chocolate shop with a café featuring “deluxe coffee and chocolate drinks, freshly brewed organic teas, rich gelato, refreshing sorbetto and sumptuous pastries “. The luscious chocolates are shipped in each week directly from Brussels, Belgium and can be ordered online for shipping to yourself and others.
This delightful discovery comes on the tails of my post “Party in the Pantry” asking what savory souvenirs you have experienced. Are you ready to add these luxurious Belgian Chocolates to your pantry?
Italian Pastry at Leonidas? Quite unexpected! It’s one of our local brands
they have shops everywhere, even in my little town in Belgium, selling chocolates, (chocolate) truffles and fruit paste. Never heard about the Italian pastry (I’d be VERY interested if they sell the Calabrese cookies). Maybe in bigger cities only and/or abroad? Neither do I know any “sit in” Leonidas place. Will check this out. Have a great day!
It is fun to have our European connection and experience but it isn’t the same as having Belgian chocolates hand-delivered! : )