{"id":201593,"date":"2026-04-18T05:51:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T05:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/201593\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T05:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T05:51:27","slug":"the-only-chocolate-bars-worth-buying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/201593\/","title":{"rendered":"The Only Chocolate Bars Worth Buying"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to
Be Cultured<\/a> Menu Food <\/p>\n

Amedei (Italy)<\/p>\n

Price: $9
Votes: 2<\/p>\n

Compart\u00e9s (U.S.)<\/p>\n

Price: $10
Votes: 2<\/p>\n

Fruition Chocolate Works (U.S.)<\/p>\n

Price: $12
Votes: 2<\/p>\n

Hu (U.S.)<\/p>\n

Price: $7
Votes: 2<\/p>\n

La Maison du Chocolat (France)<\/p>\n

\u201cYou get two different types of chocolate layered \u2014 milk and caramelized white \u2014 finished with crunchy pecan.\u201d \u2014 Heloise Fischbach, 33 Courtesy of the brand<\/p>\n

Price: $22
Votes: 2<\/p>\n

Soma (Canada)<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have the most clever flavors, like ginger milk pudding and cacao fruit pulp.\u201d \u2014 Bronwen Wyatt, 42 Courtesy of the brand<\/p>\n

Price: $15
Votes: 2<\/p>\n

Raaka (U.S.)<\/p>\n

Price: $7
Votes: 3<\/p>\n

Tcho (U.S.)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe beans are harvested at peak ripeness.\u201d \u2014 Tyler Malek, 38 Courtesy of the brand<\/p>\n

Price: $6
Votes: 3<\/p>\n

Cadbury (U.K.)<\/p>\n

\u201cA perfect ratio of raisins and nuts.\u201d \u2014 Claire Ptak, 49 Hiroko Masuike\/The New York Times<\/p>\n

Price: $4
Votes: 5<\/p>\n

Dandelion Chocolate (U.S.)<\/p>\n

\u201cRich, creamy and made with some of the best cacao beans.\u201d \u2014 Sana Javeri Kadri, 32 Courtesy of the brand<\/p>\n

Price: $15
Votes: 7<\/p>\n

Tony\u2019s Chocolonely (Netherlands)<\/p>\n

\u201cPure, bitter and a little sweet.\u201d \u2014 Telly Justice, 39 Courtesy of the brand<\/p>\n

Price: $6
Votes: 9<\/p>\n

Valrhona (France)<\/p>\n

\u201cSmooth, with balanced acidity.\u201d \u2014 Shilpa Uskokovic, 37 Courtesy of the brand<\/p>\n

Price: $10
Votes: 10<\/p>\n

The panelists: the pastry chef and bakery owner Dominique Ansel; the pastry chef Ligia Barros; the pastry chef and bakery owner Youssef Boudarine; the chef and restaurateur Erik Bruner-Yang; the pastry chef Jami Callao; the chef and baker Nicola Collie; the cookbook author Aleksandra Crapanzano; the pastry chef Jaime Craten; the chef Heloise Fischbach; the chef and cafe owner Monica Glass; the chef and chocolatier Valerie Gordon; the cookbook author Aran Goyoaga; the chef and restaurateur Ioana Hercberg; the spice company founder Sana Javeri Kadri; the chef and restaurateur Telly Justice; the pastry chef and bakery owner Elizabeth Koury; the chef and restaurateur E.J. Lagasse; the chef and bakery owner Eunji Lee; the pastry chef and restaurateur Justine MacNeil; the ice cream shop co-owner and cookbook author Tyler Malek; the entrepreneur and chocolate maker Todd Masonis; the entrepreneur and chocolate maker Kate McAleer; the bakery owner Kimberly Mcintosh; the pastry chef and bakery co-owner Luc\u00eda Merino Casablanca; the pastry chef Camari Mick; the pastry chef and cookbook author Natasha Pickowicz; the baker and cookbook author Claire Ptak; the chef and cookbook author Woldy Reyes; the chef Matthew Ryle; the cookbook author and cooking teacher Sonoko Sakai; the pastry chef Sarah Sanneh; the pastry chef Caroline Schiff; the restaurateur Fj\u00f6lla Sheholli; the pastry chef Rachel Sherriffe; the pastry chef Estevan Silva; the chef and restaurateur Nancy Silverton; the pastry chef Orlando Soto; the pastry chef and bakery owner Lauren Tran; the bakery co-owner Shilpa Uskokovic; the baker and cookbook author Melissa Weller; the pastry chef and bakery owner Christina Wood; the baker Bronwen Wyatt; and the ice cream shop owner Sasha Zabar.<\/p>\n

These interviews have been edited and condensed.<\/p>\n

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