Fine&Raw plans raw chocolate thriller Halloween and holidays

Even though we typically think of Halloween as a time for kids, costumes and candy, as chocolatier, I see it as great time for adults to have fun eating Fine&Raw chocolate bars and bon bons. Halloween marks the beginning of the holiday season when we meet up with new and old friends, celebrate the spirit of life, and enjoy the festivities with all kinds of delicacies , like raw chocolate. This makes it a perfect time to share Fine&Raw chocolate at parties we host or attend.

I particularly love New York on Halloween because New Yorkers put a lot of creative effort into their costumes. Costumes represent much more than fun disguises we sport Halloween day and night. They're instruments of change. They let us change our public personalities and let our hair down - or even spray paint it. This creates a great free spirit and I like that a lot. This speaks to Fine&Raw.


We're about trying new things and getting into creative spirit. Fine&Raw has the taste of this when we set out to explore, discover and see what we can create for your chocolate pleasure. And we want you to be part of this exploration.

When you first encounter Fine&Raw confections, they'll call you to " change your costume" and discover something new in the world of chocolate - a world you already adore and cherish. So go ahead, take your first bite of our raw chocolate and see for yourself. Then share your new discovery with the people in your life and have fun.

Before Fine&Raw gets spooky with thrills and festivities on Halloween and dances the night away, we'll be at the Forte Greene Flea Market in Brooklyn, and we'd love for you to come out and visit us at our booth. We'll be selling our classic bars and bon bons, and we'll be giving out samples of our latest confection - our cacao and coconut mini slabs. They're not a full chocolate bar, but they're chunky, pretty much the size of four of our bon bons put together, and they're well suited for anyone who's into milk chocolate. They're made with cacao paste and coconut butter, two ingredients I've been experimenting with for a while now. I just absolutely love the taste of coconut butter , and I can eat it right out of the jar with a spoon. And it's just so delicious with raw agave. But don't take my word for it. Come try for yourself and sample our new chocolate adventure before it's officially launched and in stores in time for Thanksgiving. But I will let you in on a little secret. The reactions we've received from our circle of taste testers have been ludicrous!! So I'm pretty excited and really happy with the results.

For the holiday season, we'll be back at the Forte Greene Flea Market on November 7th, 14th and 21st, and in Manhattan at the Bowery Bazaar at Bowery between 3rd and 4th on Friday, Saturday and Sunday November 6th, 7th and 8th. If you can't catch us there, come visit us at the Columbus Circle Christmas Market on December 2nd - 4th, and at the Gifted Market at Lafayette and 4th streets from December 14th - 24th. We'd love to meet you and tell you more about our raw chocolate. It's also the best time to pick your Fine&Raw Thanksgiving and Christmas gifts. We do have a little Christmas surprise waiting for you - a special holiday gift box with new flavors and a new design for our wrappers.

In the meantime, here's a simple recipe that's perfect for trick-or-treaters and your Halloween parties.

1 1/2 cups dates
1/2 cup of raw cacao powder
1 cup almond butter

Pit and soak the dates for 1 hour in water. Drain the soak water and place the dates, cacao powder and almond butter in the food processor or blender. Blend until well combined , and then take spoon sized portions and roll into balls.

Come join us at the seasonal markets for a little chocolate celebration and a little pre - holiday cheer!

Sincerely more chocolate,
Daniel