Last Minute Gifts for Your Employees

We are now in the middle of holiday madness. With time running out those who have not yet thought of an appropriate gift for their teams or valued employees need to get in the game with a great gift that will be appreciated by many. Everyone knows that this is that time of year when managers and CEOs look to reward hard work and company loyalty. So as you look around for a way to show your appreciation, outside of the usual party, one type of corporate gift that is universally appreciated is food, specifically chocolates. This time of year we have a long list of corporate clients who want to show their high regard for their employees by purchasing gift baskets of chocolates.

Le Chocolatier makes holiday gift giving easy for managers, team leads, and CEOs by offering a large stock and variety of kosher chocolates to match everyone’ taste buds and budget. This holiday season, try one of our gift baskets to or chocolate towers as an office treat. We also have individual gift certificates that can be handed out to employees. Our shop prides itself in having a diverse selection for every palate. We believe that Le Chocolatier is the answer to your company needs and can help you provide your employees with the right gift or product that will show them exactly how you feel about all of the hard work and loyalty they have provided the company this year.

Our team is familiar with corporate giving and can help you decide what will work best with your budget, be it a tower of chocolates to gift cards for the entire office. If you want a specialty basket, we can not only work with that order, but would love to create something unique for your employee, from

specialty items like chocolate dipped biscotti to delicious truffles, we have something for everyone.

Trust us, if you have thought of it, we probably have already made the mold! We are a kosher shop that services both Chanukah and Christmas items, but we can also provide holiday neutral gift baskets of items and chocolates for a “secular” holiday treat. Call us today to put together your seasonal order.

Happier Holidays with Chocolate!

Holidays are always happier with chocolate. Who doesn’t love the rich, sweet, taste of chocolate? Whether your preference is dark, milk, or even white chocolate, there is something for everyone in our store. So bring your holiday appetites down to Le Chocolatier. Whether you are looking for a last minute gift basket or card for Chanukah or Christmas or even a chocolate tower for your holiday party, you know that chocolate will always be appreciated by those around you. Unless someone is on a major fast or diet, you won’t see too many “no thank yous” when serving chocolate--and even if they are, this is the one time of year to let go and splurge.

As a gift, chocolate makes an awesome idea. Unlike other gifts where the person’s style or color preference is important, making a purchase of chocolate is as easy as saying “gift basket”. With a basket of mixed kosher treats there is something for everyone, young and old, dark chocolate and milk chocolate lovers, truffles people or even pretzel lovers! Finding the right holiday gift is easy when you’re talking chocolate. We can put together a box of dark chocolate truffles for a romantic partner or a bag of Chanukah Gelt for your little ones to enjoy. When it comes to giving gifts you can never go wrong with chocolate! 

Chocolate’s association with wealthy and royalty has always made it a prestigious and thoughtful gift in spite of its almost commonplace presence in society today. A gift of dark chocolate kosher truffles can be a romantic gift that your special someone will enjoy or it can even be for your grandmother--that is how versatile a gift chocolate can be.

Our shop has pre-designed gift baskets that you can buy online as a way of making shopping a little bit easier, but we also can work with you on the phone or in the store to create a more customized present. All of our staff enjoys working with the public and can help you design the perfect holiday chocolate tower for your party or gift basket for an employee or friend.

Le Chocolatier is a kosher chocalaterie. Each and every one of our chocolates are completely kosher and made from the finest of ingredients that we can purchase.

Try Chocolate for Holiday Gifting!

As one holiday passes the next is upon us. The commercials have changed from witches and ghosts to Santa, Turkeys and Menorahs. Luckily, all of these holidays have one thing in common: chocolate as the perfect accessory. 

Who doesn't love chocolate? Whether as an after dinner treat on Thanksgiving or as a gift for Chanukah or Christmas, chocolate is always appreciated. Ties are hard to choose for someone else. Perfume? Forget about it. Let her choose her own. But chocolate – now there's a gift that everyone appreciates. What child doesn't light up over Chanukah Gelt, or reaching into a stocking and pulling out a bag of chocolate coins? Whether it's dark chocolate truffles for your significant other or a gift basket for your valued employees, you can't go wrong with chocolate!

Chocolate used to be the provenance of royalty. At one time in history, chocolate was more valuable than gold. Hot chocolate was the drink of preference at the Versailles court over wine and other delicacies. Today, chocolate is still the gift of preference for people all over the world. From young to old, everyone loves chocolate. We have pre-designed gift baskets for the holidays to make shopping easier for people, but we also work with clients to design individual gifts.

Our staff is extremely helpful in designing baskets with personalization in mind. We want to help you make your special someone as happy as possible this holiday season. All of our chocolates are made from the finest of ingredients and are completely kosher so they can be given to even the most religious of friends that you may have. Chocolate is our business, and we hope to make everyone happy this holiday season. Trust us with your holiday order, and we'll help you put smiles on the faces of all your loved ones.

Corporate Gifts for the Holidays

The holiday season is upon us. This is the time of year when loyalty and high performance is rewarded. In addition to holiday parties and office cheer, maybe it's time to look into corporate gifts that can be immediately and universally appreciated over the corporate desk calendar or mug. After all, how many mugs with a company logo does anyone need? Try chocolate gift baskets and see some return on the sentiment!

We try to make gift giving easy by offering a wide variety of kosher chocolates during the holiday season, from gift baskets to gift towers, from gift certificates to hand painted boxes, we have exactly what you need to show your employees how you feel about their hard work and service this year.  Whether you are creating a tower of chocolate to supply the entire office with treats or individual baskets, we can help with your order. We even have specialty items like chocolate dipped biscotti or pretzels. If you can dream it up, we've probably already made a mold!

We have Chanukah and Christmas-themed items, as well as holiday neutral chocolates that can be put together to create a great gift this season. Just call us today to put together your seasonal order. This is definitely the time of year to get started with large orders before stores sell out of your favorite items.   We know, however, that no matter which chocolate set you choose, it will be appreciated. Who doesn't love chocolate?

Why don't you try something a little different to give your office a bit of holiday cheer this season? Individual gift baskets, gift cards and large orders are sure to go over well with the office crowd. Many of our clients will purchase a large basket for the office party and watch as their employees sail through the rest of their day on a chocolate high.

All of our chocolates are kosher and freshly made. You won't find a finer chocolate in the entire city!

Chanukah Gelt, It's that Time of Year!

Chanukah Gelt is one of the most anticipated gifts given to children during Chanukah. Gelt in Yiddish stands for money and for this reason you will usually see the stories flooded with tiny purses of gold foil wrapped chocolates to be distributed to Jewish children during the eight days of Chanukah. Chocolate coins are even used to replace money in dreidel games. While these coins are usually given out by family members, it is also a nice gift that many Rabbis bestow on the children at their synagogues. Yes, this is a great time of year for Jewish children, but what about Jewish adults? Where are their coins?

Today chocolatiers make Gelt for adults, as well as, children. Who doesn't want to dive into a pile of chocolate gold during the holidays? From chocolate truffles to chocolate covered mandelbrot, Chanukah can be a delicious time for adults with a little creativity. 

Chanukah chocolate gift baskets are great gifts during this season. Because everyone has a different chocolate preference, you may wish to find a basket with a wide variety of choosing. Dark chocolates, white chocolates, and milk chocolates can all be combined within a basket. Perhaps a basket of traditional Cholov Yisroel truffles for your loved ones, or a basket of chocolate covered fruit for the office? 

Our Chanukah baskets are great sellers this time of year. From the Chocolate Menorah Lights for a smaller group basket to the large Chocolate Chanukah Celebration baskets which are great for parties we provide as much chocolate and fun as any family or community group can handle. Kids will love the chocolate dreidels of the Chanukah Dreidel Chocolate Favorite collection while the adults in your group can enjoy the truffles and chocolate dipped biscotti, and  for a more personalized holiday gift try a Carly Q Creations box.

This Chanukah think outside the gold foil and get your family some gold they'll really enjoy. Traditions last because people constantly change and adopt new ones with new memories. Find your own tradition at Le Chocolatier.

Chanukah Chocolates and History

Chanukah Gelt is one of the most beloved traditional Jewish holiday centerpieces. Historically, this “Gelt” or “Gold” has been everything from real gold to tiny personal items. This tradition began perhaps with Maimonides who wrote: “The Greeks laid their hands upon the possessions of Israel.” The Greeks stole and defiled the possessions of the Jewish people, and in doing so, they attempted to impose their culture and possessions upon us. The gold and coins were used in an ungodly manner to enslave. What Chanukah Gelt celebrates is our freedom to channel and decide what we do with wealth and to put that wealth (gold) to spiritual pursuits. This history lecture may explain the practice of giving “gelt” but how does it explain the chocolate?

One could say that one man's treasure (gold coin) is one woman's chocolate. Over the last 80 years, Gelt became something far more tasty and enjoyable – chocolate coins! In the 1920's, American candy manufacturers introduced the gold foil wrapped “coins” into the market and a new tradition began. Within a few decades, these coins became synonymous with Gelt and are a part of most American's Hannukah traditions. Now each holiday season kids and adults alike smack their lips in anticipation. Who doesn't love getting their Chanukah Gelt? 

There is always a good reason to eat chocolate. During Chanukah, there are eight good reasons to celebrate chocolate. Make each day of the holiday a different day of chocolate. Gold coins are traditional, but there are other kosher chocolates that can be a treasure to be shared. These days we've moved a little further along to create a more stylized and tastier version of the traditional gold foil wrapped Gelt. How about dark chocolate with a hint of chipotle or sea salt? Maybe even a basket of molded chocolates designed for the holiday? Be creative. Our store sells multiple holiday gift baskets for your table or as gifts to be passed along this season. 

This Chanukah, bring a little bit of variety to your treasure by giving baskets that are as colorful and variable as the people in your life.

Kosher Chocolates from Le Chocolatier Evoke Sweet Memories

My mother didn't keep a kosher home, but growing up Jewish in New York in the 1950's, I was exposed to wide array of Jewish confections. Kosher chocolates were, by far, the most desirable. Every autumn my father would bring home (and keep tucked away in his drawer) gaily decorated boxes of dark chocolate truffles and jellies, milk chocolate lollipops and coins, doling them out in small amounts to me, and no doubt much larger ones to himself, because they were so delicious. When I was old enough to visit the neighborhood chocolate shop myself, I again obtained access to these exquisitely fragrant and indescribably addictive kosher chocolates.

Since such quaint chocolate shops have gone the way of manual typewriters, I decided the time had come for me to buy chocolate on line and immediately began to search for the elusive and heavenly kosher chocolates of my youth. Much to my delight, I found a luxurious treasure trove of authentic kosher chocolates from lechocolatier.com. As glamorous and glossy as that of any European chocolate house, this Miami-based, all kosher chocolatier tempts the connoisseur with hand dipped chocolate covered fruits, liqueur truffles, dark chocolate pretzels, chocolate enrobed cookies and stunning holiday baskets.

Reviewing the prodigious selection of Rosh Hashanah chocolate from lechocolatier.com, I realized that I had finally found the perfect gift for my mother-in-law, who has explicitly instructed me not to send any more chachkies. The Rosh Hashanah Chocolate Shofar baskets, surrounded by truffles, the chocolate greeting cards and the chocolate succas are all uniquely festive gift options. Or I could break with tradition and send one of the meticulously molded artisan chocolate collections. What chocolate lover could fail to gasp with wonder at a painted chocolate animal zoo or a gleaming chocolate baby grand? And to top it all off, any of these beautiful pieces of edible art can be dusted with gold or platinum for a truly elegant veneer.

As a chocolate aficionado living in the exurbs of Miami Beach, where the chocolatiers are few and far between, I really do need to buy chocolate on line. Now that I've discovered lechocolatier.com, I can enjoy the kosher chocolates I've been missing.