Valentine's Day Chocolate

[benjamming]

Can anyone provide insight into these chocolate companies for Valentine's Day in regards to outsourcing, quality, etc.?

Cook's Illustrated in order of preference:

Fran's Chocolates (wife enjoyed these)
Dan's Chocolates (Best Buy)
Vosges Haut-Chocolate
Neuhaus
Godiva Chocolatier
Joseph Schmidt Confections
Jacques Torres
See's Candies

Consumer Reports List (in order of preference within subcategory):
Traditional

Candina's (wife enjoyed these - she said very pretty as well)
John & Kira's
La Maison du Chocolat
Martine's
Fran's
Nonnie Waller's

Adventurous

Norman Love (wife liked)
Woodhouse
Jacques Torres
MarieBelle
Moonstruck
Charles Chocolates
Theo
Godiva
Leonidas
See's
Richart Petits
Fannie May
Lindt
Esther Price
Hershey's Pot of Gold
Russell Stover
Whitman's

 

[Pablo]

No Boehms?

 

[moribundman]

I like rum plums...

 

[Turk]

Where's Dove?? Dove is great Chocolate!

 

[Steve S]

I used to repair forklifts, 2,000 was the last year I worked ,The company I worked repaired forklifts at Guittard chocolate ,Guittard used the highest quality products the facility was always sanitary and spotless,you could eat off the floor anywhere ! Sees candy SSF used Guittard chocolate and I on occasion would go there for warranty work on their equipment. Again Sees was always spotless clean and sanitary. I eat Sees candy and Guittard chocolate with a smile on my face.

 

[Tempest]

Check out Ethel M chocolate. Plant is right here in Vegas (actually Henderson but close enough) and is very clean. The entire factory is open to glass that the public can walk by at any time. Been there a few times.