Hello woman's heaven, brought to you by Mr. Edward Marc, the Chocolatier and the Milkshake Factory. They have created the ultimate temptation by pairing two of the most perfect foods on earth in one sinfully sweet store.
Located at 1705 East Carson Street in the Southside, for ice cream lovers and chocolate aficionados, the Chocolate Shop and Milkshake Factory is easy to find and easier to love. While they do make some of the chocolates everyday in the store, such as the chocolate covered strawberries or the chocolate barks, most of the candies are made in their factory located in Monroeville (although it tastes as though each piece came fresh from the kitchen just a few feet away). As an added bonus, Edward Marc has a great selection of cute gifts- such as chocolate shot glasses- for every occasion.
When you first walk in, you are surrounded by chocolate, artfully displayed in gift boxes, gift bags, and for piece by piece consumption behind the glass. It's nearly overwhelming when it comes to the selection. You might not know where to start, but if you ask the helpful staff, they can guide you to some of the best pieces of chocolate you might ever have the pleasure of tasting.
If you had to pick only 3 sugar loving pieces of chocolate (and that would be painful to only choose 3), the Vanilla Salted Caramel, the Amaretto Truffle, and the Almond Toffee would be a great place to start. The little bag the friendly staff chose today had much much more to offer- a coconut milk chocolate bark, a chocolate covered oreo, a french chocolate meltaway, and chocolate covered almonds- but the 3 mentioned above where definitely standouts. The Vanilla Salted Caramel would be the top pick. It has a wonderful combination of sweet dark chocolate wrapped around silky caramel and then a hit of intense salty flavor to balance it.
The beauty of this store is that once you've hit the high note of your chocolate craving, you can waltz a little further down the aisle to the Milkshake Factory area, where you can get a delicious milkshake in 55 different flavors. The flavor of the week was Coconut Mango, which makes a delicious take on a pina colada style drink.
Ladies (and gentleman, if you are suckers for chocolate and ice cream) rejoice! Your two favorite guilty pleasures in one convenient location!
Edward Marc's Vanilla Salted Caramel on the Sugar Love Scale:
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