The Secret Chocolatier

08/12/2026

It's that time of year again...📚✏️ (or as our 15yo says.. UGHHH NOT SCHOOL)

The store shelves are filling with notebooks, fresh pencils, and backpacks, and before long those school bells will be ringing.

We couldn't resist getting into the spirit with these Back-to-School brownie pops! 🍎🍫 Complete with pencils, apples, a little science, math, and all the colorful fun that comes with a new school year.

Whether you're checking off school supply lists, squeezing in one last family adventure, or simply enjoying these final days of summer, we hope they're filled with sweet memories.

We'll be cheering on students, teachers, and parents as a new school year gets closer!

❤️ The Secret Chocolatier

08/01/2026

How's your summer been? Hot? Humid? We understand.

Chocolate and summer have always had a bit of a complicated relationship. Melted chocolate is still delicious... but it's rarely what we intended. (We're looking forward to the return of drinking chocolate this fall.)

Until then, we've been spending our time where we do our best thinking: in the kitchen. Experimenting. Tasting. Tweaking. Maybe sneaking "just one more" sample.

One of those experiments became something we couldn't stop reaching for.

☀️ Meet LemonRazz.

That's what the kitchen started calling our newest bon bon, and the name just stuck.

Inside is a bright lemon ganache layered with vibrant raspberry jam. Outside, the shell is hand-painted in sunny yellow and raspberry pink, giving you a little hint of what's waiting inside.

Sweet. Tart. Creamy. Bright.

Just the sort of chocolate we want to enjoy on a warm summer afternoon.
Available now while the season lasts (in-store or in our Seasonal Box online.) 🍋🩷

07/07/2026

🍫 Happy World Chocolate Day! 🍫

What better day to announce our newest chocolate-making experience…

✨ Introducing our NEW Bon Bon Making Class! ✨

If you’ve ever admired a beautiful artisan bon bon and wondered how those vibrant colors, glossy shells, and silky centers come together, now you can experience the process yourself.

Join Chef Katie for this hands-on class where you’ll decorate molds with colorful cocoa butter, cast your own chocolate shells, choose from a selection of artisan fillings, and create a beautiful assortment of handcrafted bon bons to take home. Along the way, you’ll enjoy live demonstrations, learn professional techniques, and discover the artistry behind one of our favorite confections.

Whether you’re looking for a unique date, a fun afternoon with friends, or simply love chocolate, we’d love to create with you.

📅 Our first two classes are now open!
• Saturday, July 18, 2026 • 2:00 PM
• Saturday, September 26, 2026 • 2:00 PM

Reserve your seat here:
https://thesecretchocolatier.com/products/bon-bon-making

From our family to yours, thank you for supporting artisan chocolate and Happy World Chocolate Day! ❤️🍫

05/24/2026

Something sweet is in the works…

This week we had a test run of our NEW hands-on BonBon Class!

Participants create their own bonbons from start to finish — learning the process, getting creative, and tasting their handcrafted chocolates at the end.

We’re refining the details and can’t wait to officially introduce this class to our community.

Would you join us for a bonbon-making experience? 🍫✨

05/21/2026

Join us on Thursday, May 30 at 1pm for a special Chocolate Bark Making Class with a wine-tasting twist!

We’re teaming up with our friends at PRP Wine for an upgraded hands-on chocolate experience. You’ll create your own custom chocolate bark, enjoy a guided wine tasting, and leave with something sweet to take home.

PRP Wine will also be gifting each participant a bottle to enjoy after class.

Spots are limited. To reserve your seat, please call Sarah, PRP Wine Manager, at 941-526-2046.

Chocolate, wine, and a creative afternoon? Yes, please. 🍫🍷

05/19/2026

Graduation season is here, and we’ve been making a few sweet treats to help celebrate the Class of 2026.

Chocolate-covered graham cracker graduation caps, diploma pops, gift boxes, and little extras all make easy gifts for the grads in your life.

And don’t forget the teachers, too. A small thank-you can go a long way after a full school year of showing up, guiding, encouraging, and helping these kids get to the next step.

Stop by the shop or order ahead and we’ll help you put something together.

05/09/2026

A very Happy Mother’s Day to those who raise us, support us, and help shape who we become. ❤️

Robin and Logan in our kitchen in 2011… and together again today at the Mashup Market in 2026. Time moves fast, but some bonds only grow deeper with it.

If you’re out enjoying the day, come visit us at the Mashup Market from 1pm–5pm. We’d love to see you.

05/08/2026

05/02/2026

Mother’s Day is getting close, and our shipping window is almost closed.

We’ve been filling the shop with truffles, caramels, bonbons, gift baskets, and the kind of small sweet things that make a gift feel cared for without getting too complicated.

Last day to order for shipping is 5/3. Pre-orders for local pickups available.

Shop Mother’s Day gifts:
https://thesecretchocolatier.com/collections/mothers-day

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04/30/2026

A little Mother’s Day teaser from the shop.

This year we’re adding handmade rope bowls from Gabrielle of Ginger and Juniper, , a local maker who creates all sorts of lovely handcrafted goods. She’s also the organizer behind the Mashup Markets we attend, so this feels like one of those nice full-circle small business moments.

The bowls are available now in-store, and by special request for online or phone orders. We can build a gift basket for you, or you can pick a bowl and fill it yourself with chocolates, tea, truffles, barks, or whatever sweet little things feel right.

We’re starting with Mother’s Day, but the larger idea is to keep growing this into a women-owned small business collection going forward.

Small shops helping small shops. That’s the good stuff.

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