If you've noticed our chocolate bias, you know how happy we are at this store, which has the finest chocolate and candy collection in the city. Just for starters is Belgium liquor-filled chocolate; Michel Cluizel fresh butter creams from France; Joseph Schmidt's (often referred to as the "Nipples of Venus"), which are plump and dense; Jordan almonds (good ones are difficult to find); Dulce De Leche (Argentina) served over ice cream -- or as Ann Streiffer, owner with husband Rick, suggested, "Eat it with a spoon from the jar." We could go on about the 21 different colors of M&Ms or the chocolate film for your camera.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's New Orleans 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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