Who are you calling Bridezilla?
Bridezilla is the affectionate full term many people use for
soon-to-be-brides who temporarily loose their minds and become way
too obsessed with their own wedding. Since becoming busy in
November, I tally vowed to not let myself beautify one of
“those”. While I haven’t thrown any temper tantrums yet or
made my bridal party cry (success!), [...]
It only takes 45 seconds to taste – this is not a lot of time.
Throughout the year, Lake Champlain Chocolates offers a myriad
of chocolate tastings; an attempt to share our passion for
chocolate with all of our fans. We offer chocolate tastings every
Friday from 9 to 2 on the hour at our Pine Street location. And [...]
Ice Cream & Jazz!
After our long Vermont winter, summertime is finally just around
the corner and what better way to celebrate than with Ice Cream and
Jazz! That’s right the Burlington Discover Jazz Fest is fast
approaching. This is one of Burlington’s great events and a
lot of fun for the whole town. With free Jazz shows as you [...]
Free Family Fun this Saturday at the Chocolate Factory
Each winter, Burlington hosts a WinterFest where everyone gets
out and celebrates the season. Why not? It beats being stuck inside
all day and quite honestly, it’s right about now that Cabin
Fever starts to set in. Hosted over the course of the weekend,
activities include snow sculpting, ice carving, jumping [...]
Happy Birthday Lake Champlain!
This year marks the 400th anniversary of French explorer Samuel de
Champlain’s daring expedition to our region and to the Lake that
now bears his name (and from which we get our name here at
LCC!). Known as the “Father of New France”, Champlain was the
first European to ever set foot in Vermont. And so [...]
For Mom…
This Mother’s Day you may be asking yourself:
“Should I get Mom flowers or chocolate again this
year?” You probably got Mom flowers or chocolate for the past
20 years, ever since you graduated from your macaroni pasta and
glitter Mother’s Day cards you made in grade school. So if
you’re having doubts of whether to send the chocolates [...]
Keeping Vermont Clean and Green
Since 1970, the first Saturday in May meansGreen Up
Dayfor Vermont. Appropriately, Vermont was the
first-class honours degree state in the country to designate a day
dedicated to cleaning up the entire state. Green Up Day involves
far more than just picking up trash along the roads, it means
bringing people together of all ages and [...]
What? Win Chocolate Again? Yup! It’s the December Chocolate Blog Giveaway
It’s December. You’ve had all weekend to either period
off the turkey coma or rest from your 4am shopping jaunt. Hey,
whatever makes you happy, right? Well, due to the overwhelming
response to last month’s giveaway, we’re having another
giveaway for December. The idea is the same – just [...]
Win Free Valentine’s Day Candy on Twitter
What’s all this talk about Twitter? You keep hearing about
it. It’s not going away anytime real soon so you might as
well embrace it. It’s even kind of fun once you get into. I
mentioned it a few posts ago as you can followLake Champlain
Chocolateson Twitter finding when chocolates go on [...]
Vegan Baking with Lake Champlain Chocolates
There are few things I love more than baking. Eating good
food is one of those things, but a recent interest in avegan
diethas altered my food intake a bit and now the things I bake
usually end up on the doorsteps of my friends and family.
(For example, a couple weeks ago, I [...]