Toronto chocolatier Laura Slack opens shop in the Distillery District
Toronto chocolatier Laura Slack opens shop in the Distillery District
By Renée Suen | July 2, 2014
By Renée Suen | 07/02/2014
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Toronto chocolatier Laura Slack is known for her beautiful but unconventional creations (her most famous treat is a burnished chocolate skull filled with black garlic–infused caramel). After hawking her goods at fancy shops like McEwan’s and Holt Renfrew , Slack has opened Maisonette, a very charming retail store in the Distillery District. She manages to squeeze a lot of delicious stuff into the 220-square-foot space, including handmade jams from Parkdale confiturer Kitten and the Bear and loose-leaf teas from Canadian company Sloane. The highlight, though, comes in chocolate form: gleaming truffles, artfully wrapped chocolate bars and cellophane baggies stuffed with chocolate-dipped “bacon toffee.” For summertime, there are chocolate ice-cream bars and fruity ice pops, neither of which should be missed.
Maisonette, 12 Tank House Ln., maisonettedistillery.ca , @maisonettegifts
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Incredible chocolates. Very happy to see an article on here after I stumbled upon this little shop on the weekend. Great stuff!
I bought some of the skulls for a friend’s birthday and they were great.
These were the best chocloates I have ever eaten in my life. I took a box to a party… they didn’t last long. Will definitely be going back for more!