Who makes the best chocolates in St. Louis? —Laura R., St. Louis
Even if you’re not a dessert person, it’s hard to resist the allure of those TV ads showing a white-toqued chocolatier expertly whisking, swirling, and pouring silky milk chocolate in slow motion. They almost have you sprinting out the door in search of the real thing. And truly, when you savor rather than devour, just one or two expertly made pieces can satisfy—which makes the soon-to-be higher prices a little easier to swallow.
For generations of St. Louisans, Bissinger’s Handcrafted Chocolatier was the gold standard, an equal to Richart or Godiva, in many minds. In 2019, Bissinger’s name, recipes, and equipment were acquired by the Abel family, owners of Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate. Coincidentally, two years later, Dan Abel opened a Bissinger’s shop in the former Godiva space at the Saint Louis Galleria…