Chocolate Shops & Patisseries around Kansas City?

[dhardy123]

I will be in the Overland Park, Kansas area at the end of April and was wondering if there are any great chocolate shops and/or patisseries that I should check out while there.

Thanks In Advance!

[Kerry Beal]

Dave - was just going back through the Heartland Gathering in KC to see if I could find that out - and discovered that Christopher Elbow is there!!!!! How could I have gone there and not visited Christopher Elbow. Perhaps it was because I discovered Manifesto. I'll be giving you money - you'll be bringing me chocolates! And picking Christopher's brain on his decorating techniques and...

[Zeemanb]

Christopher Elbow for sure....and DO pick up a tin (or a case) of his drinking chocolate as well. The Spiced Venezuelan is our favorite, but you can't go wrong with anything in the shop. Oh yeah...his ice cream...unreal...

http://www.elbowchocolates.com/

Natasha's Mulberry & Mott is a place you'll want to visit while in OP...

http://www.natashasmulberryandmott.com/home.html

If you happen to make it to the Downtown/River Market area, Bloom Baking Co. has great stuff...can't find a website for them, but they are on Facebook. For breads, Fervere is mighty awesome...

http://www.fervere.com/

Those are the major players that come to mind right now, but definitely feel free to reach out via PM or email if you have any specific questions as far as edibles of any kind while you're in town!

[prasantrin]

Dave - was just going back through the Heartland Gathering in KC to see if I could find that out - and discovered that Christopher Elbow is there!!!!! How could I have gone there and not visited Christopher Elbow. Perhaps it was because I discovered Manifesto. I'll be giving you money - you'll be bringing me chocolates! And picking Christopher's brain on his decorating techniques and...

You didn't go to Christopher Elbow because you were busy preparing for the Saturday dinner, but Marmish and I went! And my mother, but she stayed in the car.

I really liked the chocolates I bought there (only 4 or 8, can't remember now). His salted caramel is one of my all-time favourites.

eta--not chocolate or a patisserie, but I really liked Foo's Fabulous Frozen Custard. I went twice. Or maybe three times.

Edited March 19, 2012 by prasantrin (log)