Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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PHOTOGRAPH BY DARREN PELLEGRINO NSHOREMAG.COM 90 AUGUST 2018 indulge C H O C O L A T E EDITORS' CHOICE HARBOR SWEETS, SALEM STANDOUT QUALITIES: A love of traditional chocolate making produces classics, like the Sweet Sloops—almond buttercrunch toffee covered with white chocolate, then hand-dipped in rich dark chocolate and crushed pecans—that have long been Harbor Sweets' calling card. WHAT'S UNIQUE: Newer chocolate lines like Salt & Ayre bring more exotic flavors with ingredients like Thai ginger sea salt and chipotle salt. Small- batch chocolates incorporate local honey while directing some of the profits toward honeybee protection. WHAT'S NEW: Owner Phyllis LeBlanc bought area company Cocoa Santé last year, adding the organic and Fair Trade line of hot cocoa mixes to her chocolate line. 85 Leavitt St., Salem, 800-243-2115, harborsweets.com READERS' CHOICE WINFREY'S FUDGE & CHOCOLATES, ROWLEY STANDOUT QUALITIES: A North Shore institution since 1979, Winfrey's Fudge is still as crowd-pleasing as ever, with a vast selection of candies and chocolate. 40 Newburyport Turnpike, 978-948-7448, winfreys.com Harbor Sweets