8Richard Donnelly Fine Chocolates – Santa Cruz, California
Richard Donelly’s chocolate are well known as being … unusual.
Combining Belgian and French chocolate with lavender, cardamom, Earl Grey tea, saffron and chipotle, Richard Donelly has won the Best Artisan award at the Euro Chocolate Festival in Perugia, Italy, thanks to this innovation.
This definitely is one of the world’s best chocolatiers, and it produces 50 pounds of chocolate a day.
However, if you’re not a fan of these unusual flavors, then you should try Richard Donnelly’s white chocolate macadamia nut or honey vanilla caramel.
