Who doesn’t love chocolate? I know I always have! It started with chocolate peanut butter cups. Then I couldn’t get enough of the caramel-filled chocolates. Almost three decades later, I learned to love and eat them all. So you can imagine my delight that 2011 marks the 30th anniversary of the local factory, Ethel M Chocolates. [...]
July 27, 2011 | Posted in
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For years, the chocolate caramel cream egg was the one treat I looked forward to every Easter season. Until now. I had the pleasure of sampling Ethel’s Egg Collections yesterday and I have to say, the milk chocolate strawberry truffle egg blows my childhood favorite out the water. This truffle is so delicious, it inspires [...]
March 10, 2010 | Posted in
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It’s hard to visit places that are free these days, let alone romantic. So you can only imagine how happyI was to hear that the Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Desert Botanical Gardens was going to do something to celebrate Valentine’s Day. If you’re a fan of Ethel’s cactus garden holiday lights display, then this is [...]
January 27, 2010 | Posted in
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If there’s one thing you need to see during the holiday season, you have to check out Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Botanical Cactus Gardens. Yesterday, Ethel M held its 16th annual holiday cactus lighting. The countdown to the light display literally felt like New Year’s Eve. The moment all of the lights came on, [...]
November 18, 2009 | Posted in
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Whoever thought of combining peanut butter and jelly was a genius. But beer and chocolate? Now that’s just taking flavor mixing to a whole different level! Beer chocolates, ethel’s newest collection, combine two of our longtime favorites. The beer chocolates come in three distinct flavors: The first piece is a dark ale ganache with flavors of smoky chipotle [...]
September 9, 2009 | Posted in
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Whoever told you Las Vegas is “just desert” couldn’t be any more wrong. From wildflowers and waterfalls to unusual cacti and lush foliage, these are just a few of the things you can see on your trip to Vegas. On the Strip The Bellagio Conservatory offers free seasonal exhibits including Chinese New Year, Spring Celebration, [...]
June 2, 2009 | Posted in
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