Chocolatier’s Easter Basket Brimming with Unique and Playful Chocolate Creations and Prizes for Annual Charity Easter Egg Raffle
This spring, show ‘somebunny’ special how much you care by giving the gift of a unique handmade chocolate confection from Thomas Haas Chocolates & Pâtisserie’s exclusive 2016 Easter Collection.
This year’s Easter creations include Easter Truffle Eggs, available in dark chocolate ganache with lavender, milk chocolate ganache with passion fruit and white chocolate infused with tangerine and lime flavours ($2 each); an Easter Nest, featuring an assortment of chocolate eggs and an adorable mini bunny nestled in a handcrafted chocolate nest ($29); and a Truffle Egg Box containing six assorted chocolate truffle eggs in a clear box tied with a ribbon ($14).
When it comes to bunnies, Thomas Haas is hopping with the animated “Thumper” Bunny (starting at $36, sold by weight); the Traditional Easter Bunny fashioned from milk, dark or white chocolate (starting at $24, sold by weight); and the return of “Buster” Bunny, a whimsical and delectable handmade piece of edible art made out of 22 individual pieces of chocolate and assembled with melted chocolate (small, $29; large, $49).
Other creations from Thomas Haas’ 2016 Easter Collection include:
• Easter Chocolate Boxes — Beautifully handcrafted chocolate boxes filled with an assortment of Easter truffles ($39).
• Surprise Easter Eggs — Handcrafted chocolate eggs filled with an assortment of chocolate surprises (small, two surprises, $19; medium, six surprises, $32; large, 10 to 12 surprises, $49).
• Duck Pot and Chocolate Flowerpot — These playful creations feature either a chocolate flower or duckling in a flowerpot decorated with an assortment of Easter treats ($39).
• Race Car Roadster — Fast, furious and all edible, these sweet-and-stylish roadsters are accented with chocolate wheels, racing stripes and happy-go-lucky drivers ($39).
• Thomas Haas Signature Boxes — Designed to be tiered as high as a customer would like (two pieces, $7; four pieces, $12; nine pieces, $20; two tier, 18 pieces, $35; three tier, 27 pieces, $52; four tier, 36 pieces, $66; five tier, 45 pieces, $79; six tier, 54 pieces, $95).
• Easter Stollen with Pistachios and Cherries — Inspired by Thomas Haas’ famous Christmas Stollen, this holiday delicacy is made from almonds, Sicilian pistachios and kirsch-soaked organic cherries for a true Easter treat. Each handcrafted Stollen hides a chocolate egg in the centre, symbolizing new life and the arrival of spring ($24).
Thomas Haas also offers a wide selection of Easter treats such as solid Chocolate Lollipops ($2.90 each, five for $13) and Truffle Lollipops ($2.50 each, five for $11); Easter Truffle Egg Nests (single, $2; triple, $5.80 each or four for $20); Mini Bunny Nests (single $2.5; triple, $6.50 each or four for $22); a Mini Easter Nest featuring eight Easter truffle eggs and treats nestled in Easter grass ($9.5); an Easter Nest Carton, with a dozen Easter truffle eggs in a clear egg carton nestled in Easter grass and tied with a ribbon ($18); and a Crispy Gianduja Egg, filled with sweet hazelnut crème and puffed rice ($7).
The 2016 Easter Collection will be available at the two Thomas Haas cafés in North Vancouver and Kitsilano, with a limited selection available at Whole Foods. A variety of items may also be ordered online at www.thomashaas.com.
ANNUAL CHARITY EASTER EGG RAFFLE
Thomas Haas’ annual Charitable Easter Egg Raffle is back with 20 delectable Easter prizes — including four giant Easter creations — up for grabs. Raffle tickets are $3 each or four for $10 and the draw will be held on Friday, March 25 at 2 p.m. simultaneously at both the North Vancouver and Kitsilano locations. One hundred per cent of the proceeds will be donated to Harvest Project and Make-A-Wish Foundation.
ABOUT THOMAS HAAS CHOCOLATES & PÂTISSERIE | An internationally renowned, fourth-generation pâtissier, Thomas Haas gained experience in Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe and North America before settling in Vancouver and opening his own namesake chocolaterie, patisserie and café in 2005. Haas — Vancouver Magazine’s Pastry Chef of the Year in 2011, ’13, ’14 and ’15 — uses only the finest raw ingredients sourced both locally and from around the globe and, in keeping with family custom, eschews the notion of assembly lines and mass production techniques, instead trusting in a talented team of pastry chefs and chocolatiers whose finesse and sensitivity is lovingly expressed in every hand-spun confection.
Thomas Haas products are exclusively available at both his Kitsilano and North Vancouver cafés as well as select leading hotels, retailers and restaurants across North America.
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