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Lindsay William-Ross, VanCityBuzz Senior Editor, released her list of Best Independent Chocolate Shops in Vancouver and we made the list! We are working hard to put Kerrisdale on the map, proving there are great things to discover outside the downtown core.  

Elizabeth Newton recently launched her new Creators Vancouver series, profiling Geoseph Domenichiello. Its the convergence of real-life and chocolate-making. Find out more about Gem Chocolates and our personal connection to Canadian heroine, Laura Secord.  

For this year's festival, we're making four creative hot chocolates, one to be served each week of the festival that runs January 17 - February 14. In addition to all drinking hot chocolate, customers can win prizes!  Social Media Photo Contest: Regardless of flavour, all drinks are guaranteed to be deliciously photogenic, and in that light, festival goers are invited to enter photos of their drinks to an online contest that could earn the lucky winner a set of gift certificates from all participating vendors. It's a $500+ value and a great way to extend the Festival throughout the year.  Photo...

A recent study published in the journal, Nature Neuroscience, adds further evidence to previous studies on seniors who drink a cup of hot chocolate daily boosted their memory and cognitive processing. To read a recent article published in the New York Times on the study's findings, click on this link.

Happy Halloween! Treat yourself and friends to some Cyborg Eyeballs.   Enjoy your Halloween from Gem Chocolates!