2 1 LoveBar chocolate is made entirely by hand in microbatches. Rachel D’Angeli and Joe Bernstein begin the process by sorting the beans, then roasting them and sorting again. 2 Once roasted and sorted, the beans are put through a cracker to separate the shell from the nib. The nib is used to make the chocolate. 3 The nibs are ground into a paste, and sugar and cocoa butter, if needed, are added. After grinding, the chocolate is tempered and poured into molds. 4 LoveBar chocolate comes in three varietals: 60, 70 and 80 percent ranges. The bars are wrapped in paper handpainted with designs by local artists.
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LoveBar, $7-$9.50 at Capogiro (117 S. 20th St. and 3925 Walnut St. locations), Shane Confectionery (110 Market St.), Milk & Honey Market (4435 Baltimore Ave.), Pennsylvania General Store (Reading Terminal Market, 51 N. 12th St.),
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