Lewis and Clark.

West Africa.

October.

Twenty-five adventurers prepare camp under an Acacia tree.

"On dirait que vous avez du mal," she says, sitting at the table and tasting bits of chocolate from a small tin.

"Pardon," I mutter, she spoke so quickly. "S'il vous… Plaît parler plus lentement?"

Without looking up, she says in a midwestern American accent "I said, it looks like you're struggling."

She's right. I'm trying to build a tent that looks like it belongs on Hog ranch. I toss my stakes and head for a chair.

"Looking for the big 5?" I say.

"No, I make chocolates. Looking for the right beans. You?"

"I make clothes. Wear testing a new sun-proof fabric."

She glances at my sunburn. "You're kind of odd, aren't you?"

I politely select another truffle. "Yes, yes, I am."

Red Hat Box (No. 3955). Made by Julia Baker, an accomplished American chef (and tireless traveler) who learned her craft at famous Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. This 48-piece collection is three tiers of chocolates hidden in a red hat box. Pull the ribbon tab and reveal a spiral staircase of trays offering Caramel filled Dark Chocolate Hearts, Dark Ganache hand cuts (The Squares), Dark chocolate French Caramel Truffles, Dark Chocolate Coconut truffles and Dark Chocolate Hazelnut truffles. Made in USA.

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18 Piece Window Box (No. 4151) features an 18 piece all -dark chocolate assortment; Caramel filled Dark Chocolate Hearts and Dark Ganache hand cut squares.

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Oval Box (No. 3954). In this 16-piece collection, Julia has made ten delicious truffles and six hand-cut chocolates in the textured chocolate brown box adorned with a thick brown satin ribbon. An assortment of Caramel, Hazelnut, Coconut truffles and hand-cut chocolates: Dark Chocoloate Ganache, Raspberry, Irish Crème, and Passion Fruit. Made in USA.

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Food orders are shipped UPS 2nd Day Air, Monday through Wednesday only, with heat protection and cold packs to ensure freshness. Please note an additional shipping cost per food item of $10.