Must Haves ??? Marie Belle Dark Obsessions Chocolate Rose Tea
Shopping in Soho on a warm sunny day is wonderful. The sidewalks are crowded with people from everywhere. Vendors busy themselves selling goods ranging from beautiful art and jewelry to incense and used shoes. The streets are always packed with an intriguing mix of taxis aspiring to speed through and cars sauntering slowly trying to be seen. Shops, caf??s and art galleries all share claims to this turf and, somehow, they all belong. On a warm spring day, I wake up early and head downtown to spend my day eating, shopping, strolling and watching. On a day like this, there???s simply nothing better to do in New York.
One of my favorite places to stop in for an afternoon treat is Marie Belle???s chocolate shop on Broome Street. Old wooden shelving and bright blue walls welcome you in along with a virtual chocolate paradise of candies, cookies and accessories. The surroundings are sophisticated and old world while the chocolates and other treats are salivatingly good. There???s the Cacao Bar in back where I always collapse and reenergize with a hot chocolate and cookies.
Perhaps the best part is Marie Belle also makes their own coffees and teas with sensual names like Scent of Night and Blooming Heavens. My personal favorite is the Dark Obsessions Chocolate Rose tea. This is the best chocolate tea I???ve tasted yet with a strong chocolate flavor and aromatic hints of rose. I often drink it instead of dessert. All of the teas come in gorgeous blue and brown tins which I use to stash pens and other sundries when it???s empty. If you are still agonizing over what to get your mother for next Sunday, then I highly recommend some tea from Marie Belle. She???ll love it.
* If you live in New York City, Marie Belle is located at 484 Broome Street
*For those of you who don???t live in the New York City, Marie Belle is also online at mariebelle.com.
