Venchi

In 1878, 20 year-old Silviano Venchi bought two bronze cauldrons and opened a chocolate shop on Via degli Artisti in the Italian city of Turin. Endlessly innovative, passionate, and meticulous, he quickly attracted a loyal following of chocolate lovers, and his creations – including Nougatine, chocolate mixed with chopped and caramelized Piedmont hazelnuts and coated in extra-dark chocolate – became the stuff of legend.

Dubbed “the most elegant chocolate shop in Piedmont,” Venchi today has more than 350 varieties of chocolate, 90 gelato flavors, and more than 130 shops in 70 countries and counting. Only the highest-quality ingredients and old-world techniques go into Venchi’s signature creations, many of which are still made according to Silviano’s original recipes. One taste of their iconic hazelnut Gianduiotto, three-layer Cremino, or rich & creamy gelato and you’ll understand what put Venchi on the map – and now it’s all shipping nationwide!