Since 1911, Supreme Chocolatier has made enrobed and molded chocolates in a family-owned Staten Island business founded by Greek immigrant Emmanuel Katsoris. What began with candy made on a marble slab in a small retail-store kitchen now includes the family’s Superior Confections line alongside Blum’s of San Francisco and House of Bauer chocolates. Its foiled hollow molded pieces are sealed in their own wrappers to help preserve freshness during handling and shipping.
Superior ChocolateThe Katsoris family has run this Staten Island chocolate business since 1911, when founder Emmanuel Katsoris began making candy on a marble slab after arriving from Greece. Still family-owned and operated, Superior Chocolate is known for preserving that long local tradition while producing seasonal molded chocolate for customers at home and across the country.STATEN ISLAND, NY
JoMart ChocolatesSince 1946, the Rogak family has made hand-crafted chocolates and confections at JoMart Chocolates, Brooklyn’s oldest chocolate factory. Now a third-generation candy shop, JoMart still produces fresh sweets in the family’s original tradition, with Michael Rogak using his father’s stove and grandfather’s copper kettles. The family’s small-batch, hand-cut and hand-dipped approach carries through to its classic marshmallows and custom bonbon gift boxes.BROOKLYN, NY
Watson’s ChocolatesSince two Watson brothers and their wives began making chocolates in a Kenmore soda fountain in 1946, Watson’s Chocolates has grown into a family-owned Western New York confectioner best known for its hand-crafted sponge candy. Four generations of Watsons oversee the company, whose candy makers still use the original family recipes and small-batch methods at its Tonawanda manufacturing facility. Watson’s now supplies eight regional retail shops and ships its Buffalo tradition across the country.TONAWANDA, NY
Mitchell's Fine ChocolatesSince 1939, Mitchell’s Fine Chocolates has been making handmade European-style chocolates in Cleveland Heights, including the housemade marshmallows that helped put the shop on the map. What began as a neighborhood soda fountain and sweet shop serving the adjacent Heights Arts Theatre became a third-generation business, now led by Jason and Emily Hallaman, preserving the Mitchell family’s recipes and traditions in small batches.CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH