Beth’s Chocolate

Beth’s Chocolate is a Newton artisan chocolate business run by Beth Kirsch, a French-trained Master Chocolatier. She makes bonbons, bars and barks by hand in small batches using high-quality French chocolate and fresh ingredients such as home-roasted espresso beans, mint leaves, Madagascar vanilla, roasted nuts, wine, liqueurs, tea and homemade fruit purees, with no preservatives. Flavors range from Cool Mint and Mojito to Salted Dark Caramel and Cashew Cranberry Bark.

Kirsch came to chocolate after a career producing children’s television, including the PBS literacy series Between the Lions, which earned her three Emmy Awards. Her interest started with a disappointing attempt at a Paris Eiffel Tower mold, led to classes, and eventually to the Valrhona Master Chocolatier program at l’Ecole du Grand Chocolat in France. Beyond retail chocolates, she leads private classes, tastings and custom chocolate events in person and online.

What to Know

• Her chocolates have won more than a dozen awards, including six International Chocolate Awards and three Academy of Chocolate awards.
• Gold-winning bonbons include Pomegranate and Single Malt Whisky.
• Private classes for 1 to 8 people run two to three hours and can cover single-origin tastings or tempering.
• Chocolate events suit corporate team building, client and employee appreciation and family gatherings, and corporate gifts and wedding favors are also available.
• The business has been featured twice in The Boston Globe’s Food section and in Edible Boston.