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How do you pronounce "Recchiuti"? |
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Say "ri-KYOO-tee"…as in "cutie" pie. You guessed right. It's Italian. |
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Freshness, Storage & Tasting: |
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How long will my Recchiuti Confections stay fresh? |
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By the time your order gets to you, the confections are less than one week old and at their peak. If you’re able to control yourself and savor them slowly, use the following storage guidelines:
Chocolates and Pâtes de Fruits: 4 weeks in an airtight container stored at or just below room temperature. Refrigeration is not recommended.
Vanilla Bean Marshmallows: 6 weeks unopened or 2 weeks opened and stored in an airtight container.
Chocolate Bars, Desserts Sauces and Dark Hot Chocolate: Up to six months unopened. Please refer to the product packaging for additional storage information.
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Tasting |
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Serve Recchiuti Confections at room temperature. This brings out the full character and bouquet of each chocolate. We recommend pairing with still spring water. |
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Ingredients & Allergies: |
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What does “% cacao” mean? |
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This measurement indicates how sweet a chocolate is. Lower percentages mean sweeter chocolate. Technically, “% cacao” refers to the amount, by weight, of cacao bean plus cocoa butter in chocolate. The remaining weight is mostly sugar. |
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Do you make anything that is low in sugar or sugar-free? |
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Our Bittersweet Bar is only 15% sugar and our Fève Bar is less than 15% sugar. However, we do not make anything that is sugar-free. |
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Which Recchiuti products are vegan? |
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Key Lime Apples and Key Lime Pears. |
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Are any of your products milk free? |
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The following items do not contain any milk or milk products: Bittersweet Bar, Fève Bar, Key Lime Apples, Key Lime Pears, Vanilla Bean Marshmallows, Pâtes de Fruits, Burnt Caramel Almonds. |
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Which Recchiuti products contain gluten or glucose (a gluten product)? |
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Fudge Brownies, Graham Crackers, Pâtes de Fruits, Sur de Lago, Star Anise & Pink Peppercorn, Kona Coffee, Ginger Heart, Oeuf de Pâques. |
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Does your chocolate contain soy lecithin? |
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All of our chocolate products contain the emulsifier soy lecithin. |
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What if I have a nut allergy? |
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Because we use nuts in a few select chocolates, there may be nut traces in all of our chocolates. |
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Vanilla Bean Marshmallows:
Ingredients: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Egg Whites, Gelatin, Whole Vanilla Bean. |
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What are those black specks? |
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Those are vanilla bean seeds from the whole vanilla bean pod. |
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Which chocolate manufacturers/suppliers do you use in Recchiuti chocolates? |
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E. Guittard, El Rey, Scharffenberger and Valrhona. |
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Do you use Fair Trade chocolate? |
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Not at this time. |
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Are any of your products organic? |
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Not at this time. |
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Are any of your products kosher? |
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Not at this time. |
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Do you gift-wrap? |
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Sorry, we don’t provide gift-wrapping services. |
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Do you wholesale? |
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We offer wholesale pricing on chocolate bars, dessert sauces and Dark Hot Chocolate to qualified retail partners. Please e-mail us for more information. |
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Do you ship to Canada or overseas? |
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We do not ship internationally at this time. |
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Can I have my order sent via Ground Service? |
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Only non-perishable items may be sent via Ground. All Recchiuti food items require Regular (2DAY) Service or faster. |
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Will Michael Recchiuti personalize my copy of Chocolate Obsession? |
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Every copy of Chocolate Obsession you order from Recchiuti Confections is personally signed by Michael. If you’d like him inscribe something extra, just make a note of it in the Gift Message section on the checkout page. Please note that this may delay shipping by up to two weeks. |
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Where will Michael Recchiuti appear next? |
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Check out the Recchiuti Calendar or look for the latest news in our monthly e-newsletter. |
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Can I create a custom assortment? |
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Custom assortments can be created exclusively at our Ferry Building Store. We invite you to visit us there! |
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Didn’t find your question or answer here? |
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E-mail us your inquiry |
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If you’d like to share a confession, obsession or dark, chocolate thoughts, drop us a line at: info@recchiuti.com, or mail to: Recchiuti Confections (Attn: Confessions) 2565 Third St, Ste 225; San Francisco, CA 94107. |
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