My friend Sara received a huge amount of Jacques Torres chocolate during the holidays and was sweet enough to share them with us. Lon and I are generally big fans of Jacques Torres. I've had cookies, hot chocolate, and other chocolate coated goodies, always a great treat. My friend Angie is a huge fan of the cookie mixes he sells and I love the atmosphere at the Hudson Street location. Jacques Torres

We're now half way through the box of assorted chocolates and are surprised to find that we're not impressed. The chocolates aren't bad, just not that good either, and definitely not worth $55 per box. We're also surprised at the lack of attention to detail. Several of the chocolates don't even match the pictures with the name and description. Either designs have blurred or just faded.

While I wouldn't recommend this product, I still recommend checking out one of his stores. Lots of the stuff is really good.