Intrigue Chocolate’s Health Care-Package is off to a great start! We have generated enough funds to send out another 4 of these care packages; that makes 7 total!

However, although we have 4 to send out we have only 3 nominees at the moment! Who is on the front line that you would like to nominate?

If you are new to the concept of what we are offering in the “Health Care-Package”, here’s the gist: Our customers are adding a little bit extra to their online orders to put money into a fund that supports our first-response community by sending a gift of comforting chocolate for them and/or their family. We are taking nominations - an easy way to nominate someone is to email Karl@IntrigueChocolate.com, or as a message on Facebook, Instagram, or respond in the comments to this blog.

We have received a lot of positive feedback about the effort. You can read more and participate by going here: Intrigue Chocolate’s Health Care-Package

FAQ: Can I send chocolate to a specific first-responder?
Answer: Yes! Place the online order like usual and make their address the shipping address. Be sure to include a note to them in the “special instructions” field during checkout. Put a few extra dollars in the fund if you would like to help a randomly chosen first-responder receive a gift.

FAQ: Can I contribute and nominate someone?
Answer: Yes! The contribution will go into a fund and a nominee is selected *at random*. If you would like a specific first-responder to receive your gift, simply place the order on the shopping care normally and include their address and your note in checkout.

FAQ: What’s in the Health Care-Package?
Answer: $30 worth of chocolate (a mix of cocoa, chocolate bars, and snacking chocolate). The other $10 covers shipping costs.

Here are inspiring testimonials we’ve received. Names have been removed for privacy:

“[Doctor] is one of the most selfless and thoughtful doctors I've known. She has been doing home visits for critical patients instead of having them compromise their SD and immune by going in public. She has also been spending her personal time delivering supplies to clients in need all over the PNW. She is amazing!

“This is so cool, Thank you for doing this for Healthcare workers putting their lives at risk to help us in this time of need. =) “

“[Nurse] is a Cardiovascular ICU Registered Nurse in San Francisco. He's been definitely working on the front lines and if he gets chosen to receive a care package that would just be wonderful way to show a little appreciation for the enormous role he is playing every time he goes to work.”

“[Nurse], an ICU nurse working in the Covid unit at St. Joe's, Ann Arbor, MI. Among other things, [Nurse]'s job involves rapidly getting non ICU nurses up to speed as they bring nurses from other units in. He's was also tasked early on with figuring out how to rig up supplies in short supply. [Nurse] is working a county over from Detroit, one of the hardest hit areas in the country, and cases have been rapidly spreading out from there. [Nurse] also has a 5-year old and an 8-year old at home.”

“Nominating [PA]! (My sister) works in urgent care as a physician’s assistant. She as hard worker and helps others whenever they need her. ”

Thank you for everyone’s support! Participate in helping our first responders here: Intrigue Chocolate’s Health Care-Package

We are so excited to be offering you a 12 pc box from Intrigue Chocolate this Valentines Day! Order your box online here!

Andrea Terrinzio from Dolcetta Sweets has agreed to help us achieve this goal in her production space located in SODO. Andrea and Aaron have a long history of making chocolate in shared spaces, going back all the way to 2007 when both were making ganache in a shared space in Lower Queen Anne.

There is a limited number of boxes we can produce. We recommend pre-ordering a box from our website for shipping and delivery by going here: [link]. All orders will be shipped out on the 10th of February to arrive the 11th, 12th, or at latest the 13th of February.

Whatever is not pre-sold and shipped will be available in both retail locations for that week of Valentines, Friday the 7th through Sunday the 16th. There are no customer flavor assortments. Flavors will be a collection of our most popular from our 14 years of experience:

Every day we have guests come in to request the truffle boxes, and we’ve received a lot of support and encouragement to bring them back via social media channels. Thank you for bearing with us while we work out a solution - the best way you can help us accomplish this goal is by pre-ordering a box for your someone special  today!

This is the final week of our truffle kitchen space. We’ve been here for 10 years.

But don’t worry, we are still very much in business!

The short of the story is, when the viaduct came down our building was purchased for its new waterfront real estate value. The new owners decided not to renew leases, so for the past 8 months we’ve been envisioning the future of Intrigue without a kitchen to prepare what we sold in our retail stores.

Unfortunately, the truffles were too complicated to survive the changes, and last July we announced we were sunsetting the truffle line. We hope to bring them back for seasonal occasions.

Intrigue Chocolate is about exploration of flavor through the medium of chocolate. We moved production to the Tasting Bar in Pioneer Square where you can now see Aaron making chocolate from the bean first hand, and try our new Snacking Chocolate that continues our mission. You can read more about the building sale, viaduct closure, and loss of lease here.

Thank you for 10 wonderful years in this space! Some of you will remember walking up the stairs and down the strange hallway to visit us in the kitchen. It was an era we love to remember, and we are so grateful for your support.

If you have mail to send, please send to the Tasting Bar:

157 S Jackson St
Seattle WA 98104