Valentine's Day--hearts, flowers, roses and chocolate. Ah, chocolate. Certainly my favorite food group. And the best place to indulge that craving is by heading over to Sweet Paradise in Wailea.
Owner Melanie Boudar opened this shop last June in Wailea Gateway Place. Once you walk in the door you will recognize that this is no ordinary store. Bright red walls, red carpets, and a piano greet you. But for me, it's straight to the chocolate display cases. They are dazzling and it's no surprise since Melanie actually spent 30 years as a diamond and gemstone buyer. Eventually her lifelong love of chocolate won out and now we all benefit from that. Just imagine the best chocolate in the world blended with the tropical flavors of the Hawaiian Islands.
Who wouldn't melt opening a box of Valentine's chocolates that look like these? Each is a work of art. You may wonder how chocolate will survive in our 80 degree temperatures--but I never give that a second thought--since mine just never seem to last that long! The chocolate is amazing and the choices almost unlimited. My favorite is the special Island-themed box of seven chocolates--coconut creme brulee, Kona coffee, macadamia nut, lilikoi silk, mango ginger, pineapple starfruit and island spice.
Sweet Paradise is located at 34 Wailea Gateway Place (the corner of Pi'ilani Highway and Wailea Iki Drive) in Wailea. You can call them at 808.661.4764 or order online at www.sweetparadisechocolate.com.
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