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J. Chocolatier, Chocolatier Jane Morris' Handmade Chocolates - Closed in Georgetown, but Open on 7th and C Street SE near Eastern Market


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My friend is the assistant chocolatier at J Chocolatier, so this is a little biased. But I really love the "drunken Buddha" chocolates - chocolates with a Bells Cherry Stout-infused ganache and a liqueur-soaked dried cherry inside. Pretty boozy and nice. The classic dark chocolate truffles are also quite tasty. They also just added a lavender-infused lemonade to their drinks menu, and plan to add a few others.

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Happened past this spot today for the first time without any connection or preconceived notions. Jane helped me and gave me a bit of the background when I showed interest. It's almost two years old but tough to spot if walking in G'Town. Just off (south of) M St on 33rd w/ direct line of sight to Georgetown Cupcakes.

Jane has a fairly narrow but consistently high-quality assortment that I really appreciate. Excellent callebaut and other chocolates used for truffles and meticulously-made hand chocolates. Cookies and no cupcakes. I had a 'cherry chocolate chip' which quite rocked--most similar to a delicious, crispy, perfectly baked chocolate chip cookie but the bit of oatmeal in this gives it a lighter crunch and love the inclusion of the cherries. The use of quality (read: no corn syrup!) chocolate gives it the perfect rich and melty factor.

Finally, points for the quality looseleaf teas Jane serves. Tea is one of my litmus tests for pastry/bakery/coffee spots. If they at least use the best bagged brands (Mighty Leaf or Two Leaves and a Bud), I know they can't be all bad. If they go beyond that to use quality looseleaf, well, that's the best. Jane offered dragonwell and a wonderful jasmine I had today.

The shop has 3 or so tables. Great, every-so-slightly-off-the-beaten-path of M St without the huge crowds the cupcakeries. I'm not sure the current mix is broad enough for long-term success but I am sure that Jane has already made it two years (no small feat in this economy), maintains a very high quality bar and that is a place worth visiting for what it offers.

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Closed according to the sign in the window.

Really sad if true. Looking back on what I'd posted a couple of years ago, seems almost sadly prophetic.

...The shop has 3 or so tables. Great, every-so-slightly-off-the-beaten-path of M St without the huge crowds the cupcakeries. I'm not sure the current mix is broad enough for long-term success but I am sure that Jane has already made it two years (no small feat in this economy), maintains a very high quality bar and that is a place worth visiting for what it offers.

The products and owner were lovely but it was worrying from a sustainability perspective since not highly visible yet so close to the main M St drag. With Georgetown Cupcake and Leopold just to the west, Dean & Deluca practically on top of it, and Baked & Wired a few blocks to the east, it was probably tough to get enough traffic into the store. Boo. :(

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According to their Facebook page, the store in Georgetown has closed, but they are moving online. However, the website isn't ready yet. They also mentioned having a pop up on Thursday, March 28 at Tabula Rasa on 731 8th St. I'm not sure of the time though.

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This shop has relocated to the space above Groovy on 7th St., SE, near Eastern Market and opposite the Hine development site.  It's a cozy bright space. I stopped in today to pick up some Valentine's chocolates.  She's generally only open on weekends but has weekday hours right around holidays.  Buy your valentine a card downstairs at Groovy and small batch chocolates upstairs  :wub: .

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