Chocolate addict, chocolate obsessed, chocoholic - we all have someone in our lives who loves chocolate. Be it your mom, best friend, or co-worker, those who are chocolate aficionados tend to make themselves known. Instead of getting them the same sad box of chocolates they receive birthday after birthday, this time you can make their year ahead even more memorable with a gift box of luxury Italian chocolates.
Italian chocolate is an experience like no other, and a gourmet food box from Tasty Ribbon is the easiest way to bring the essence of Italy right to their doorstep. Our Decadent Chocolate collection features the finest in Italian confections from artisans that represent our native country and home, including Vestri, an innovative and family run artisan originating from Tuscany’s “chocolate valley” and works of chocolatiering from T’a, housed in Milan and started by brothers Tancredi and Alberto Alemagna.
Our gift boxes come sleekly packaged for the ultimate birthday surprise and include a handwritten note with a special message. And if you can’t be there on their special day, we make it easy to select and deliver the most indulgent box of Italian chocolate treasures they’ll ever receive, straight to their doorstep.
For the Chocolate Lover with a Sophisticated Palate
Great flavors really do come in small boxes, and this selection is the proof! Give your chocolate lover the luxurious birthday gift they deserve with these melt-in-your-mouth delights: assorted chocolate pralines, pistachio and hazelnut bars and cremino gianduja ingot. Perfect for something sweet and special along with an evening cup of tea or coffee or paired with a glass of dessert wine - they’ll definitely be hiding these decadent birthday treats from the kids!
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Gianduia “Cremino" Ingot
Gold bars as a birthday gift? Yes, please! The gianduiotto is chocolate originally from northern Italy that is shaped into small slabs wrapped in gold, or ingots. Delicate gianduia ingot layered in three types of chocolate: milk, white, and dark. The perfect combination to enhance all the notes of chocolate.
Assorted Chocolate Pralines
Vestri has pulled all the stops with this box of pure delight. Your loved one can look forward to classics like chocolate truffles, orange slices dipped in chocolate, mini cremini, dark chocolate gianduiotti, plus more adventurous flavors like chilli pepper, pink pepper praline, and more. The perfect little companion with an after dinner digestif, these bite sized beauties are a happy ending to any birthday fairy tale.
Milk Chocolate Bar with Piedmont Hazelnut Filling
Size doesn’t matter in this flavor-packed punch. Combining the finest milk chocolate with crunchy roasted locally sourced hazelnuts from Piedmont in northwest Italy, this gourmet bar is a must-have essential in every bag, backpack, or purse for all of your loved one’s chocolate emergencies.
Dark Chocolate Bar with Pistachio Filling
For something a little off the beaten path, this dark chocolate bar filled with mouthwatering pistachios sourced locally from Sicily is a must try. T’a Milano embraces both the traditional and the innovative with this sweet little snack, which is great when paired with an afternoon cup of coffee or as a nightcap on their special day.
Best Chocolate Gift Box for the Life of the Party
If your friend is the first person on the dance floor and the last to leave the shindig, this box of nutty luxuries is a top choice. From decadent coffee beans, hazelnuts covered in milk chocolate, vanilla and chocolate cookies, mini cones, and even a nutty chocolate cigar, this classic combo of nuts and Italian chocolate is a gift as unique as they are and the perfect present to keep the celebration going even after their special day has come to an end.
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Assorted Chocolate Pralines
Vestri has done it again. Classics like chocolate truffles, orange slices dipped in chocolate, mini cremini, dark chocolate gianduiotti, and more. For the more adventurous palate, try the chili or pink pepper pralines. Perfect with hot beverages, dessert wines, or all on their own.
Hazelnut Gianduja Chocolate Cigar
Nougatine truffle chocolate cigar, filled with cocoa paste and gianduja, covered by a double layer of milk chocolate and 56% dark chocolate. Enriched with caramel pieces, the filling is reminiscent of the crunchiness of caramelized hazelnut nougatine. Cut into slices and share like a birthday cake or pair with a glass of smoked whiskey for the ultimate birthday indulgence.
Coffee Bean Dragées
Coffee beans dipped in 36% milk chocolate. The perfect pick-me-up for the day after a birthday. Enough said.
Hazelnuts Dipped in Milk Chocolate
Locally sourced Piedmont hazelnuts dipped in 36% milk chocolate. Decadent, moreish, and utterly delicious, these T’a Milano chocolate spheres are a beautiful end to any meal. Plus, hazelnuts are packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, so they’re technically healthy, right?
"Volcano" Vanilla Cookies
As the name suggests, these cookies are a birthday explosion of flavor with lava drops of dark chocolate surrounded by vanilla biscuit. T’a Milano treats are strictly handmade, designed to turn every moment from breakfast to snack time into an experience. Grand Cru cocoa, flour, and mountain butter, combined with carefully selected raw ingredients, make every T’a cookie an occasion to celebrate.
Dark Chocolate Bar with Pistachio Filling
The most coveted pistachios in the world come from Sicily, and T’a Milano sources them locally for this bar. A dessert as creative and unique as your friend, the nutty pistachios and smooth creamy chocolate are a match made in heaven, and a party in your mouth!
Milk Chocolate Mini Cone
Milk chocolate spheres with a creamy heart in a delicate hazelnut wafer cone, this delicacy delights from the outside in. Enjoy with espresso for a morning-after the party pick-me-up or savor with red wine for a nightcap at the end of a long day.
Best Chocolate Birthday Gift for a Bigwig
What do you give the chocolate lover who has everything? More chocolate, of course. Overflowing with the cream of the crop, this gift box showcases an assortment of truffles, spreads, pralines, bars, and more from Italy’s finest chocolatiers. Better than any birthday cake and designed to impress, you’ll be the first person considered for that promotion in no time.
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Gianduia “Cremino" Ingot
Created in the first half of the 19th century, cremino is a delicate gianduia layered in three notes of chocolate: milk, white, and dark. A more harmonious way to sing “Happy Birthday”.
Assorted Chocolate Pralines
The entire office will gather around to enjoy these mini delights. Classic chocolate truffles, chocolate dipped orange slices, mini cremini, and more. This delectable assortment of praline chocolates will be the talk around the water cooler for weeks to come.
Milk Chocolate Bar with Tangerine Filling
Size doesn’t matter in this flavor-packed punch. T’a Milano combines the finest chocolate with locally sourced tangerines from Palermo. One bite of this Italian delicacy and your boss will be instantly transported to Italy - no PTO needed.
Milk Chocolate Mini Cone
Creativity without limits! This innovative mini chocolate cone gives your boss an excuse for a sweet and delicious break any time of day. Milk chocolate spheres with a creamy heart in a delicate hazelnut wafer cone, this delicacy delights from the outside in. A shining example of the creativity and finesse of T’a Milano chocolate artisans.
Hazelnut Gianduja Chocolate Cigar
Nougatine truffle chocolate cigar, filled with cocoa paste and gianduja, covered by a double layer of milk chocolate and 56% dark chocolate. Enriched with caramel pieces, the filling is reminiscent of the crunchiness of caramelized hazelnut nougatine. Perfect for that 3pm energy slump, or to save and share at happy hour.
Perle Di Toscana
Each one of these praline truffles is as indulgent as they are unique. Chocolate, pistachio, hazelnut, and almond, your boss will be eating these one after another - they’re too good to share! A simple luxury that makes life a little sweeter.
For the Chocolate Lover who Loves Pistachio
This box is for the chocolate lover who also has a taste for pistachio. The dark and white chocolate bars will appease their love for chocolate while the cone and spread will further please their love for pistachio.
A complex mixture of sweet, savory, and earthy flavors, this unassuming nut really sings when paired with Italian chocolate and delights the taste buds in the form of a velvety spread. Perfect for anyone with a refined sense of taste or as a cure for those afflicted with pistachio madness.
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Pistachio Spread “La Golosa”
La Golosa is Italian for “glutton,” and what better time for gluttony than a birthday? Eat it straight from the jar or - if you have the restraint - spread on crackers, toast, biscuits and more. Fragrant and delicious, its thick and luscious consistency takes the flavor of pistachio to new heights and is a truly luxurious birthday indulgence.
Pistachio Mini Cone
I scream, you scream, we all scream for pistachio cream! These innovative mini chocolate cones give your chocolate-lover an excuse for a sweet and delicious break long after their birthday is over. White chocolate spheres with a creamy pistachio heart in a delicate hazelnut wafer cone, this delicacy delights from the outside in. A perfect example of the creativity and finesse of T’a Milano chocolate artisans, each cone is perfectly balanced, creating taste sensations that last long after they melt in your mouth.
White Chocolate Bar with Pistachio
A unique and emotional taste experience. In this timeless chocolate bar by Vestri, white chocolate and pistachios are melted together to create the most decadent texture and taste. One bite at a time, this bar will conquer any chocolate lover, making it a top birthday gift for the pistachio-lover that enjoys refined and elegant flavors.
Dark Chocolate Bar with Pistachio Filling
Pistachios from Sicily are known as some of the best in the world, so if you can’t afford to send your chocolate-lover to Italy for their birthday, this might be the next best thing. Go on a journey with T’a Milano as they combine the finest chocolate with locally sourced pistachios from Sicily.
No matter the occasion, a box of specially curated Italian chocolates from Tasty Ribbon is designed to impress any chocolate lover in your life, allowing you to gift thoughtfully but with none of the hassle. Not sure if chocolate is the right way to go? For more birthday gift ideas, check out all of our curated Italian specialties or create your own box.
