Named by Chocolatier Magazine as one of the top 20 artisan chocolate makers in the United States, B.T. McElrath has also been featured in Cool Hunting, Bon Appetit, USA Today, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Better Homes & Gardens, Minnesota Monthly, Mpls/St.Paul Magazine, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

In the Star Tribune’s article “Chocolate Dreams”, food writer Rick Nelson describes B.T. McElrath artisan chocolates as “…Exquisitely designed, imaginatively flavored and crafted with a diamond-cutter’s precision, their chocolates are an extravagant blend of European-quality confections updated by a heavy dose of good-old American ingenuity.”

Television segments include Food Network’s “Best of Chocolate”, “Best of Wedding Feasts”, and Travel Channel’s “Chocolate Trip."


Twin Cities Business
Brian T. McElrath and Christine Walthour selected as "200 Minnesotans You Should Know," December 2011

Minneapolis Star Tribune
"The Taste 50" - May 26, 2011

Dessert Professional
Top Ten Chocolatiers in North America, 2010

Minnesota Monthly
Best Chocolate Truffles, 2008
Best Chocolate, 2009
Best Chocolate: Salty Dog chocolate bar, 2010

Gallo Family Vineyards Gold Medal Award "Outstanding ConfectioneryGood" 2007 (Passion Fruit Truffle)

N.A.S.F.T. (National Association of the Specialty Food Trade) “Outstanding New Product" 2001 (Epicurean Truffle Collection).

N.A.S.F.T. “Outstanding Confection” 2002 (Epicurean Truffle Collection).

City Pages “Best of the Twin Cities – Best Chocolate” 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 & 2004.

Twin Cities Food & Wine Experience
Best Chocolate Display 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007.

Taste of Chocolate Best Confection (2006 & 2007) and Best Chocolate Display (2005, 2006).
 
 

 
 
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