Wailea Chocolate Boutique

Our Wailea , Maui Chocolate Boutique will finally open in time for Mother's Day. This has been a nine month process from the day we signed our lease. Doing business in Hawaii is not easy. Our "offical" grand opening party will be June 16th in conjunction with the Wailea film festival.
We are located in the new Wailea Gateway shopping center at the end of the Pii'lani Hwy where it turns into Wailea Ike Drive and drops down into the resort. Our hours are 10am-7PM, 7 days a week.
In addition to our signature tropical chocolate truffles we feature Tropical Dreams Ice Cream and Sorbets from the Big Island.Cool off on your way back from Big Beach in our airconditioned chocolate paradise. www.sweetparadisechocolate.com

Award Winning Hawaii Chocolatier adds Sweet Luxury to Maui

Award Winning Hawaii Chocolatier adds Sweet Luxury to Maui



Lahaina, Maui Oct 9th, 2010

Sweet Paradise Chocolatier, an artisan chocolate company owned by Melanie Boudar with a retail location in Kailua, Oahu is expanding its horizons to Maui.

The company has relocated its production kitchen from the Big Island of Hawaii to the Lahaina Design Center in West Maui due to open mid October. It will be an open concept kitchen where customers can order a handmade hot chocolate or 100% Hawaiian drip/French press coffee, and sit and watch the artisan chocolates being made. You may also purchase a guided tasting flight of world origin chocolates including Hawaii grown chocolate.

Customers can purchase fresh take home boxes of chocolates direct from the kitchen showcase which will tempt you with its myriad of colors ,textures and flavors such as Coconut Curry, Lilikoi Silk, Mango Mojito, Cappucino Tiramisu Lime in the Coconut, Lemon Basil with Pink Peppercorn or Wasbe Ginger Sesame. Melanie creates over 40 unique and tropical flavor truffles and confections, whose hand painted artistry looks like edible gems, and is made with premium dark , milk and white chocolates.

Melanie chose the Lahaina Design Center after meeting award- winning kitchen designer Rick Cowan of Archipelago Maui. Archipelago built out the unique commercial kitchen for Sweet Paradise Chocolatier which looks more like a TV set from the Food Network than an industrial kitchen. The Lahaina Design Center and Sweet Paradise Chocolatier plan to host various chocolate and cooking classes plus foodie events in the new space.

Sweet Paradise Chocolatier has also signed a lease with the new Wailea Gateway Center, Piilani Hwy at Wailea Ike Dr and will join other fine retailers and restaurants like Merrimans, Pita Paradise and Waterlily Boutique in that location. The store is scheduled to open in time for Xmas and will also feature Tropical Dreams Premium Ice Cream, Gelato and Sorbets, made on the Big Island . In her signature style Melanie has designed the store interior to showcase the world origins of fine chocolate from the colorful cocoa pods produced by the tree to finished bars and confections. The store will feature a life size replica of a cacao tree created by artist Elizabeth Miller of Volcano.

Melanie has won numerous awards for her chocolate artistry including the Coveted Judges Choice award 3 years running at the Kona Chocolate Festival, Kailua Chamber of Commerce’s best new Business in 2009 , 2010 Talk of the Town Customer Service award, and The Edible Hawaiian Islands Magazine Local Hero Food Artisan award in 2010.



More information contact: Melanie Boudar Hawaiichocolate@gmail.com

Or (808) 557-5358 www.sweetparadisechocolate.com



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Lahaina Maui Chocolate Kitchen

Our Lahaina, Maui Chocolate kitchen is under construction with a mid October target date to be up and running (which means a party!) The kitchen is located at 75 Kupuohi St, in the Lahaina Industrial area, Its inside the Lahaina Design Center, home of Archipelago Hawaii, kitchen designer Rick Cowan, Davis Tile and Marble and At Home Home Theatre.We can't wait to get some chocolate working in this beautiful kitchen. We will have a walk in retail showcase where you can purchase fresh chocolates.
Umm I'm already going thru my own chocolate withdrawal since I packed up the enrober and equipment to ship to Maui on the barge.

Announcing Our Newest Hawaii Chocolate Shop

Sweet Paradise will open its newest Hawaii Chocolate Shop at the Kings Shops, Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island.The 300 sf Chocolate boutique will open July 1st and feature our signature topical bon-bons. Chocolate bars from the Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory, Malie Kai, Garden Island Chocolate and Waialua Estate chocolate from the North Shore of Oahu will allow chocoholics to taste chocolate grown in Hawaii. Other bean to bar chocolatemakers from around the world such as Amano, Amedi, and Theo will also be featured. In addition to chocolates Sweet paradise is the place to cool off with exotic tropical gelato and sorbetto or a frozen chocolate drink. Sweet Paradise Chocolatier joins a lineup of luxury brand stores such as Tiffanys, Coach, Barton and Leeds, and Tommy Bahama on the Kohala Coast . The grand opening at Kings Shops will coincide with the Great Waikoloa Rubber Duckie Race. Waikoloa Beach resort features the Hilton Hotel, The Marriott, Hilton Grand Vacation Clubs and a wealth of mid priced and luxury condo units.