BIZZ BUZZ By Alaina Loughridge
The Sweet Shoppe
If you don’t like chocolate you can stop reading right now! Yep, so
everyone still with me? I thought so and off we go! The Sweet Shoppe is
all chocolate all day long. Hand-made. Hand crafted. Made with love and
some serious time and effort. Yum. Yum. Yum. Let’s get to it!
When I first walked into The Sweet Shoppe, I noticed a chess board.
Naturally I had to touch it and to my absolute amazement the entire thing
was made of chocolate!!! You eat what you win – including the board!
Makes me want to up my chess game for sure! What else is made of
chocolate? Why, everything!
Sitting down with owner and “Chocolate Lady” herself, Nancy Tugayli,
Nancy confessed that she has had a serious passion for chocolate ever
since she can remember, which is 50 plus years! After retiring from Godiva
and moving to the area, she just couldn’t shake the desire to create and
work with her passion. After searching for a supplier for a year, she then
took another six months to create her recipes, which are all original. She
specializes in Truffles - a combination of ganache, an artisan chocolate
and heavy cream. You mix those together and it becomes a luscious, silky
smooth truffle that you can either leave as is or add flavors to. That, my
friends, is just the beginning of what this lady can do. Seasonal dipped fruit,
cake pops, hand crafted Belgian lollys, and exotic creations I have never
even contemplated before!
Hooking up with her partner in crime, Michael Heckathorn, they opened
up The Sweet Shoppe! While she specializes in all things chocolate, Michael
works on unique hand-made items, such as custom-made Victorian style
era cameos, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, as well as bead work. The
Shoppe also offers knitted animals that are all custom made, children’s
clothing, hand puppets, shawls and more.
The Sweet Shoppe caters to specific seasons and right now it’s all about
Halloween! You will most certainly be the hit of your neighborhood handing
out these specialty items! The Shoppe is all about custom orders and if
you can think of it, they can create it. The only limit is your imagination.
Don’t forget Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner and
The Sweet Shoppe is perfect for edible gifts and custom designed jewelry.
Located in The Village Shopping Center, 6707 Johnny Mercer Blvd.,
you can find Nancy Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 5pm and on
Friday from 10am to 6pm. Any questions for her, call (678) 619-6765. I will
definitely see you there!
The Sweet Shoppe
Hand Crafted Belgian Chocolates and Unique Hand Made Gifts
Be the hit of your neighborhood on Halloween with
custom chocolates from The Sweet Shoppe!
Located at The Village Shopping Center
6707 Johnny Mercer Blvd • 678-619-6765
18 TYBEE BEACHCOMBER | OCT 2019