Salt Side Down Chocolates

Specialties

We bring together decadent single-​origin dark chocolate, fresh local ingredients, and artisan sea salt to produce truly indulgent and sophisticated hand-​rolled chocolate truffles.

History

Established in 2010.

Welcome to Salt Side Down Chocolates, a new kind of chocolate truffle company and the only way to indulge! It’s simple, we take only the finest dark chocolate, sourced from the rare heirloom varieties of cacao, and mix in only the freshest local cream. Then, we add a concentrated dash of flavoring and proceed to hand roll each and every truffle. To finish the truffles, we insist on two things: first, a hand-​dipped dark chocolate coating to add a textural contrast to the silky inner ganache; second, a garnish of artisan sea salt to brighten the palate and invigorate the chocolate experience.

What is the «Salt Side»? This refers to the top of the chocolate truffle, where a sprinkling of exquisitely delicate sea salt lies in wait. Not just a pretty garnish, the salt is the gateway to a new way of eating. «Down» specifies the direction in which the owner of the truffle should direct the top when placing it onto their waiting tongue.

Meet the Business Owner

Julie H.

Business Owner

My name is Julie Herson and I love salt and I love chocolate. This is my experiment in bringing these two loves together. Though classically trained at the Culinary Institute of America, my passion has strayed from the traditional. Rather than executing the storied French truffle, my aim is to rethink what makes the truffle so divine and delicious. I want to shift the paradigm of chocolate into a postmodern realm dominated by flavor, not fashion, intensity, not optic perfection. Forget fancy paint and contrived molds. My chocolate is unapologetically bold, imperfectly handsome, and vividly persistent.