photos by Stephen Eginoire

Every chocolate lover knows that a bite of a Hershey bar is like eating cardboard compared to a hand-crafted blend of smooth, high-quality, mouth-melting cacao. Josh Galloway, founder of Silverton Chocolates, now based in the Smiley Building basement, is probably in his kitchen at this very moment, creating some of the purest forms of chocolate you can get your hands on. Utilizing high-grade cacao obtained from independent farms, Galloway and his small team of chocolatiers are doing it up right, making the good stuff one delicious batch at a time.