About Us
17+
Years Experience
About us
Come for the Chocolate ... Stay for the Adventure
Offering gourmet chocolate to clients over the years has been a great ride. Our journey now continues - with YOU! Whether it be to pair chocolate with liquor (wine, beer, spirits) or food, to teach classes on truffle-making, or simply to relax with a great bite of unique chocolate, we are here to take you on your own Chocolate Adventure.
Stop by our stores to pick up your favorite baked goodies, sourdough bread, or fine chocolate treats.
- Gourmet Chocolates
- High Quality Ingredients
- Handmade in House
- Fine Chocolate Industry Association
- Retail Confectioners International
Why Choose Us
Our Chocolatier
My name is Kay Thibodeaux and I am head chocolatier and president of The Touring Chocolatier. With over a decade of experience in the chocolate industry, I am constantly honing my confectionary-making skills.
I obtained my degree from Ecole Chocolat, and have worked with influential and award-winning chocolate industry personnel such as Ed Seguine, member of the Heirloom Cacao Preservation Initiative and the scientist who helped map the cocoa genome; Food Network personality Chef Jin Caldwell; Johnson & Wales in Denver, CO; the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in New York City; the New Orleans School of Cooking; and Chef Kevin Wenzel of Wiseman House Chocolates in Hico, TX.
I am proud to be a member of the Fine Chocolate Industry Association and the Retail Confectioners International organization. I look forward to meeting you in the shop soon!
FAQ: Your questions answered
Common questions
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Do you offer anything gluten-free?
All of our truffles, bonbons and chocolates are gluten free (unless specifically stated). There is always the risk of cross-contamination due to some of the ingredients we utilize in our kitchens.
Do you offer anything dairy-free?
The very definition of a truffle ganache is chocolate and cream, and most of our bonbons contain ganache as well. If an item contains caramel, it, too, would contain dairy. HOWEVER, we do have CRAFT CHOCOLATE BARS from around the world that contain ONLY cacao, cacao butter (which is derived from the cacao bean), and cane sugar.
Do you offer anything sugar-free?
Our handcrafted items are NOT sugar-free. HOWEVER, we do have CRAFT CHOCOLATE BARS from around the world. Some of these bars utilize ORGANIC DATES as the only sweetener (thus, it IS sugar-free).
Other bars we carry are higher in their percentage of cacao (70-85%) and contain ONLY cacao, cacao butter (which is derived from the cacao bean), and cane sugar. While these bars are not sugar-free, they do contain a lesser amount of sugar than our handcrafted confections.
Why do you only ship on Mondays/Tuesdays and when temp is <75°F?
It’s TEXAS! (Need we say more?) Actually…we want to provide you with the highest quality product, and you would NOT be happy if your chocolates arrived melted.
I need custom-made chocolates or sugar cookies for an event. Can you help?
OF COURSE! Custom-made is our “middle name!” Please reach out to us well in advance of your event so that we can discuss flavor, color, quantities, deadline & pricing. (Unfortunately, we can’t create custom-made items in 7 days or less.)