Aigner Chocolates has been making all its own treats for the past 93 years. Now it’s in full spring holiday mode, beckoning locals with toffee matzo and three-foot-tall Easter bunnies. At Aigner Chocolates in Forest Hills, it’s mid-March and I’m eating a chocolate-covered cherry and thinking about my father. When I was a kid in […]

Rachel Kellner and Mark Libertini are a married couple who saved Aigner Chocolates from closing. It’s the second oldest chocolate shop in New York City. During the pandemic, they gave kids chocolate in exchange for them making art for frontline workers. They advise that good chocolate often comes from small chocolatiers here in the U.S. […]

In New York City, husband and wife Mark Libertini and Rachel Kellner are hard at work after they decided to save Aigner Chocolates when it was set to close after nearly 90 years of business. https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/family-saves-local-chocolate-shop-closing-82912089

FOREST HILLS — Aigner Chocolates in Queens has a secret ingredient that has sustained the legendary 90-year-old sweet shop: love. “I think chocolate is really important,” says co-owner and head chocolatier Mark Libertini, “because it brought us together.” https://abc7ny.com/aigner-chocolates-forest-hills-chocolate-shop-mark-libertini-marriage/11555924/

1. Aigner Chocolates – Aigner is an NYC classic dating back to 1930. Its present confections, prepared in part with antique equipment, include all manner of truffles, bark, bars, cordials, nut clusters and tons of chocolate-covered creations like cakes, cookies and fruit. The inviting shop is roomy enough to browse and also sells coffee, tea, […]

Mark Libertini, a trained pastry chef, described the challenges of running a chocolate shop and owning a small business. https://newyork.cbslocal.com/shop-local-saturday/ Scroll down to Aigner Chocolates under FOREST HILLS.

Introducing our Rainbow Bunny Exchange! We are giving out free chocolate bunny pops (from our last batch of Easter chocolate, it’s still fresh!) to kids who help us in our efforts to support front line workers. Here’s how to get a free chocolate bunny pop:1. Draw a picture of a rainbow.2. Write a message of […]

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