By KATRINA MEDOFF
@KATRINAMEDOFF
@KATYA_M22
When I first met Megan Sipe,
she was selling her uniquely
flavored chocolate truffles
at Astoria Tiny Market, with
a red hat sitting at a jaunty
angle atop her head and
wearing an apron, as if she
were ready to whip up another batch of
chocolates at any moment.
Like any self-respecting chocolate lover, I
was drawn in by the free samples.
There's The Lady Grey, dark chocolate
ganache infused with Earl Grey tea, rose,
rosemary and lavender and enrobed in
dark and milk chocolate; Jasmine, dark
chocolate ganache infused with jasmine
green tea enrobed in milk and dark
chocolate; and many more.
The distinctive flavor combos of Sipe’s
offerings would be enough to merit a
write-up on their own, but her business,
Chocolate Dances, does much more than
just make and sell chocolate.
It’s also a dance company that creates
interactive performances that include
chocolate tastings.
Seriously — what pairing could be better
than that?
Sipe has always been a dancer and
choreographer, but chocolate-making
started as a hobby.
“I wanted to make a show that incorporated
food, and chocolate seemed like the perfect
thing to do,” she said. “So I started bringing
chocolate to rehearsals, and we would give it
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