Original Leena's Chocolates Blog

Interview with CBS TV. Festival of Chocolates

leenaschocolates — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:09:55 +0000

We’ve expanded at a new location!

leenaschocolates — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:15:39 +0000

We are proud to announce that we have relocated to 1048 E. Bloomingdale Ave. Valrico, FL.

We now carry gourmet gelato, fresh roasted coffee by DaSilva’s and of course our handcrafted chocolates!

Stop in to say hello and get your free tasting!

Springtime is here and that means somebunny is coming to Leena’s Chocolates!

leenaschocolates — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:31:06 +0000

We have a unique assortment of handmade specialty chocolates for any holiday. Our marbeled or golden eggs are sure to make anybunny happy for Easter!
Call for ordering or shipping information. Stop by our shop in Valrico, Florida to see all our Easter gifts for everyone!

Love is in the Air!

leenaschocolates — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:26:58 +0000

Our gourmet chocolate dipped strawberries are hand selected at Brandon Farms and drenched in our creamy white, milk and dark chocolates. This gift will surely please on Valentine’s Day or any occasion. Pre order a dozen strawberries by January 24th and receive a 10% discount and automatically get entered into a raffle to win a chocolate urn filled with strawberries- a $70 value!

Here at The Original Leena’s Chocolates we only use the finest ingredients and all our signature products are made in small batches to assure you receive maximum freshness!

Come to our shop to see other handcrafted gourmet confections!

New Artisan Chocolate Fall Gifts

leenaschocolates — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:50:25 +0000

Our 2 lb.festive chocolate cornucopia is overflowing with a bounty of gourmet confections such as our signature berry bark, our seasonal harvest bark, chocolate dipped pretzels adorned with fall leaves, and our very own crunchy chocolate fall themed items.

Solid chocolate turkeys

Chocolate Turkey with Chocolate dipped Cookies

Chocolate Fall pieces

Welcome To Our Beach!

leenaschocolates — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:38:39 +0000

Come stop by our shop and see our new beach themed items like chocolate sea shells, flip flops, sea turtles, chocolate sandy popcorn and more!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

leenaschocolates — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:16:44 +0000

Come join us at Brandon’s 52nd Annual Fourth of July parade this Sunday. We are honored to be riding on the float sponsered by ECHO, Studio Eyes and others. Parade starts at 6:30 at the intersection of Lakewood Dr. and Brandon Pkwy. Hope to see you there!

Thank you to all that showed up at the parade. A little wet, but we had a blast!!

The Original Leena’s Chocolates

leenaschocolates — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:29:39 +0000

Terra Cotta Warriors of China

leenaschocolates — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:19:32 +0000

Our Chocolate Replica

: Terrr Cotta Warrior

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in helping us make this project a reality. Eight months ago we were challenged to replicate the Terra Cotta Warrior of Quin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. These life size statues were crafted in 210 B.C. and discovered in 1974 in Xi’an China by a local farmer. Over 8000 statues were excavated. Since then they have been viewed in museums all over the world . In June 2010, they were exhibited at the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada. We are honored to have our 7 inch chocolate replica of the Chinese General Terra Cotta Soldier for sale at the museum shop and the online store for the duration of the exhibit which concludes in January 2011.

Come by our shop and see them for yourself. It’s truly a work of art!

We are happy to announce the Grand Opening of the Original Leena’s Chocolates on Lithia Pinecrest Rd. in the Stein Mart anchored plaza. The store hours are Mon-Sat 10am -8pm Sun by appt only. Our address is 3476 Lithia Pinecrest Road, Valrico, FL 33596 Phone: 813-643-8500. Stop by and visit us!
Our email addresses are Anthony@Leenas-chocolates.info and Leena@Leenas-chocolates.info

CUSTOM MADE SPECIALTIES

This amazing chocolate centerpiece is all chocolate! The bowl is exquisitely designed and can be ordered in your choice of white, milk or rich dark chocolate. It is then overloaded with chocolate dipped strawberries that are hand selected, dipped and decorated.

GAMEDAY

Wow your guests on gameday with these unique chocolate creations. Our official size chocolate football is exactly what you need for your superbowl party! This amazingly realistic chocolate football even has a pebble grain texture. Perfect to spike during halftime and devour! To accompany our chocolate football, we have chocolate dipped strawberries dressed to look like mini footballs!

Grand Opening- October 2009

leenaschocolates — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:07:32 +0000

The Original Leena’s Chocolates celebrated its Grand Opening with a blessing from St. Stephen Catholic Church Father Bill Swengros. Anthony and Leena Caligiure are thrilled to be open in the former Peterbrooke Chocolates location in the Stein Mart Plaza. For information, stop by the new shop.