We are really excited and happy to offer these wonderful (on many levels) La Nef Chocolate bars this year for our Yule Book Flood!

Here is how founders Mandy and Dylan Metrano describe their business:

At La Nef Chocolate, we have had the good fortune to be able to keep art at the center of our lives. We are art makers, art collaborators, art promoters, art educators, and art collectors. That means we are surrounded by art and the creative people that make it, but also the people and organizations that promote and protect the legacies of artists.

So, when we first came up with the idea of La Nef, we knew that art and the artists we admire would be at the center of our business as well. We have collaborated with a variety of artists for our packaging. We encourage you to learn more about and support all these artists, and the organizations that promote their work.

“Revealing aspects of the mystery of being human is life’s inexhaustible research. Through the adventures of art, we find the meaning of our lives.”

-Author/Artist Ashley Bryan, from Infinite Hope

La Nef is also committed to conservation, sustainability and community building. They use biodegradable and recyclable packaging, source high quality ingredients, and deal in direct trade for fair treatment of farmers. La Nef supports artists and non-profits that are doing work that they believe in through partnerships and collaborations.

The cherry on top: A portion of the proceeds from many La Nef Chocolate Bars support a broad variety of meaningful non-profits.

1. Fern - Photograph by Warner Taylor. 70% Cacao Honduran Dark Chocolate with Peanuts and Dried Cherries.

2. Truck - Featuring a classic truck painting by Maine artist Alan Bull. 70% Cacao Nicaraguan Dark Chocolate

3. Watercolor Detail - Artwork by Yolanda Fusco. 64% Cacao Ecuadorian Dark Chocolate with Dried Cherries

4. Reading Mermaid - Artwork is by famed New Yorker cover illustrator Charles E. Martin (1910-1995). 80% Cacao Salvadoran Dark Chocolate with Toasted Almonds and Monhegan Sea Salt (Suggestion: Cut out the front of the box to make a bookmark!)

5. Birds of Monhegan - Papercutting artwork by founder, Dylan Metrano. 70% Cacao Panamanian Dark Chocolate Bar with Dried Raspberries

6. Woman - Artwork by Pooja Campbell. 64% Cacao Ecuadorian Dark Chocolate with Pistachios and Cardamom

7. Beautiful Blackbird - Featuring artwork from Ashley Bryan's beloved book "Beautiful Blackbird". 70% Honduran Dark Chocolate Bar with Maldon Sea Salt

8. Spindleworks - Artwork by Caroline Boylston. 70% Cacao Ecuadorian Dark Chocolate with Nonpareils

Thoughtfully made in Bath, Maine