Christmas shopping at The Shops at Riverside… When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature kiosk, a new chocolatier! Well, hello La Maison du Chocolat and welcome to Bergen County. Walking through Riverside Square and I discovered this little gem. After speaking with the ultra cool staff who were down to earth and friendly(no attitude at all) I was offered samples of macarons and chocolates. They have been set up at this location(near Bloomingdales) for approximately 10 days and will be opening a store in the next 6 months. Since this was a small outpost, they were not fully stocked(sadly, no pralines)…but the chocolates that I did sample were expensive and exquisite. And they had many small boxes(eg. 4 piece) samplers. They even had torrone, an Italian nougatine confection studded with pistachios and almonds drizzled in dark chocolate. Someone is getting a really nice stocking stuffer. I will definitely update this review as I taste more chocolates…