Tastes To Try Before You Die Ottawa Magazine, September 2009 Giant Handmade Peanut Butter Cups ...this gem features top-quality Belgian chocolate as the ridged cup, topped with gooey homemade caramel.    More

Chocolate and Easter a Perfect Pairing Ottawa Citizen, March 2009 Chocolate and Easter go well together - the yummy treat and the spring season both make people feel young again.    More

Great Places to Enjoy Hot Chocolate (From the Ottawa Citizen) Why it's great: Made from Belgian chocolate and all-natural flavours, using fruit or spices and herbs.    More

Places to Enjoy Chocolate (From the Ottawa Citizen) Why it's great: This may be the biggest selection of truffles in town...  Every piece of chocolate sold is made on the premises.    More

Lara Vaarré and her Chocolate Factory (From the Kitchissippi Times) True to her creative nature, Lara Vaarré says for her, the best part of being a chocolatier is creating new flavours.    More

Truffle Maker's Nose For Business The Ottawa Citizen, December 2007 Truffle Treasures: Boutique Chocolates Growing - "We make everything fresh, every day."  Customers say they can tell the difference.    More

How I Spent My Summer Vacation "Truffle Treasures' gelato - 12 flavours - is the best of the best in the city." - The Ottawa Citizen, August 2007    More

Ottawa Business Journal Top 40 Under 40 Success story: In 2002, Lara founded Truffle Treasures, a unique business that manufactures and retails a complete line of chocolate products, including her world-famous truffles    More

Fit For Royalty Food And Drink Magazine, 2004 Could it have been Lara Vaarre's truffles that provided the Queen with the stamina to endure the lengthy D-Day commemorations in France last June? Asked to create a regal gift, the owner of Ottawa's Truffle Treasures decided to use HRH as guinea pig for her new deluxe line.    More

Truffles Presented to the Queen The Ottawa Citizen, 2004 A box of exquisite chocolate truffles was presented to the Queen, and another to Prime Minister Paul Martin.    More

The Sweet Life... The Toronto Sun, 2003 For a wedding dress designer turned chocolatier, the decision to trade in bridal gowns and tiaras for truffles and a chef's hat came after a chance encounter too delicious to pass up.    More

In VIA Rail's Destinations magazine Winter 2008 Truffle Treasures chocolates features in a special profile in VIA Destinations magazine.    More

Unique chocolate-making workshop GRAB A TASTE OF CHOCOLATE HEAVEN Chocoholics will be in paradise Saturday at Truffle Treasures, 348A Richmond Rd. in Westboro, where a unique chocolate-making workshop takes place from 2 to 7p.m.    More

On The Chocolate Hunt Ottawa X-Press, 2005 Lara Vaarre advocates a European attitude towards food, an approach that favours eating small amounts of the best available. Like the enthusiasts of fine wine or gourmet cheeses, her passion for chocolate is all-consuming.    More

Chocolate: The Unofficial Currency of Romance Where in Ottawa can you find chocolate that is worthy of your devotion?  Westboro's Truffle Treasures' creations have made their way around the world...   More

A Passion For Chocolate Ottawa Citizen, October 2003 Tempting chocolate truffles invaded Westboro last week as a new shop, Truffle Treasures, opened its doors.    More

Rooting For Truffles Gay Cook, Ottawa Sun, Dec. 1998   "Just savour the small, round morsel and let it roll around your taste buds - ohhh! That's the experience you get when you sample a truffle from Truffle Treasures, made by Lara Vaarre."    More

Small Business of the Year Truffle Treasures is dedicated to upgrading, improving, researching and developing chocolate product so that we are always on the cutting edge and have our finger on the pulse of the chocolate universe.    More

Congratulations to Westboro Village Merchant Brought to you by the Westboro BIA Lara Vaarre, Owner Truffle Treasures with Christine Leadman Executive Director, Westboro BIA.    More

Truffles Fit For A Queen The News, 2004 Success for Ms. Vaarre may be measured in the opening of her second store, the loyal customer base or the celebrities who receive her treats. "It was totally accidental how we sent chocolates to the Queen," she said.    More

Truffle Treasures Winner of Chamber of Commerce Award The News - Jan. 5 2006 Despite having only been in business for two years, Westboro's very own Truffle Treasures has won gold in the Small Business category of this year's Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Awards.  Located at 348 Richmond Rd., Truffle Treasures is the creation and passion of its owner, Lara Vaarre, a former fashion designer turned truffle-maker.    More

Peanut Butter Cups Ottawa Magazine, 2005 When I spotted a pyramid of handmade giant peanut butter cups at a local chocolatier (Truffle Treasures Chocolate Factory), I nearly yelled "Trick or treat!"  Instead, I bought one and pulled it out of the bag immediately.    More

The Sweet Taste Of Chocolate East Of The City, 2003 Our love of chocolate is about how it makes us feel-emotionally and physically. Whether you're a self-professed 'chocoholic' whose day is not complete without at least a small sampling of the alluring sweet or someone who appreciates just an occasional indulgence, chocolate can lift the spirits and soothe the soul.    More

Consume: Truffle Treasures Dose, August 2005 The moment you walk into Truffle Treasures, the smell of chocolate overwhelms and your mouth begins to salivate. This shop in Westboro is packed with guilty pleasures, from gelato to cool you off to a wide selection of truffles and other chocolate treats.   More

My Chemical-Free Romance Hipster and Poser Ottawa, 2005 These handmade truffles look cute and taste better. Crafted with Belgium Callebaut chocolate by Lara Vaarre, they are free of preservatives and chemicals, meaning you have to consume them quickly.    More