Founder and Chocolatier Katrina Markoff has created a luxury chocolate and truffle empire by fusing indigenous spices, flowers, roots, herbs and liqueurs into each of her handmade pieces. Markoff uses the power of storytelling to engage her customers and clients. Rather than simply making truffles and allowing customer to enjoy them at face value, she provides history and culture of exotic locales she's visited and been inspired by to help give perspective and context to her tiny treats. Vosges Chocolat can be found at a few retail outlets in Chicago, including the Magnificent Mile, Lincoln Park and O'Hare International Airport, but her boutique in Lincoln Park allows guests to pair their truffles with champagne, wine and other types of alcohol.