Sergei Potekhin will not disclose how he and his wife, Lena, create their chocolate menagerie, mainly many breeds of dogs. Mr. Potekhin calls it a “proprietary technique,” though it looks like the figures in milk, dark and white chocolates are sculpted; some might also be molded. The couple started in Russia, where Ms. Potekhin worked for the chocolate giant Mars; her husband was in marketing. They started their chocolate work in Russia, moved to Brooklyn in 2018 and opened their shop last fall. In addition to the animals, they make other kinds of chocolates and chocolate pastries.
Chocolate animal figures, $10 to $100, Not Just Chocolate, 537 Fifth Avenue (14th Street), Park Slope, Brooklyn, 347-749-3642, notjustchocolate.nyc.
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