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Brooklyn draws travelers over the bridge

A display of chocolates at Jacques Torres, a chocolatier in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn, N.Y. Jacques Torres is one of the stops on A Slice of Brooklyn’s chocolate tour. In addition to chocolate samples to taste, the tour offers a peek at the chocolate-making process and interesting neighborhoods, along with insight into how some of the businesses got started.

A display of chocolates at Jacques Torres, a chocolatier in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn, N.Y. Jacques Torres is one of the stops on A Slice of Brooklyn’s chocolate tour. In addition to chocolate samples to taste, the tour offers a peek at the chocolate-making process and interesting neighborhoods, along with insight into how some of the businesses got started.   (Beth J. Harpaz/AP )

Chicago Tribune

You may not be able to complete resist Manhattan’s charms, but a stay in Brooklyn shows the borough across the bridge has plenty to offer in its own right.

Makers

Jon Payson, owner of The Chocolate Room in Brooklyn, N.Y., explains how he and his wife started the business in a chat with a group on A Slice of Brooklyn’s chocolate tour.   (Beth J. Harpaz/AP )

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