Jill Sandler knows great chocolate

Jill Sandler of The Choclatiers Palette knows how to make great chocolate. Not just any old chocolate but the kind that is gluten-free, naturally organic and has a very unique flavor and texture that is rich and soft.

She makes small batches of her fudge from Belgium dark and milk chocolate that are natural and gluten-free in her commercial kitchen located in North Bethesda. She may be reached for orders through her website or phone 240-644-8091 or the farmer's market that she is a vendor at, The Central Bethesda Farmer's Market on Sundays for one and she participates in a few others over in Virginia.

Jill's history as how she became the chocolatier;

It was a dark and stormy night…

Actually, it wasn’t at all. It was a beautiful day in November 2013. A friend and I were at an elegant wine tasting in Central Virginia. To our great dismay, bagged drugstore chocolate appeared next to our wine glasses at the dessert pairing. At that moment it clicked–I thought everyone should have finer chocolate, and I wanted to help make it so.

You see, for more than a decade, I’d been making gourmet fudge in small batches for family and friends at the holidays. I’d always delighted in their reactions to tasting my artisanal treats, and continually invented new flavors to surprise them. They’ve noted, “The flavors you come up with are so creative and delicious!” “I wait all year to savor every piece.” “I hide the fudge so my kids don’t get to it first….”

So these days she gets to experiment in her own kitchen with her superior ingredients and a far reaching audience who are more than happy to help her taste the chocolate and lend a hand in telling her what they feel is a better quality product.