Oct 24, 2011

Fleurir: Not Your Average ChocolateBy Erica FinkelsteinTheGeorgetownDish.com

Washington, DC – Take a quick left turn onto P Street and you’ll want to keep walking. Why, you ask? There’s a new chocolate shop in town, thanks to Team Fleurir. Ashley Hubbard and Robert Ludlow are chocolate connoisseurs. They’re a young married couple with an extensive background in food, specifically chocolate. They’ve just launched Fleurir Chocolates, a cool new artisanal local chocolate shop, in the heart of Georgetown. “When this spot opened up, we said, this is the perfect location,” Hubbard said.

Combining the forces of Ludlow’s Cordon Bleu expertise and Hubbard’s marketing and chocolate background with the knowledge and experience from Robert’s parents, Steve and Janet Ludlow, Team Fleurir is bound to blow the chocolate business out of the water.

The grand opening was Saturday, October 22, 2011. Guests who attended the opening were treated to S’mores featuring Fleurir’s specialty chocolates, prepared carefully by Steve and Robert outside in front of the entrance.

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