Dec 3, 2014
New Store in Town Has People Saying Bonbons Away!By Yana SambergHamptonRoads.com

Norfolk, VA – A SHINY, GREEN Granny Smith apple is Lisa Lain’s canvas.

When she’s done, the simple piece of fruit is transformed into a decadent dessert, enveloped in caramel, chocolate and whatever strikes her fancy. Chocolate chips. Crushed cookies. Peanuts. White chocolate.

On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Lain was busy in the kitchen of her new confectionery, The Bonbonnier, tap, tap, tapping sticks into the tart apples, a large pot of golden caramel warming nearby.

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