Last month's Chocolate Salon in Seattle was inspiring. Of course Art Pollard's Salt Lake City-based Amano Artisan Chocolate was a winning hit. And it was great to see what he is offering up for ingredients that chefs need...a full line up of single origin cocoa nibs, for example. Plus the truffles crafted at Jason Wilson's Crush Restaurant using Seattle's Claudio Corallo Chocolate were over the top with intriguing flavor combinations.

But tucked into a back corner was Missoula, Mont.-based Posh Chocolate. This chance meeting, and tasting, led me to drive a couple of hours out of my way on vacation to visit with Ana and Jason Willenbrock at their jewel box of a store close to the river front.

Outstanding confections, single origin bars, coated nuts, sipping chocolate and exotic caramels were all expected. At the Salon, you simply see individual delights. In the store you can see how they pair confections and sort the line up into collections. The best part of my visit was being able to see the whole Posh line up. After all Ana and Jason can only transport so much product from Montana!

Headed toward Missoula? Posh's store front serves light fare perfect for a lazy breakfast or lunch. French press coffee, too.