Buffets

The dramatic reveal included musical fanfare and a plume of smoke.

For a gift almost too pretty to eat, Flying Noir Chocolates of Mendocino, California, offers hand-painted treats from Karen Urbanek, who doubles as an artist. The survival kit—packaged in an oval sardine tin—includes six chocolate confections such as the caramel balsamnam, a slow-cooked cream caramel with balsamic reduction and savory salt in a single-origin dark chocolate ($18).