Nelson Morales

Food content creators pay tribute to Chocolate Lover Inc.

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1766909599488Chocolate Lover Inc 12282025.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Screenshot from Chocolate Lover Inc. on Facebook"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Screenshot from Chocolate Lover Inc. on Facebook </span></span></span></div><p>Food creators and chefs paid tribute to Chocolate Lover Inc., the popular baking supplies store in Quezon City, which permanently closed after more than three decades in business.</p><p>Among them was Ninong Ry, who took to his Facebook page that is followed by 9.8 million users to share his memories of the Cubao establishment.</p><p>In a Facebook Reel, Ninong Ry recalled how he frequently visited Chocolate Lover in the 2010s while running his first online business selling chocolate truffles.</p><p>&quot;Siguro every week or minsan twice a week nandoon ako namimili ako. Naalala ko &#x27;yon noong nauna kong nadiskubre &#x27;yon, sobrang na-amaze ako doon sa klase ng building,&quot; he said, referring to the store&#x27;s castle-like exterior.</p><div style="text-align:center"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1483061729427677%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="591" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>He recalled commuting all the way from Malabon, often going home with around 20 kilos of products.</p><p>&quot;Sobrang dalas ko doon sa Chocolate Lovers talaga, ang dami kong mga ingredients na na-expose ako doon,&quot; he said.</p><p>He admitted, however, that he had not been able to visit the store recently due to the rise of online shopping, but was still saddened by its closure.</p><p>&quot;Chocolate Lovers, maraming-maraming salamat sa mga bagay na naituro niyo sa&#x27;kin, maraming-maraming salamat sa pagtulong niyo sa unang-una kong negosyo and maraming-maraming salamat sa magagandang alaala,&quot; he said, addressing the store.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Bald Baker shared that he attempted to visit the store in the days leading up to its closure, but to no avail, as there was no parking available.</p><p>&quot;I wanted to shop one last time, but more so, I wanted to say thank you in person to the place that made my pastry school life so much easier,&quot; he wrote in a Facebook post. </p><div style="text-align:center"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fthebaldbakerph%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02BjCnmLAFsqKybVMZPQBVju4QgXcggGDAydVgo8XFcVuv1QscCkmnDeAkxeGxPUuml&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="738" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;As a student back in 2005, Chocolate Lovers allowed me discover new ingredients that I didn’t know about like isomalt and citric acid,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;It’s definitely bittersweet to see one of the baking institutions (that I grew up with) close, but I’m glad Ms. Annie can finally retire and blissfully take care of her grandchildren,&quot; he added, naming owner Annie Carmona-Lim.</p><p>In November, Carmona-Lim <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/food-travel/2025/11/19/chocolate-lover-inc-in-cubao-to-close-after-36-years-1137"><strong>announced </strong></a>that Chocolate Lover would close on December 27 after 36 years, explaining that none of her children, who were living abroad, wanted to inherit the business.</p>

<p>Food creators and chefs paid tribute to Chocolate Lover Inc., the popular baking supplies store in Quezon City, which permanently closed after more than three decades in business.</p>

Food creators and chefs paid tribute to Chocolate Lover Inc., the popular baking supplies store in Quezon City, which permanently closed after more than three decades in business.