Fantasie Chocolate

Fantasie Chocolate has two main spots where we spend our time. One is over at No. 38 Maharshi Karve Road near Marine Line, and the other is at No. 9 Dr. Annie Besant Road in Worli. It is a lot of moving back and forth between these two locations in Mumbai traffic. Most of our day involves the smell of cocoa and sugar which sticks to your clothes after a while. It is a busy place, especially when we are trying to get batches ready. The Marine Line area is always crowded with people heading to the station, so there is a lot of noise from the street. Inside, we are usually busy packing boxes or checking the temperature of the cooling rooms. It is not some high-tech factory; it is mostly people doing things by hand. Sometimes the floors get a bit sticky, and we are always looking for more storage space for the wrappers. The Worli side is just as hectic with all the cars going by on the main road. We don't have a lot of time for sitting around. Usually, there’s a delivery van waiting or someone checking the stock levels for the next day. It is just a regular local business trying to keep up with the daily orders and making sure the kitchen stays organized. We’ve been at these addresses for a while now and the routine of melting and molding never really stops.