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Good things sometimes come from surprising places. Walking from the Halsted Orange line stop north through the east side of Pilsen, the last thing we would have expected to find was a fine chocolate shop. Luckily, we knew where we were headed: Chocolat Uzma Sharif , a gem of a store in the Chicago Art District on Halsted. Sharif sells truffles, chocolate bars and other goodies, hosts classes and will be exhibiting at the Chicago Fine Chocolate Show , starting today.

Why pick such an out of the way spot for a fancy chocolate shop? Sharif explains: "I lived down the street for about five years. I really liked the industrial side of the neighborhood, and having grown up on the north side, it's so congested over there now and i wanted something different. While I was living down here I noticed how close it was to the highways, how there are no meters in this area and how easy it is to get around." Sharif has a few big clients downtown—you can find her products at FoodEase market, for instance—and the location makes it much easier to make deliveries.

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