If you are noticing this in the River North or West Loop area - you are probably smelling the Blommer Chocolate Company. read more
Tracking the chocolate smell in Chicago Armando L. Sanchez, Chicago Tribune Ian Petchenik, 29, created the Chicago Chocolate Smell Map, showing where the Blommer Chocolate Co.’s sweet odors can be smelled each day. read more
When I first moved to the city, I thought the chocolate smell was actually sewage or something undesirable. Don't get me wrong, it smelled like chocolate, but since I couldn't comprehend that a chocolate factory could make such a smell from blocks away, I assumed it had to be a bad smell. read more
Since 1939, the Blommer family has been relentlessly teasing Chicagoans like yourself (along with the fine folks of Union City, California and East Greenville, PA) with the luscious smell of chocolate. read more