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Worth the Truffle

The scent of chocolate wafts through the halls of Amesbury’s Tradesmill, a carriage and motorcar factory converted to business lofts. Just follow the smell—or the signs—to the second-floor kitchens of m cacao to find yourself in luxury chocolate heaven.

M cacao, launched in the kitchen of founder and chocolatier Michael Nichols, quickly gained a reputation on the North Shore for crafting delicious and unique chocolates featuring an uncompromising focus on real ingredients. But

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