Earl Brown, the actor who played Dority in the HBO series that pulled down so many Emmy awards. “We were sure sorry to see that series end,” Tautkus says, “It was pretty amazing.”Īlso pretty ironic considering that’s exactly what people say about her small batch truffles and chocolates which, purely by word of mouth, have ignited worldwide fame, sought after by such fans as Rachael Ray and W. “We have to refill it most every morning,” says Mary “Chip” Tautkus, the evil genius behind Chubby Chipmunk Hand-Dipped Chocolates, which were chosen for the swag bags for this year’s Country Music Awards (November 1) and for the Latin Grammys two weeks later.Īll totaled, Chip and her staff make more than 50 types of hand-dipped truffles, everything from Moose Toffee, that placed first in Seattle’s Chocolate Show this year, to the Double Dark Dan, a 72 percent ganache named after Dan Dority, casino owner Al Swearengen’s enforcer on the HBO drama, Deadwood. opening, there’s a vending machine out front (it’s next to the 700-pound chainsaw statue of Chubby Chipmunk) that dispenses nine types of the average 1.5-ounce truffles. destination after Nevada and Atlantic City to legalize gambling, there’s an old 1930’s Sinclair gas station where seriously delicious truffles are hand-dipped daily.įor impatient sorts who just can’t wait for the little store’s 10 a.m. Outside this little town of 1200, the third U.S. Deadwood, South Dakota doesn’t typically spring to mind as a mecca for chocolate.
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