Blog Entries http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:33:22 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/blog-/Sweet-.html <p>Sparrow gift cards are available for stocking stuffers and table gifts! &nbsp;Just call 1-800-9CANDY9 or stop by the store and we'll be happy to help you tie up any holiday loose ends.</p><p><img src="http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/images/81/chocolatecanes2.jpg" alt="" />&nbsp;</p> info@hotchocolatesparrow.com Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/blog-/Seasonal-Treats.html <p>Caramel apples are a featured weekend treat at the Sparrow during October!</p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/images/81/new fbca2.jpg" alt="" />&nbsp;</p> info@hotchocolatesparrow.com Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/blog-/Warm-Memories.html <p><img src="http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/images/81/new fbss2.jpg" alt="" /></p><p>&nbsp;The sun has set on another beautiful summer, and we've returned to our off-season hours of Sunday through Thursday, 6:30 a.m. - 9 p.m., and Friday through Saturday, 6:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> info@hotchocolatesparrow.com Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/blog-/Daffodil-days..html <img src="http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/images/81/daff2.jpg" /><p>Spring is here!&nbsp;</p> info@hotchocolatesparrow.com Fri, 06 May 2011 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/blog-/Snow-Scene-26.html <p>We've had a couple decent snowstorms so far this season, enough to coat the trees and keep the more careful drivers off the roads for a while.&nbsp; It's made for some pretty scenery and, naturally, it's great hot chocolate weather, so we're all for that!&nbsp; From now until spring our hours will be Sunday through Thursday,6:30 am-9 pm, and Friday and Saturday, 6:30 am - 11 pm.</p><p><img src="http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/images/81//dec10blog.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="419" /></p> [...] info@hotchocolatesparrow.com Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/blog-/Time-to-Dress-for-Fall.html <p>It was a terrific summer and now most of the vacationers have gone, leaving only their footprints behind them.&nbsp; Thank you for visiting and please check out our webcam when the spirit moves you, simply by clicking &quot;Live Cam&quot; on the menu bar above.&nbsp; For those of you here year-round or planning a weekend trip, our hours have changed to 6:30am - 10pm Sunday through Thursday, and 6:30am - 11pm Friday and Saturday.</p><p><img src="http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/images/81/bea [...] info@hotchocolatesparrow.com Wed, 15 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/blog-/Hot-Chilis-in-the-Summer.html The candy department's newest addition:&nbsp; hot chili truffles.&nbsp; With summer almost upon us, we're extending our hours beginning today, to 6:30am till 11pm seven days a week!<img src="http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/images/65/chilitruffles.JPG" alt="" /> sparrow.manager@verizon.net Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/blog-/The-Sparrow-Comes-to-Facebook.html <p>You may now keep up with all t<img src="http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/images/65/photo-2.jpg" alt="sparrow facebook page" hspace="10" align="right" />hings Sparrow on our Facebook page (search for Hot Chocolate Sparrow), as well as post comments,&nbsp; reviews, or whatever you like.&nbsp; </p><p>After only three days, we've been joined by over three hundred fans!&nbsp; </p><p>We look forward to hearing from more of our local customers, as well as our many summer visitors and friends from [...] sparrow.manager@verizon.net Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/blog-/Cape-Cod-Blizzard-12-19-12-20-2009-17.html <img src="http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/images/65/photo.jpg" alt="" width="625" height="476" /><p> ...from my iphone</p> sparrow.manager@verizon.net Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/blog-/Gift-giving.html <p><img src="http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/images/65/giftcard_edited%20%28320x265%29.jpg" alt="" hspace="8" vspace="8" align="right" /></p><p>A number of people have written to ask if we sell gift cards.&nbsp;</p><p> We do, indeed, for any amount you like.&nbsp; </p><p>Simply stop by the store or call 1-800-9CANDY9 and we'll be happy to fill your holiday order.</p> sparrow.manager@verizon.net Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/blog-/Cape-Cod-Islands-Explorer-Guide.html <p><img src="http://hotchocolatesparrow.com/images/65//CCEG8-AsRecommendedIn.jpg" alt="" hspace="13" align="right" /> Three Destinations, One Indispensable Guide, including:<br /> - What To See &amp; Do (rain or shine)<br /> - Outdoor Activities (kayaking to biking)<br /> - Beaches<br /> - Lodging (family-friendly cottages to luxe resorts to romantic B&amp;Bs)<br /> - Where to Eat (clam shacks &amp; fancy feasts)<br /> - Entertainment (baseball to summer theater)<br /> - Select [...] sparrow.manager@verizon.net Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/blog-/Mysterious-stones-prompt-speculation-at-Orleans-cafe.html <p>At first, Bob Sparrow didn&rsquo;t think much of the little white rock with the strange black markings, but then more started appearing in the landscaping outside the Hot Chocolate Sparrow on Old Colony Way.</p> Sparrow, an easy-going guy, was more intrigued than alarmed. &ldquo;I thought it was some New Age thing,&rdquo; he said. <p>As he spoke, two of the rocks in question were sitting quietly on the cream and sugar counter while the hubbub swirled around them. Each had the same message, wr [...] sparrow.manager@verizon.net Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/blog-/Chocolate-Sparrow-marks-20-years.html The Hot Chocolate Sparrow is one of those places where you always run into someone you know. Overrun in summer with visitors who don&rsquo;t mind standing in line for the Orleans caf&eacute;&rsquo;s signature frozen coffee drinks, grilled sandwiches or ice cream, it&rsquo;s a hub all year long for people who stop daily to pick up coffee on their way to work, meet friends for lunch or come for dessert in the evening. <p><img src="http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/images/65/g258258c7813e8fe741494 [...] sparrow.manager@verizon.net Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.hotchocolatesparrow.com/blog-/Hot-Chocolate-Sparrowa-s-a-Aunt-Dota-likes-to-keep-busy.html <p>She may be a good two and a half decades past the typical age of retirement, but Dot Gallagher has no plans to give up her week<img src="http://www.wickedlocal.com/brewster/archive/x817677610/g13c1dd025dd03b314631c34bbf6ac6a40787d1f2139a7b.jpg" border="1" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="280" height="422" align="right" />end job at The Hot Chocolate Sparrow in Orleans.</p> <p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to retire, not until the last day,&rdquo; declares Gallagher, who turned 92 this week.</ [...] sparrow.manager@verizon.net Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100