It’s not easy to get an audience with Royal Oak’s Queen of Chocolate, Gayle Harte, the owner of Gayle’s Chocolates. 
Your intrepid correspondent tried several times — visiting the store on
at least three occasions during my quest for an exclusive interview
with Gayle.  Each time a friendly staff member disappeared upstairs
into a highly secure, mysterious attic.  This is where, rumor has it,
the chocolate is made.  They came back with questions and polite smiles
and I tried valiantly to assure them I wasn’t there to sell them
anything.  Despite my persistent efforts, no offer of an interview with
Gayle materialized.  I understand — one glance around the store at the
hundreds of treats that are made on site makes one realize how much
work must be going on up there . . .

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