A shop at Union Station in D.C. used to be food writer Rekaya Gibson’s go-to for Neuhaus. And then they popped up in Norfolk.

She explained how, as a 12-year-old, she had visited Belgium and bought some delicious chocolate near Brussels City Hall ... and revealed its brand name, Neuhaus Chocolates.

In 1857, pharmacist Jean Neuhaus, a Swiss with Italian roots who lived in Brussels, coated medicines with chocolate to improve their taste. In 1912, his grandson expanded on the idea and invented ...