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Looking for a sweet treat? Go no further than Romolo Chocolates. I had the opportunity to talk with owner Tony Stefanelli, chocolatier, about this longtime business. Tony s grandfather, Romolo Stefanelli (for whom Romolo s is named), immigrated to the United States in the early 1900 s settling in New York City. In 1926, he and his wife Elizabeth moved to Erie and opened Stefanelli s Candies. It was from his grandfather that Tony learned the art of the chocolatier. In 1993 Stefanelli s Candies was sold outside of the family. Unable to carry on his grandfather s business then, he and his wife Jennie opened Romolo Chocolates a year later in a 3000-square-foot space on West 12th Street. In 2003 they moved the business to a 14,000-square-foot space at its current location in the Frontier Park area. After several expansions, they now occupy a 30,000-square-foot space at that location, adding the Cocoa Cafe and the Mercato Gift Shop to the site. Thanks in part to COVID, they have also expande
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Romolo Chocolates in Master Class of Its Own Four generations of immaculate confections by Matt Swanseger
Photos by Jessica Hunter
Confectionery, like music, is only as good as its foundation. As both a master confectioner and an accomplished jazz bassist, Romolo Chocolates frontman Tony Stefanelli has an exceptional feel for both disciplines.
Although the summer concert series he hosted at his West Eighth Street shop has been retired, Stefanelli s commitment to his craft has not. At 71, Stefanelli still plays the roles of student and teacher with equal verve, studying unfamiliar techniques (such as the fresh cremé truffle, which
almost looks too good to eat) while passing on those tried-and-true to his two sons, confectioner Roman and chocolatier/also-musician Anthony (who moonlights as drummer for The Groove).