SHARI FITZPATRICK SHARI FITZPATRICK is the creator of the world's famous line of gourmet-dipped strawberries, the renowned Shari's Berries. Shari's love affair with strawberries began as a little girl with a strawberry patch that her Father planted for her each summer.

We pack each berry by hand in protective packaging, complete with ice packs, to keep the fruit sweet and cool.

Lorraine Lorusso While both chocolate and strawberries have been around for a while, it wasn't until the 1960s that the idea to combine them was born. A woman working at a gourmet store in Chicago, Lorraine Lorusso of the Stop 'N' Shop, is said to be the inventor of this delicious treat.

People quite like textural contrast in food, and chocolate is great for that because you can bite into it, but then it melts in the mouth. Crunchy things with a soft interior tend to be highly liked. This may also explain the extra special appeal of a chocolate-coated strawberry."

We pack each berry by hand in protective packaging, complete with ice packs, to keep the fruit sweet and cool. Then we ship your gift express, so it spends less time on a truck, and more time on their table. Once the berries arrive, they stay fresh for 48 hours in the refrigerator.

A woman working at a gourmet store in Chicago, Lorraine Lorusso of the Stop 'N' Shop, is said to be the inventor of this delicious treat. She took some of the store's gourmet chocolate and dipped fresh strawberries into the mixture, selling them to customers after the chocolate shell hardened.

In fact, chocolate-covered strawberries were originally paired together because they're two of the world's most famous aphrodisiacs. Today chocolate-covered strawberries are a common Valentine's Day treat, and are often found on buffet tables at weddings.

Legend says that if you break a double strawberry in half and share it, you will fall in love. Strawberries were even so sacred that they were used to symbolize Venus, the goddess of love. And dipping the symbol of love into chocolate makes it all so much sweeter.

The act of dipping the strawberries in chocolate is a symbol of the love and devotion that go into the creation of this sweet and romantic treat. It's a way to show your affection and express your feelings in a tangible, delicious form.

Once the berries arrive, they stay fresh for 48 hours in the refrigerator.

The word “chocolate” comes from the Aztec word “xocoatl.” The first chocolate bar was created in 1847. Chocolate has a melting point just below the human body temperature. There are three main types of cacao beans: Criollo, Forastero, and Trinitario.

Here are ten fun facts about this delectable fruit:

• The Early Fruit Tastes the Sweetest.
• Strawberries are a Type of Rose.
• Strawberries Can Be A Variety of Different Colors.
• Strawberries Contain More Vitamin C than Oranges.
• Americans Eat Eight Pounds of Strawberries Per Year.
• The Fear of Strawberries is Called Fragariaphobia.