Better with Chocolate
Jul 23, 2013
In Defense of White Chocolate
By definition, chocolate must contain at least two things to be considered Chocolate: cacao solids and cacao butter. ...
Jul 3, 2013
European vs. American Chocolate: What's the Difference?
There is great debate on European versus American chocolates: is one better than the other? However there is no...
Jul 2, 2013
Chocolate Takes Us Back.
Working in an import chocolate store, rarely a day goes by without the phrase:
“I haven’t had those since . . .”...
Jun 23, 2013
Bringing Home the Bacon
Personally, sometimes the only thing getting me out of bed on a lazy weekend morning is that tempting smell of bacon ...
Jun 10, 2013
Tasting the Good Stuff
When it comes to food, my wife describes me as "discerning but not picky", I will eat just about anything: from junk ...
May 28, 2013
The Chocolate Process: From Block to Bar
This is Part Two of a Series, Interested in how Cacao Beans are grown and transformed into block chocolate? Check out...
May 16, 2013
The Chocolate Process: Bean to Block
Theobroma Cacao is the scientific name for the Cacao Tree, and the source of everything chocolate. Theobroma is Greek...
May 2, 2013
Potato, Cacao, and Something Very New
There are a great many experiments in chocolate that use salt to enhance the flavor. We've covered many tasty salted ...
Apr 16, 2013
Art Nouveau, Chocolate, and Maxim's de Paris
Paris, the City of Lights, a place for the arts, for beauty, and for great food. Nowhere has embraced that more that ...
Apr 11, 2013
The Wonders of Hazelnut
The first time I tried Nutella, I fell in love instantly with the smooth and creamy paste of chocolate that never fai...
Apr 4, 2013
Milk in Chocolate: Milk Creams and the Myth of the Milky Way
Custards, crèmes, and puddings are versatile sweets eaten hot or cold in countries all across the world; and each in ...
Mar 11, 2013
It's Time To Go The Mediterranean Way!
It’s official! After five long years, medical researchers have come to conclusion that the healthiest diet is (drum...
