Better with Chocolate
Mar 7, 2013
Cacao Sampaka: Spain at the Forefront of Chocolate.
Spanish chocolate is something of a new experience . Spain isn't the country that jumps to mind when one says chocola...
Feb 19, 2013
Maynard's Wine Gums |Post by Mithu|
“The British are coming!” The Gourmet Boutique is having a full-on British sweets invasion this season…and what a wel...
Feb 6, 2013
Matcha cha cha: A Dance of Japanese Culture and Chocolate
Japan. The nation of Robots, Video games, and . . . Chocolate?When I studied abroad in Japan, I had no idea that the ...
Jan 22, 2013
An Original Delight: The Chocolate Truffle
“Chocolate.” This simple word can conjure a plethora of images. A solid scored bar of creamy milk chocolate, a pot o...
Jan 14, 2013
Current Trends in Chocolate
Every day, chocolatiers are thinking of new and exciting concepts for chocolate. Moving into 2013, we like to examine...
Jan 7, 2013
The Tea Room
With winter fast upon us, my wife and I seek refuge in the power of our teapot. Red, Black, or Green, the flavors of ...
Dec 27, 2012
Chocolate is . . .
Around this time of year I'm reminded why I love working in such a lovely chocolate shop. Chocolate is . . .
Sh...
Dec 10, 2012
A New Pairing to Savor: Liqueur and Marzipan |Post by Mithu|
I'd like to introduce a new blogger to The Tasting Room. Mithu Lahiri. A frequent customer and lover of the finer Eur...
Nov 26, 2012
True Marzipan, Lubeck, and the Glucksschwein
Marzipan fruits and shapes on display, pretty as they are, never appealed to me. Even as a kid, I found their taste t...
Nov 12, 2012
Boston Chocolates
As a Nor' Eastah descends on Boston, bringing with it a dusting of snow, I am struck by how authentic New England fee...
Nov 3, 2012
Snap, Crackle, and Chocolate? Popping Candy Chocolatiers
In Israel, they enjoy a peculiar chocolate. Strauss Elite makes a very popular bar: milk chocolate and popping candy....
Nov 1, 2012
Calissons d'Aix en Provence: A Historic Wedding Gift
If you ever find yourself on the first Sunday of September in Aix en Provence, France, you’ll see pastry shop upon p...
