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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...
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 17, 2013
Looking Back - Gourmet Boutique's Top 10 of 2012
Here are the top 10 fascinating chocolates I have stumbled upon and relished at the Gourmet Boutique in the year 20...
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 . . .
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