Gourmet Boutique Tasting Room
Sep 4, 2012
Mars: The Bar from Out of This World
by Alexandra Koktsidis
Out of this world? Realistically, more like from across the pond. The Mars Bar was invented i...
Sep 2, 2012
Camel Milk Chocolate
In its first incarnation, the solid chocolate bar had harsh, bitter flavors, but — as Alexandra explained — it was th...
Aug 25, 2012
All about the Bar (of Chocolate)
by Alexandra Koktsidis Imagine a world without chocolate bars. Pretty hard to think of, right? Interestingly enough, ...
Aug 23, 2012
A Chocolate from my Past
Gourmet Boutique is not my first experience selling chocolate. In elementary school, I sold chocolate bars door to do...
Aug 15, 2012
In the Olympic Spirit of Chocolate
By Alexandra Koktsidis The Olympics are now over, and all sorts of world records have been broken. Athletes set recor...
Aug 14, 2012
Spicy Chocolate, Seldom Seen in Milk
While spicy chocolate is nothing new historically, it has certainly seen a resurgence in modern times. Vosges, Chuao,...
Aug 13, 2012
Tasting Room: An Ode to Summer
Hello fellow chocolate lovers! Marie here!
Can you believe the summer is almost over? I can't at all.
Soon enough ...
Aug 10, 2012
In Defense of the Pink Peppercorn
The Pink Peppercorn from South America is a very subtle berry you may not know much about, but it is an important ing...
Aug 8, 2012
Chocolate: You Can’t Survive Without It
By: Alexandra Koktsidis
We know some of you chocolate lovers out there are thinking, well of course, who can't survi...
Aug 2, 2012
Are you a Super Star Taster?
Do you ever attend a tasting or share a meal with a friend where you find yourself picking up on subtle flavor profil...
Apr 25, 2012
Join us on our new adventure
Hi Folks!
Welcome all to our new blog!
First, introductions are in order!
We are blogging to you from our lovely s...