I am ecstatic to feature my second guest blogger. Wahoo! Melbo is uber talented in SO many departments, language and writing being two of them. If I could say more in German for her I would, but I know about five other words aside from “uber.” Here’s Melbo’s fresh take on Mo’s Bacon Bar of [...]
Entries from April 2008
April 30, 2008
Byrne & Carlson
There’s not much to say. These bars are gorgeous. Man! Why don’t I live in Portsmouth, New Hampshire? If I lived in Portsmouth then I could visit the Byrne & Carlson shop all the time. Even a Portsmouth summer home would work for me … I would live happily ever after. I’ve been stalking these [...]
April 28, 2008
DC on the Chocolate Map
I was delighted to follow the mapping out of chocolate shops and their offerings through a discussion thread on The Chocolate Life forum. This chocomap was posted among the comments. Course, I drilled my search down to DC and was a little shocked in discovering that my favorite local shop was the only one on [...]
April 25, 2008
Cacao Reserve–Hershey’s
It’s interesting to watch the tipping point of trends. I guess we can say that all the wonderful aspects of artisan chocolate are gaining the attention of a broader audience. To me, evidence of that reach is not just the fantastic emersion of bean-to-bar makers dotting the map, but tracing the interesting path of good [...]
April 21, 2008
Chocolate.com/Tcho Engineering
*Photo from tcho.com
Robert dog-eared an Economist article for me entitled, “Chocolate.com: A Start-up Innovates in an Unexpected Field.” The article focuses on a small company called Tcho whose unique approach involves making the chocolate-making process more sophisticated. Tcho also intends to simplify ways to quantify benchmarks of fine chocolate. The company’s founder, Mr. Childs, has created [...]
April 18, 2008
J. Chocolatier
Last night, Robert and I enjoyed the gorgeous evening by walking to a chocolate tasting for local chocolate maker–J. Chocolatier. Jane Morris, maitre chocolatier, has a wonderful website and makes her filled chocolates out of the Rock and Roll Hotel Restaurant, which is a couple of blocks from where I live on the Hill. When [...]
April 17, 2008
Guest Blogger Numero Uno
I am honored to feature the work of my first guest blogger, Nate Ayer! Nate is a DC-area writer and blogger, published in the Washingtonian. He lives with his wife, Hilary, on Capitol Hill. Nate and Hilary attended our chocolate tasting the other night, and I’m delighted to present Nate’s opinion on the matter (Sorry, [...]
April 16, 2008
New Bars Today
What a beautiful DC evening. Thank you, sun and blossoms. I purchased the bars pictured below after work. The Recchiuti Bittersweet 85% is pretty inspiring with its robust taste. I also can’t get over its foil pouch, adorned with delicate embossing and watermarks. It looks like a love letter. Beautiful.
April 15, 2008
Spider Monkey and So On
Some of my chocolate chums pleasantly surprised me with this Spider Monkey Endangered Species bar. I’ve been following this brand for some time now and was delighted to try one of their other flavors. It was a delicious treat, and aside from being a fantastic chunk of chocolate, it became our life sustenance after hours [...]
April 14, 2008
Chocolate Frontier
Grenada Chocolate features a simple chart and links of the chocolate bean-to-bar process. I’ve seen several versions of this process and I think Grenada’s is a pretty good one to follow. Grenada has won the Silver Award from the Academy of Chocolate. I’ve not tried their bars, but I’ll pick one up to see what [...]
