Just this. That’s what enters my head every morning when I begin my chocolate ritual — eating two squares of 85-percent Green and Black Organic chocolate and sipping Chai tea, to which I add a tablespoon of no-sugar raw cacao powder. As soon as I lift the square of chocolate to my mouth, I catch […]
Recipes
Chocolate Strawberry Royale
Anthony DeSerio created this signature cocktail for our chocolate-inspired Heart to Heart Champagne Dinner Dance, happening on Thursday, February 11, at 6 p.m. Get tickets and information here—and Anthony will mix one up for you in person! UPDATE: The event is officially sold out, but follow the link if you’d like to get on the […]
Coq au Vin Becomes Fabulous Choc au Vin…Yup, Chocolate!
In our chicken and wine recipe, deep dark chocolate is what we call a “stealth” ingredient, a little something added toward the end of making a stew that secretly gives a dish oomph, in this case an earthy, nutty and rich flavor you can’t identify but makes you fall in love with your meal.
A Taste Test of 8 U.S. Chocolate Bars Made From Scratch
What an assignment Pete Wells had. The New York Times food critic decided to taste 14 bean-to-bar chocolate products made in the U.S. By bean-to-bar we mean the company claims to have sourced its own cacao beans to make the bars from scratch, as opposed to buying the already made cacao from a second party. […]
VIDEO: Jacques Torres Teaches You to Make His Chocolate Chip Cookies
Mr. Chocolate, pastry chef Jacques Torres, has created a packaged mix so you can effortlessly make his chocolate chip cookies at home. All you need to bring to the arrangement are two eggs, melted butter and a dash of real vanilla; the rest is in his kit, including well-sourced giant chocolate chips. As this short […]
Love Good & Rare Chocolate Bars? Don’t Miss These!
As you might guess, we’re as proud as we can be of our Conn. chocolate-makers, who rank up there, in our opinion, with the best in the East. We also wanted to venture out beyond our region to discover a bar or two that are unknown here but worth finding. That brought us to the […]
