Happy National Chocolate Chip Day! (And Happy Birthday to Me)
So today is National Chocolate Chip Day, which is also known more intimately as the day of my birth. So the story goes that years [...]
Review: Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Cupcakes from Trader Joe’s
Few concepts in the world unite people as much as the combination of chocolate and peanut butter, at least in this country. While our European [...]
Croissant Critique: Rosie’s Bakery
After a delightful brunch at Aquitaine in Chestnut Hill on Sunday, the Chocolate Companion and I decided that our appetite for decadent French cuisine was [...]
Croissant Critique: Lambert’s
Saturday after chocolate tours, I decided to take advantage of the milder temps and the fact that the evenings stay lighter for longer now, and [...]
Dirty Girl Scouts on St. Patty’s Day
Back in my increasingly longer ago college years, I actually was very tentative with my first forays into consuming alcohol. Going to college on a [...]
Peanut Butter, Caramel, Potato Chips, and Chocolate–Interested?
It's hard to improve upon good chocolate. Good chocolate can have flavor notes that range from sweet to salty to smoky, all wrapped up in [...]
Dessert Dish–Sweet Gossip from around Boston
Let's talk about some big-time chocolate! Keeping up with the chocolate-related goings-on of the city is an important aspect of being a dedicated [...]
Croissant Critique: Pret a Manger
Being a consummate chocolate professional, I take my research very seriously. As a result, my research concerning chocolate croissants in on-going--there are always new cafes, [...]
Quick Guide to Pairing Wine with Chocolate
One of the nice things about working with chocolate for so many events and activities is that there is never a shortage of chocolate in [...]
That Time Dessert Lead Me to the Best Fried Chicken
I grew up without cable. Until I left Connecticut to attend college in Boston, the television set that I regularly watched TV on in my [...]
In Search of the Perfect Pain au Chocolat
Within the world of chocolate therein lies a plethora of sumptuous desserts--cakes, cookies, tarts, brownies, bars, mousse, fudge, and pastries. Being a chocoholic since even [...]
2012–A Year in Chocolate Eating
A blog dedicated to the world of chocolate would hardly be reliable if I didn't display, for critical review, my credentials as a [...]