Category Archives: Food and Drink

Joseph Thompson penned this review. Not much riles Mainers more than challenging them on the origin their food pyramid cornerstone: the whoopie pie. One who mentions Pennsylvania’s claim to that chocolate and cream confection risks being run out of town … Continue reading →

This is one of the most sensually exciting cookbooks that I’ve ever had the pleasure of adding to my collection. Aside from being an accomplished chef and restauranteur, Desaulniers is a very fine writer. Celebrate With Chocolate is not just … Continue reading →

Penned by Leona Wisoker I started with the milk chocolate. First ingredient on the list: cane sugar. Marked off into six segments, it broke easily and had a nice, milk chocolatey smell, not too sweet or plastic. It offered a … Continue reading →

Leona Wisoker penned this review. Bloomsberry & Company’s The Peace On Earth box is white with a big blue peace sign splashed off-center on the front; beneath, it says “May this chocolate bring you peace (and quiet) these Holidays, if … Continue reading →

I’m very fond of crystallized ginger, and accordingly I am substantially less fond of the Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Covered Ginger, whose ginger to “rich dark chocolate” ratio is weighted in chocolate’s favor to the point that the ginger is … Continue reading →

Trader Joe’s offers a variety of confections, most of them involving chocolate. The latest one to cross my path is the Organic Dark Chocolate PB&J Minis. I can hear you asking “What is this?” I suspect it’s a riff on … Continue reading →

Willie’s Cacao is the name of a chocolatier owned and operated by William Harcourt-Crooze, an Englishman with a passion for chocolate. Willie maintains that cacao from particular locations is like a fine wine, with its own flavor and character. Not … Continue reading →

There are lots of tastes that taste great together. Peanut butter and jelly. Buttered popcorn and champagne. (Seriously, try it.) And, of course, chocolate and licorice. But there’s one that doesn’t get enough love here in the States, and that’s chilies … Continue reading →

Here in America we like our add-ins, ice cream and candy full of other candy, nuts, random sweets, and sometimes savories. Chuao (pronounced Chew-WOW) has a shelf-load of such, chocolate bars with all the goodies, created by Venezuelan chef Michael … Continue reading →