kpak
Alaska
Wine Thief
Posts:2968
 | | 01/03/2006 2:34 AM |
| | So, who's the "winner", Tbird? | |
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits...
ps - friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon. | |
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TBird
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5219
| | 01/03/2006 2:40 AM |
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So, who's the "winner", Tbird?
an upper westside cpa firm. sounds stuffy i know, compared to an upscale chocolate store, but it's closer to what i am used to. | | | |
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kpak
Alaska
Wine Thief
Posts:2968
| | 01/03/2006 3:26 AM |
| less fattening though...
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The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits...
ps - friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon. | |
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TBird
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5219
| | 01/03/2006 3:46 AM |
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less fattening though...
 and i just can't see myself trying to pay the rent with cacoa beans.   | | | |
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BellaDonna
Barrel Racker
Posts:1890
| | 01/03/2006 4:47 AM |
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so, i start my first NY "job" 2morrow  . the reason i bring it up is because i had narrowed my new "job" down between two companies. the "loser" is a GREAT chocolate store, one of which i would like to personally vouch for. i didn't take the job, so my endorsement is one of taste and quality only.
MarieBelle
You did what??? You turned down a job at a chocolate store??? I'm going to faint now | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 01/03/2006 2:00 PM |
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45% milk chocolate???
Doesn't Scharfen Berger make a 'milk' chocolate? I think it is 41% and it doesn't really contain any milk at all. I could be wrong, as my memory sucks. | |
www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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TBird
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5219
| | 01/04/2006 12:58 AM |
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Quote:
so, i start my first NY "job" 2morrow . the reason i bring it up is because i had narrowed my new "job" down between two companies. the "loser" is a GREAT chocolate store, one of which i would like to personally vouch for. i didn't take the job, so my endorsement is one of taste and quality only.
MarieBelle
You did what??? You turned down a job at a chocolate store??? I'm going to faint now
my wife fainted too. | | | |
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TBird
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5219
| | 01/07/2006 10:24 PM |
| just brought home:
michel cluizel "concepcion"
and
jacques torres "single origin"(costa rica)
and a dozen mixed squares from each producer.
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 01/09/2006 2:41 PM |
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just brought home:
michel cluizel "concepcion"
and
jacques torres "single origin"(costa rica)
and a dozen mixed squares from each producer.
TBird, have you been to either one of his (Torres') shops in NYC? I think there is one in Brooklyn and another in Manhattan. I want to hit one of them the next time I am up in NYC. I hear his hot chocolate is killer. | |
www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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TBird
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5219
| | 01/10/2006 12:15 AM |
| Quote:
Quote:
just brought home:
michel cluizel "concepcion"
and
jacques torres "single origin"(costa rica)
and a dozen mixed squares from each producer.
TBird, have you been to either one of his (Torres') shops in NYC? I think there is one in Brooklyn and another in Manhattan. I want to hit one of them the next time I am up in NYC. I hear his hot chocolate is killer.
we've been to the one in brooklyn twice now, and went there specifically for the hot chocolate(my wife is COMPLETELY addicted). i'm not a big hot chocolate fan, so i just have a little bit of hers. i can see me NEEDING to stay away from that stuff before i start snorting it like a cocaine party at sam kinisons house ! my wife brought home an 18oz tin(minus the straw  ) full of the stuff. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12497
| | 01/10/2006 3:21 AM |
| TJ & TBird: what is this place know for hot chocolate that you are discussing??? I never heard of it. Where is it located in NYC? Only known for hot chocolate or coffee &/or chocolates also???
Do you have a web site, address, info???
Thanks! We will be in NYC in the next week or 2 (may be stop by?!?) | | | |
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TBird
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5219
| | 01/10/2006 3:47 AM |
| by overwhelming popular demand:
jacques torres aka mr chocolate.
you won't be sorry! | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 01/10/2006 2:31 PM |
| Quote:
by overwhelming popular demand:
jacques torres aka mr chocolate.
you won't be sorry!
I have not been, but I would tend to agree that the place rocks. I could get very addicted to the stuff myself and I haven't even tried it yet. It is high on my list of places to go in NYC. Other places would include some of the pizza places that use coal fired ovens. | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Puncher
Posts:886
| | 01/11/2006 8:01 PM |
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45% milk chocolate???
Doesn't Scharfen Berger make a 'milk' chocolate? I think it is 41% and it doesn't really contain any milk at all. I could be wrong, as my memory sucks.
Yes Scharffen Berger makes a 41% milk chocolate. It contains Organic Whole Dry Milk and Organic Non-Fat Dry Milk.
I don't care for milk chocolate, but once in a while, I'll do a Milk Chocolate Blind Tasting for the kids. I cut up a few squares into small pieces and they taste back and forth and come up with a favorite.
I did one last night and the Sharffen Berger was the winner:
1. Sharffen Berger 2oz (41%) - Fudgy taste, not overly sweet, long finish. I could enjoy this too.
2. E. Guittard 2oz (38%) - Average chocolate taste but with a nice spiciness.
3. Moonstruck 2oz (?%) - Nice chocolate flavor but very sweet.
4. Rapunzel 3oz (37%) - Simple and "cheesy". Hard to want a 2nd bite beside the others. | | | |
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BellaDonna
Barrel Racker
Posts:1890
| | 01/11/2006 8:03 PM |
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I don't care for milk chocolate, but once in a while, I'll do a Milk Chocolate Blind Tasting for the kids. I cut up a few squares into small pieces and they taste back and forth and come up with a favorite.
You are an awesome father! | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12497
| | 01/26/2006 2:36 AM |
| Green & Black's Organic Smooth Dark Real Coffee 67%:
Pass, not recommended. Not @ all an enjoyable bar of dark chocolate. Uncharacteristically, we could hardly finish it. | | | |
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TBird
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5219
| | 01/26/2006 3:09 AM |
| | michel cluizel "concepcion". thanks a million, bella! | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12497
| | 01/28/2006 3:58 AM |
| Michel Cluizel 72% Noir de Cacao: what can I say that I have not said before about this master of the craft. If you see this name on a dark chocolate bar - BUY IT!
Glad you guyz are also enjoying the fruits of Michel's labor. He chocolate is of exceptional quality!
Few can compare. But, there are a few... | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12497
| | 02/01/2006 3:12 AM |
| | Veritas True Flats Espresso & Dark Chocolate 52%: I've had this before & posted about it before. Not the best quality chocolate you can find, but pretty tasty nonetheless. The combination of dark chocolate & ground espresso beans hits the spot! | | | |
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TBird
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5219
| | 02/01/2006 11:48 PM |
| brough home a bar each of 1)73% west africa & 2)madagascar vanille bourbon MILK  chocolate fromneuhaus. | | | |
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