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>Welcome To Blogspot and blogging

>January 1, 2005History As many of you know, I sold one of my businesses in the summer of 2004 and am winding down another over the next few years. As the year was coming to an end in December, I was approached by an old friend with an idea to take my semi-famous website to […]

January 1, 2005 No comments

>Greatest of All Time – Just Desserts’ Chocolate Fudge Cake

I would make a big mistake if I waited any longer to discuss a favorite that kept me aliive in the 1980s when I lived in San Francisco. At Just Desserts (http://www.justdesserts.com/), the Plain Chocolate Fudge Cake is a classic and a must for those that just want a bit of “home” dessert. There is […]

October 30, 2004 No comments

>Dallas – Morgan Chocolates Crunch Truffle

>I don’t write too much about Dallas chocolates– maybe my wife is watching what I eat too closely but…. Morgan Chocolates is a small factory just off the very popular Knox Street, on McKinney Avenue across from the wonderful Apple computer store. They do chocolate candies, molds and seasonal products. They offer a free sample […]

August 24, 2004 No comments

>Greatest of All Time – Shipley’s Chocolate Filled Donut

In my world, before Krispy Kreme, there was Shipley’s (http://www.shipleydonuts.ws/) . Growing up in Houston, you almost couldn’t go a couple of miles/streets without hitting a Shipley’s donut shop. It probably where my love of hot fresh donuts began. Now take a great donut and inject the best chocolate creme- Whiz, Bang, Boom -uh oh […]

June 15, 2004 No comments

>New Orleans: “The Jackson Square”- Southern Candymakers

New Orleans: The name of the store is Southern Candymakers (www.southerncandymakers.com) and the candy is called “The Jackson Square”. This is a small chocolate store on the left, on the way to Cafè Du Monde from Canal Place (across from the Jackson Brewery). They feature a peanut butter-crispy chocolate square, something that is out of […]

May 1, 2004 No comments

>Los Angeles: Farmers Market- Bodega & Little John’s

On my way for a hot fresh donut at the Farmer’s market in LA, I found two cool chocolate stores at this famed shopping center that everyone should sample if in the area. Littlejohn´s English Toffee House (http://www.littlejohnscandies.com/) in the Farmer´s Market has excellent fudge and a honeycomb chocolate candy. The English Toffee is also […]

January 5, 2004 No comments

NY road trip: Vosges, Marie Belle, Lindt & Lazar’s

While in NYC, I walked SOHO and stumbled into the newly opened Chicago chocolatier, Vosges (http://www.vosgeschocolate.com). Their great truffles are also made into candy bars. I love the Gianduja Candy Bar. If you like hazelnut and Belgian milk chocolate, you´ll love it too. Marie Belle (http://www.mariebelle.com/) is a new store that opened in SOHO, not […]

October 24, 2003 No comments

South Florida Update: Jimmie’s and Amazing!

Ft. Lauderdale: I have been flying to Ft. Lauderdale for 20 years (a cheaper/easier way to get to South Florida than using Miami International and in all of my trips, I never realized that Jimmie´s Chocolates (http://www.jimmieschocolates.com) – Florida´s oldest chocolate company- 1947) was less than 2 miles away. This is a real gem that […]

August 31, 2003 No comments

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