Author Archive: EMCjoe
Miami Update: CoCoWalk in Coconut Grove
CocoWalk Shopping Center has a new store called Fenoglio (http://www.fenoglio.com/). This is the first U.S. unit of a South American chain. I tried several specialties and was happy with them all. Also, you MUST try the “Chocowalk”, chocolate gelato at Coco Gelato (http://cocogelato.com/) . This has been a favorite “ice cream” of mine for years. […]
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Chocolatt (http://www.chocolatt.com) is a new chocolate store in LA on Wilshire, just east of Bundy. They carry wonderful chocolates imported from Belgium. Owned and operated by a Belgian chocoholic, Tarcis Verfaillie. I really thought all of the dark, milk and white truffle flavors were fantastic! I was so excited to find this gem right after […]
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Houston: The Chocolate Bar
Houston: On a recent visit for a very sad occasion, my cousin Ellen cheered me up by taking me to a fantastic chocolate and candy retailer in the Montrose area called the Chocolate Bar (next door, the same guys have the Candy Bar). This place has it all. Their handmade assortment is very large and […]
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Beverly HIlls: I Love Lucy & Lucy loves Edelwiess Chocolates & now I love it EC, too
A friend told me that Edelweiss Chocolates (http://www.edelweisschocolates.com), in Beverly Hills, has the best marshmallow/chocolate products in LA. Since you know my penchant for things with marshmallow and chocolate I headed straight there and WOW… he was correct. NOTE TO ALL: I apologize for not coming here years ago. I introduced myself to Steve Zahir, the […]
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South Florida – what a great trip!
Hi All! My week on business in Florida afforded me an opportunity to revisit old favorites, stumble across some new things and try a suggestion from my new friends that check out the website. Miami’s Dadeland Mall: I had just enough time to run through the mall for a quick tour and would rate this […]
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We made the grade- Chocolaier Magazine Endorsement
Well, quite a few months have passed since my first message and I guess my only excuse for not updating this page earlier is my “deer in the headlights” reaction to all of the suggestions, e-mails and press that I have received. Besides Rosie’s article, I was shocked and excited to find my little site […]
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Celebrity Chef- EMC gets a flavor
Hi All, Today, I felt that it was important to feature a wonderful ice cream store I stumbled on earlier this year. Milwaukee Joe’s of Southlake, Texas (http://www.icecreamjoe.com/) invited me to come into their manufacturing kitchen and concoct what ever I wanted for this month’s feature product. They actually made me their celebrity guest […]
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Welcome to my wacky world of chocolate!
Hello Everyone, I´m not sure how I got to be this lucky…but an essential part of my job is to travel and find great sites for stores and restaurants to locate. The added bonus is that I get to shop and eat at all kinds of interesting places the world over. As you may have […]
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