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Dallas: Jerry’s Donuts- What a find, just in time for the Super Bowl
The DFW Metroplex is known for it’s donut (or doughnut) shops. Those that know have told me that in this region there are more donut shops per person than anywhere else on the planet. Almost every major strip center has a shop, with many intersections having 2 or 3. That must mean we know more […]
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Aspen: Paradise Bakery- a Aspen Institution.
This is what Aspen is all about (for me). EVERYONE in Aspen knows and has experienced Paradise Bakery. Summer or Winter, this place churns out some of the best brownies and cookies and ice cream that can be found anywhere. This trip I only went once- we had so much chocolate from my Fancy […]
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Snow Mass: Waffle Shrine & such a Sweet Life + Hot Chocolate
Weather was terrific today, so I headed to the slopes for a few hours to get some skiing in. I can really work up an appetite for hot chocolate on the slopes but was so excited at the bottom of the hill to see two new places to eat more chocolate. In the new Snowmass […]
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>Brenham: Blue Bell Creamery Factory Tour
I love Blue Bell Ice Cream! In Houston, I grew up on Blue Bell and really took it for granted. It wasn’t until I moved away that I realized the whole world really doesn’t know much about this great little company in the middle of nowhere. For years I have wanted to revisit the […]
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Dallas: NHS (Neighborhood Services)- “The Ding Dong”
I have a New Years resolution for 2011- “find more great Restaurant Chocolate Desserts”. Tonight, I get a jump on the new year by introducing the “Ding Dong” from Neighborhood Services restaurant at Preston/ Royal in Dallas. Is NHS’s fabulous creation a gourmet version of the Hostess “Ding Dong” or “Cupcake”? Being a childhood connoisseur […]
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>Houston: Dessert Gallery- 15 years and better than ever
Sara Brook is a GENIUS! As she admits, she is not classically trained. She just has been doing it since she was a kid-not that long ago- but long enough to have created one of the finest assortment of chocolate items cakes on the planet. Since 1995, Sara and her crew have been rolling out […]
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>Houston: The Chocolate Bar- Village People
It has been several years since I last visited The Chocolate Bar. This trip, I stopped in their location in the Village (near Rice University). I really like this concept. I think it is the most complete chocolate shop I have ever visited. It has everything one could ask for to resolve a chocolate fix. […]
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>Houston: Chocolat Du Monde
Located in the Village near Rice University, when I went running into Chocolat du Monde, I was on a mission. Their chocolate, as the name implies, is from all over the world- Neuhaus, Leonidas, and more. They also have a pretty extensive general candy business- but today, all I wanted was their private label […]
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