Explored by Joe
>NY Chocolate Show: Big Chocolate
A Chocolate Show would not be complete without the Big 3 sampling their pieces. I don’t mean Mars, Hershey and Nestle. I am talking about Callebaut, Guittard and Valrhona. Each has a distinct profile yet each offers endless variety of flavors and types to satisfy any chocolate maker- recrational and professional. Most of the premium […]
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>NY: Chocolate Show of New York’s Fashion Show
Tonight, I attended this very unusual event. Unfortunately, my train from Phily was a bit late, so I wasn’t able to see all of the 2010 collection on the runway, but what I did see was enticing enough for me to book my trip for 2011. For years I have discussed attending fashion shows […]
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>Phily: Marcie Blaine Artisanal Chocolates – Hiding in Verde
MarcieBlaine Artisanal Chocolates is the creation of namesake Chef Marcie Blaine Turney. The display is in the middle of Verde,her boutique shop, with the kitchen hiding in the back. OK, not all of the chocolates I purchased made it home for my review,and I won’t admit to eating them all (though I did love […]
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>Phily: Lore’s Chocolates- Look closely….
Lore’s Chocolates- Set in an old brownstone type building on 7th Street,you feel like you are walking back in time as you enter the shop. Lore’s offers about 120 different chocolatesin the store everday. Really every type of chocolate you could ever want or think of wanting. I didn’t have timefor a tour of the […]
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>Phily: Teuscher at The Bellevue
At the corner of Walnut and and Broad, in the Shops at The Bellevue sits another small shop delivering a huge flavor. This week, the fall flowers are in bloom at this Teuscher shop. I have reviewed the Champagne Truffle many times over the years and it NEVER fails to stand out, but the packaging at […]
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>Phily: Max Brenner (Round 2)- Now in Philadelphia
Stopped in Max’s new Philylocation. Smaller than the Las Vegas store at The Forum Shops (see my review last month). I was able to have a quick hot chocolate andrefill the coffers from what I picked up and ate (or gave away) from theVegas trip. I can’t get over how wellthought through a concept this […]
Continue Reading>Phily and NY- NY Chocolate Show- here I come!
>I’m taking a short trip to NYC to report on the NY Chocolate Show. Figured I’d catch a late night flight tonight to Phily to catch up on chocolate opportunities in Philadelphia + try and interview a cool company I found on the web a few months back… Then it’s a short train ride to […]
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>Leaving Las Vegas: The Candy Shoppe at the Airport
Just in case you missed all of the stores reviewed on my trip, have no fear, you still can get a quick fix at MacLaren Airport. The Candy Shoppe has cool “Vegas” gifts like chocolate poker chips and small slot machines that dispense chocolate. The fudge is very good as well. Had the plain chocolate and […]
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