Joe’s Journey
Aspen: CP Burger- great milkshake
Aspen has a new Burger joint. CP Burger at the ice rink serves up a really good hamburger and really great shakes. I hadn’t planed on ordering a shake but my friends Larry and Beth did and they handed one to me when the order hit the table. Wow- this non-spiked shake was chocolate with […]
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Fluffernutter with a different spin- chocolate.
From Wikipedia: “A fluffernutter is a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow creme. It is particularly popular in the Northeastern United States and has been proposed as the official Massachusetts state sandwich.” Chefs constantly tweak their recipes in the constant search for the perfect dish. My never ending search for finding ways to […]
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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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>Houston: Araya @ River Oaks Center
I was excited to visit Araya Artisan Chocolates in River Oaks Shopping Center next to the theater. This center brings back huge memories. It was part of my old stomping grounds- actually came to this spot to a restaurant called Birraporetti’s on my first “driving” date. Same shopping center was the site where I bought […]
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