Joe’s Journey
>Atlanta: Alpharetta’s Alpine Bakery- Look at those cakes!
This used tobe a horse farm, marked and easily seen for miles by the 3 silos that stillremain on the property. Now it is adeveloped shopping center in Alpharetta, GA. OK, so Iwalk into the Alpine Bakery (Pizzeria and Trattoria) and am immediately given asample of the “French Breast” pastry by the beautiful redheaded hostess,Tammy. […]
Continue Reading>Atlanta is Hot for Chocolate!
>Made a quick trip to Atlanta for business and had the chance to also spend time with my older sister. I had asked her a few days before to write down her favorite chocolate spots- so thanks to Susan for being my local guide and driver. Of course, my own reconnaissance also uncovered several places […]
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Atlanta: Alpharetta’s Alpine Bakery
Plain Chocolate Fudge Cake…huge, decadent and delicious! EMC Directory
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Roswell, GA: Douceur De France
The Royal Chocolat – a rich pastry dessert with chocolate mousse and crunchy almond paste! The chocolate was nearly perfect! This is FANTASTIC dessert.
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>Update: A Great Cookie – Tim Tams – revisited
It has been 10 years since I first sampled (and reviewed (9/2000)) a terrific cookie from Australia called the “Tim Tam”. At the time, an associate (thanks Natalie) brought me a box from a trip down under and I immediately fell in love with the chocolaty crunchy delectable cookie. To satisfy my cravings, I bought directly from a […]
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Bagnols, France: Château de Bagnols
Chocolate Ganache topping Chocolate Mouse with layers of white chocolate with lemon and crunchy chocolate biscuit cookie + a chocolate bar on top and another sticking out of the top. One of the best desserts EVER constructed.
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>Nam’s Bits Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
>If you are a fan of the crunchy chocolate chip cookie, you will love these mini bites.Saw Swoozie’s across the parking lot and remembered that when I first saw the concept in Atlanta, about 8 years ago, they had really good mini chocolate chip cookies by the cash register (free samples). I sauntered in and […]
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