Joe’s Journey
>Dallas – Morgan Chocolates Crunch Truffle
>I don’t write too much about Dallas chocolates– maybe my wife is watching what I eat too closely but…. Morgan Chocolates is a small factory just off the very popular Knox Street, on McKinney Avenue across from the wonderful Apple computer store. They do chocolate candies, molds and seasonal products. They offer a free sample […]
Continue Reading>Greatest of All Time – Shipley’s Chocolate Filled Donut
In my world, before Krispy Kreme, there was Shipley’s (http://www.shipleydonuts.ws/) . Growing up in Houston, you almost couldn’t go a couple of miles/streets without hitting a Shipley’s donut shop. It probably where my love of hot fresh donuts began. Now take a great donut and inject the best chocolate creme- Whiz, Bang, Boom -uh oh […]
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>New Orleans: “The Jackson Square”- Southern Candymakers
New Orleans: The name of the store is Southern Candymakers (www.southerncandymakers.com) and the candy is called “The Jackson Square”. This is a small chocolate store on the left, on the way to Cafè Du Monde from Canal Place (across from the Jackson Brewery). They feature a peanut butter-crispy chocolate square, something that is out of […]
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>Los Angeles: Farmers Market- Bodega & Little John’s
On my way for a hot fresh donut at the Farmer’s market in LA, I found two cool chocolate stores at this famed shopping center that everyone should sample if in the area. Littlejohn´s English Toffee House (http://www.littlejohnscandies.com/) in the Farmer´s Market has excellent fudge and a honeycomb chocolate candy. The English Toffee is also […]
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NY road trip: Vosges, Marie Belle, Lindt & Lazar’s
While in NYC, I walked SOHO and stumbled into the newly opened Chicago chocolatier, Vosges (http://www.vosgeschocolate.com). Their great truffles are also made into candy bars. I love the Gianduja Candy Bar. If you like hazelnut and Belgian milk chocolate, you´ll love it too. Marie Belle (http://www.mariebelle.com/) is a new store that opened in SOHO, not […]
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South Florida Update: Jimmie’s and Amazing!
Ft. Lauderdale: I have been flying to Ft. Lauderdale for 20 years (a cheaper/easier way to get to South Florida than using Miami International and in all of my trips, I never realized that Jimmie´s Chocolates (http://www.jimmieschocolates.com) – Florida´s oldest chocolate company- 1947) was less than 2 miles away. This is a real gem that […]
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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. […]
Continue ReadingLA: Chocolatt on Wilshire
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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