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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Review: Godiva Biscuits

Godiva's 36 piece Biscuit Gift Box

Cost: $25

Overall rating out of 5:



As I've mentioned before, I no longer buy anything from Godiva because of the steady decline in the quality of their products. But I received their assortment of biscuits as a gift, and it didn't offer any surprises.

The selection: Godiva Signature (biscuit & milk chocolate), Hazelnut Praline (chocolate hazelnut cream between two biscuits, bottomed & edged with milk chocolate), Petite Mousse (biscuit filled with chocolate mousse, bottom dipped in dark chocolate), Dark Truffle Heart (biscuit topped with dark chocolate filled with chocolate truffle cream), Raspberry Premiere (biscuit with raspberry cream covered in dark chocolate), Chocolate Lune (2 hazelnut wafers filled with chocolate cream, half dipped in dark chocolate), and Hazelnut Belgique (meringue biscuit topped with hazelnut pieces covered in dark chocolate & drizzled with milk chocolate).
















Nothing good comes out of this box, which is a shame because as usual the presentation is lovely. The biscuits are not buttery, like the chocolate their tasteless. I literally can't give them away, people don't want to eat them. The ones I disliked the least were the plain Godiva Signature (the corner pieces) and the Hazelnut Praline (the pieces with the white G). I can say without any exaggeration that your better off buying Le Petit Ecolier.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Nunu Chocolates has a new Wine Bar

Nunu Chocolates
Flagship Store
529 Atlantic Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
917.776.7102

More locations.

Via Village Voices' Fork In the Road

The couple owned chocolate shop now offers wine, beer, espresso & hot chocolate. They plan to have wine and chocolate pairings soon.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Make Chocolate Bark at Pure Dark

Via Serious Eats NY.

Pure Dark
350 Bleecker St.

$20 gets you 8 ounces of dark chocolate (and only dark chocolate) with your choice of unlimited toppings which include things like nuts and dried fruit. In about 20 minutes you've got totally customized bark!

Pinkberry Adds Chocolate to the Menu

Pinkberry will be replacing their Passionfruit flavor with Chocolate Pinkberry, which has already debuted at their Dallas location. The chocolate flavor will reach NY on November 27th.

Original photo can be found here.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Chocolate World Expo in Westchester

Via Westchester.com

What: Chocolate World Expo

Where: Westchester County Center
198 Central Ave
White Plains, NY 10606-1102
(914) 995-4050

When: Sunday, December 6th, 2009
11am-6pm

How much: Tickets range from $15-7

The Chocolate World Expo will have products to sample and buy. Besides chocolate items (chocolate beer!) they will also have wines and cheeses. There will be vegan, dairy-free, sugar-free, fair-trade, raw, organic, kosher, and
low-glycemic chocolates. 'One of the best' Beatles tribute bands will also be there, Ob-La-Di, Bla-Da.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Chocolate Shop Opens in the Diamond District

Via Crain's New York.

The French chocolatier's new location is supposed to open in two weeks, at 580 Fifth Ave, inside the Worldwide Diamond Tower.

Current location:
Chocolat Michel Cluizel
ABC Carpet & Home
888 Broadway
(212)477-7335

Friday, November 13, 2009

L. A. Burdick opens

L. A. Burdick
5 East 20th Street, between 5th Avenue and Broadway
212-796-0143


The chocolatier has been open for a few weeks, but they are still working on a new pastry and wine menu.