In Praise of Chocolate Cake, New Babies, Discounts, and November

In Praise of Chocolate Cake, New Babies, Discounts, and November

I needed 12 ounces of gorgeous craft chocolate to make this luscious flourless cake for my family and friends to enjoy on Thanksgiving. I thought about six dark chocolate bars in my collection that would...
Fifty Shades of Chocolate

Fifty Shades of Chocolate

…I’d rather start my own magazine. I’ll call it Fifty Shades of Chocolate. Trust me. It’s going to be hot! 😂😂
To’ak Bourbon Cask Aged and Tequila Cask Aged Dark Chocolate Bars

Rainy Day Chocolate

I’ll admit I was procrastinating…
Chocolate & Fortified Wines

Chocolate & Fortified Wines

Many experts agree that tasters will enjoy the savoring experience more if the wine they sip is sweeter than the chocolate. I have the skinny on some fortified wines that will undoubtedly elevate your chocolate...
Chocolate, Bourbon & Scotch

Chocolate, Bourbon & Scotch

Hello, Class! Welcome to Spelling, Geography and Chemistry 101. Wait...what? You thought you enrolled in a course on pairing chocolate with whiskey??? Well, today’s spiritual lesson takes a multidisciplinary approach to bourbon and Scotch, so...
Chocolate & Cognac

Chocolate & Cognac

“I meditate, I do yoga, and I have a lot of friends who are healers...And if none of that works, I go buy a chocolate bar and a bottle of cognac.”  - Susan Strasberg I...
Chocolate & Vodka

Chocolate & Vodka

Have you noticed a wide array of playful vodka flavors popping up, such as citrus, dragon fruit, açaí, pepper, Sriracha, bacon, salted caramel, birthday cake and even cinnamon bun??? Many of these contain artifical flavorings, but...
Chocolate & Gin

Chocolate & Gin

Gin may be one of the trickier spirits to pair with chocolate, but it can be done, and it can be done well. Welcome to my virtual gin joint where we will explore how to...
Chocolate & Rum

Chocolate & Rum

In these remaining days of summer, I invite you to pair romantic rum with civilized chocolate. Perhaps rum is often enjoyed during steamy weather because it hails from tropical locales where both sugar cane and...