What’s in a chocolate’s name?
Rosa As a psychologist, I’d?long known that people can easily determine which of the below two shapes is named?Bouba and which is named Kiki. Kiki sounds hard, so people associate it…
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REVIEW: Churchill’s Confectionery Carousel
Churchill’s Confectionery is family-run, London-based company that is now making inroads in the U.S. via shops like Williams Sonoma and Bloomingdale’s. They recently sent me a free sample of their…
Olive & Sinclair Whisky
I mentioned yesterday that I visited Olive & Sinclair, a Nashville bean-to-bar chocolate maker, while I was in town for a wedding. There were?some chocolate truffles filled with a boozy…
Olive & Sinclair
Part of my recent travels included a weekend in Nashville for a wedding. My awesome friend Kevin took me to Olive & Sinclair, a local?bean-to-bar chocolate maker in Nashville. It…
Pee candy from Hollywood
I’ve been traveling quite a bit recently, so I’ve been too busy to write new reviews. Hopefully I’ll be able to play some catch-up this weekend, as I’ve got some…
Bon Appétit foreign candy slideshow
Bon App?tit has a slideshow of “19?foreign candies to buy while traveling”. For some reason,?they’ve got Japanese Kit Kats in the slideshow header but not in the actual slideshow, which…
Who hasn’t wished for a bathroom made of chocolate?
Via Eater, here’s good news for anyone with an extra $133,000 lying around and a wish to take care of potty?business in a bathroom made entirely of chocolate: you can…
Peanut Hottie
Patty Howdy! I’m Patty, a professor of Psychological Sciences at a small college in the midwest. Some important background information: I’m absolutely obsessed with peanut butter. It’s gotten to the point…
Comprehensive chocolate baking tips from Serious Eats
Here’s yet another post on baking with chocolate from Serious Eats. We’ve got a triptych! The last is a long and thorough write-up all about chocolate baking, from cacao percentages…
Serious Eats on unsweetened chocolate and cocoa powder
More on baking with chocolate from Serious Eats. This time, an explanation of why unsweetened chocolate and cocoa powder can’t be subbed for each other. The former has cocoa butter;…
Dutched versus Natural cocoa powder.
From Serious Eats, a description of the difference between Natural and Dutched cocoa powder. Honestly, I never pay attention and just use whatever we’ve got in the can at home,…
Alcove Deep Dark
Deep dark chocolate – snappy – smooth, slow, velvet melt – intense, fudgey, like brownie batter – fruity and thick – sweet finish