Shangri La?is a tea company that makes?tea-flavored chocolate, of which I got free samples to review. I covered?the Earl Grey and Masala Chai on Tuesday, and today, I’m reviewing the remaining two…
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Chocolate Exhibit at Drexel University
Via my friend Knile,?a new exhibit about chocolate is opening at Drexel University, to run from October 11 to January 24th, 2015. If you go opening weekend, there will be chocolate foods…
Shangri La Tea Chocolate – Milk Ch
Shangri La is a tea company that’s now making inroads into tea-flavored chocolate. They sent me free samples of their line-up to review. I’ll cover the Earl Grey and Masala Chai?today, and…
Churchill’s Carousel Giveaway
Last Wednesday, I reviewed a charming tin carousel full of toffees and fudge from Churchill’s Confectionery. They’re letting me give away a free carousel to one of you! Enter via the Rafflecopter…
What’s in a chocolate’s name
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 with the…
REVIEW: Churchill’s Confectionery
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 Carousel tin…
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 caramel for…
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 was a…
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 new free…
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 is a…
Who hasn’t wished for a bathroom m
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 buy a…
Comprehensive chocolate baking tips from
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 to chocolate…