Consumer Reports’s Chocolate Reviews

Thanks to Candy Yum Yum, I now know how Consumer Reports ranked fancy chocolates in their own tasting:

1. Norman Love – the truffle of choice at Chocolate and Vines, one of my new favorite places in Rochester
2. Woodhouse
3. Christopher Elbow – tasted in a Cocoa Bella box at a Calhoun College tasting
4. L.A. Burdick – introduced to me as a gift; I’ve now also had the pleasure of visiting them in person
5. Candinas
6. Jacques Torres – has been on my NYC to-visit list for ages
7. John & Kira’s
8. La Maison du Chocolat – visited in person in NYC, where I sampled sipping chocolate and bought an intense 100% bar
9. Fran’s – they’re pretty widely available, including at Whole Foods
10. Nonnie Waller’s
11. Theo Chocolate – their bars are pretty easy to find. I’ve reviewed 3 of them.
12. Martine’s Chocolate

Six out of 12 ain’t bad! The rest are on my endless candy bucket list. I should make a page for that on the site…