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A French spin on Valentine chocolate. Photo courtesy Valrhona. Speak to French chocolatiers and pastry chefs—or anyone trained in the world’s leading culinary schools—and odds are that their chocolate of choice is Valrhona. It’s one of our favorites, whether for baking or for snacking. Nestled in the middle of the vineyards of Tain l’Hermitage…
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Banana, chile and 77% cacao bar. Photo courtesy Antidote Chocolate. People who like very dark chocolate and cacao nibs may find a surprising delight in Antidote Chocolate Bars. These innovative bars, made in Ecuador with Arriba Nacional cacao beans, are 50% conventionally roasted chocolate and 50% raw cacao nibs. The result is profound, earthy…
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If your Valentine loves chocolate but is on a sugar-restricted diet, the Choclatique artisans have the solution: Their Sweet Deceit 100% Sugar-Free Chocolate in heart shapes are certain to make someone happy. The assortment includes solids and truffles (chocolate ganache centers). The chocolates are also gluten- and nut-free and al-natural (no preservatives or artificial flavors).…
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January 9th is National Apricot Day. We’re not sure why, since apricot season in the U.S. is from May through August (any fresh apricots found in the winter months have made a long trip from the southern hemisphere). Yet, you can toast the day with an apricot brandy sour, have apricot jam on your toast…
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Recchiuti Confections, one of America’s finest chocolatiers, has expanded and redesigned its line of artisan chocolate bars so handsomely that just one bar makes a nice holiday gift for lovers of fine chocolate. The eight-bar line includes: Classic chocolate bars in Bittersweet, Semisweet, Dark Milk and Fève (the French word for cacao nib). Flavored chocolate…
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