ChocolateBet: February 5, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1/2 serving
Williams-Sonoma
The Original Peppermint Hot Chocolate - Bittersweet Chocolate Shavings Infused with Peppermint Oil
Very Good
Weight: ~ 20 grams (2 1/2 Tbs.) for 1/2 serving. Total container = 14.5 oz. (410 g.)
Calories: from cocoa/choc shavings = 105 + large glass milk = 350 calories
Cost: $19.50 for a large tin
Purchased from: Williams-Sonoma, San Francisco, CA

I bought this hot chocolate a few months ago in a Williams-Sonoma store in San Francisco. It was a cold evening and the holiday decorations were out, and it was a great time to buy hot chocolate. I'm enjoying it a lot this evening too. All that was lacking was a fire in the fireplace.

ChocolateBet: February 4, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece (individually wrapped to look like a $500 poker chip)
Vegas Image
Texas Hold 'Em Chocolate (chips and holder)
Good - Very Good - clever packaging with $5, $10, $25, $50, $500 and $1000 stacks of chips
Wt.: 4.8 oz. total container
Calories: 65 calories (estimate) for 1 piece/poker chip
Cost: $14.99 for whole container
Purchased from: Las Vegas, NV, airport gift shop (name? C? concourse? where SW air flights depart?)

Yes, you can craft chocolate into just about any shape or facsimile (chocsimile) of any object, which is why I enjoy seeing what creative chocolatiers will come up with next.

Today's chocolates were chocsimiles of poker chips, which is appropriate for something I found in a gift shop at the Las Vegas airport. Viva Las Vegas.