Chocolate of the Day:
2 cookies
Edna's
(Gluten and Casein Free)
Peanut Butter (chocolate chip) cookies
Very Good for gluten-free cookies; a little bit dry and crumbly, but not bad.
Weight: 4.5 oz. (estimate) for 2 cookies
Calories: 400 for 2 cookies
Cost: $7.99 (for total container of 6 cookies)
Purchased from: Andronico's market, in Palo Alto, CA
I ate these cookies while trying to cram in the last bit of Academy-nominated-movie-watching before the Academy Awards ceremony this evening. I watched "American Gangster" this afternoon, a movie that just became available on DVD a few days ago. I am sure there must be chocolate at an Oscar party, or two, somewhere this evening.
Below are a few are some examples...
1.) Oscar (sculpted) cake from Patisserie Parmentier (from previous year)
http://www.jpdesserts.com/details_Oscar.html
2.) Globeandmail.com story about Oscars 2008 (Nominated Animators and chocolate foscas)
"Animators relish comaraderie, chocolate" - Feb. 24, 2008
Story by Pamela Chelin (dateline Los Angeles, CA)
(Animators attend the 18th annual Chocolate Fosca party in honor of the Oscar nominees for Best Animated Short Film.)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080224.woscarchoco0224/BNStory/oscars2008/home
3.) And for those looking for chocolate party favors...
6 1/2 inch Solid Chocolate Oscar statues from The Obsession Box Company (Campbell, CA)
http://www.theobsessionboxco.com/6sochstor10o.html
4.) Associated Press Story - "Hollywood Abuzz with Oscar Preparations" - Feb 24, 2008
(Oscar Bleacher Bling - bags include chocolate granola bars, donuts, and more)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jHgKVsVOR2R9gCNQE60yIRsOIf1gD8V0VTV01
The fantasies of coconut palm populated islands, surrounded by impossibly white sand and turquoise blue water continued today, with Edna's Triple Chocolate Coconut Macaroons. Generous in size, and large on (unsulphured) flaked coconut taste, these macs contained semi-sweet chocolate chips, cocoa, and a drizzle of semisweet chocolate topping.
