ChocolateBet: January 23, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece/patty
Asher's Chocolates (made for/sold through The Candy Shoppe)
Dark Chocolate Pecan Patty
Good - Very Good
Wt.: ~.8 oz.
Calories: ~130 calories
Cost: $~.67
Purchased from: The Candy Shoppe, in the Las Vegas, NV airport

Comment: While Asher's Chocolates is based in Pennsylvania I believe, all of the Asher's Chocolates I've tasted have been sold via small shops in the U.S. So, I've had to ask to find out who made them in many instances.

ChocolateBet: January 22, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 package/box
Godiva - chocoiste
Milk Chocolate Strawberries
Good - Very Good
Weight: 2.0 oz. (57 g.) in 1 package
Calories: 250 calories in one package/serving
$ ?
Purchased from: Macy's, Sunnyvale, CA?

ChocolateBet: January 21, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
Ethel M Chocolates/ethel's chocolate
Dark Chocolate Bourbon Creme Liqueur
Very Good
Wt: ~ .6 oz.
Calories: ~ 85 calories?
$ 2.00
Purchased from: Ethel's chocolate lounge, Las Vegas (Airport), NV

ChocolateBet: January 20, 2008

Chocolate of the Day
1 piece
Asher's Chocolates
Dark Chocolate Almond Bark
Very Good
Wt.: ~ .90 oz.
Calories: ~150?
$ .67 (estim.)
Purchased from The Candy Shoppe, at/in the Las Vegas, NV (airport)

ChocolateBet: January 19, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 bar
MaryJanesFarm - outpost
Organic High Attitude Chocolate
Flavor: Almond Daze
Very Good
Weight: 1.25 oz. (35 g.) in 1 bar
Calories: 194 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $3.50 for 1 bar
Purchased from: REI (outdoors store, co-op), in Mountain View, CA

This Almond Daze milk chocolate bar with almonds and coconut was a successful blend of chocolate, nuts and coconut -- a combination of flavors I like.

The coconut flavor came largely from (organic) coconut oil in this bar. From what I could discern, there were no coconut flakes or shreds that you might find in popular candy bars, such as Almond Joy or Mounds bars.

ChocolateBet: January 18, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece
Shokolaat
Sicilian Elegance
Very Good; pistachio marzipan flavors, drk choc, topped w/ a toasted pistachio nut
Wt.: 0.35 oz.
Calories: ?
$ 2.00/piece (corrected price)
Purchased from Shokolaat, Palo Alto, CA

Shokolaat is a restaurant, bar, and purveyor of chocolates, in downtown Palo Alto, CA.

ChocolateBet: January 17, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
Shokolaat
Shokolaat (flavored with saffron) chocolate
Very Good - Yum; nice blend of flavors, nice finish
Wt: ~.35 oz.
Calories: ?
$2.00/piece (corrected price)
Purchased from: Shokolaat, Palo Alto, CA