Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
Kikos - Oriol Balaguer (sold in CocoaBella Chocolates shop)
(Chocolate) Hazelnut & Toasted Corn Nuts
Very Good+; I love this combination. It is clever and very tasty.
Wt: ~0.5 oz.
Calories: ~ 75 cals.
Cost: ~$1.50
Purchased at: CocoaBella Chocolates, in San Francisco, CA
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Dagoba - ChocolateBet: February 19, 2008
Chocolate of the Day:
1/4 bar
Dagoba
xocolatl - dark chocolate, chilies and nibs
(Organic Chocolate)
Very Good+
Weight: .5 oz. in 1/4 bar; 2 oz. (56.7 grams) total
Calories: 79 calories in 1/4 bar
Cost: $2.99 total
Purchased from: Piazza's Fine Foods, in Palo Alto, CA
Today's xocolatl bar was a nice rendition of chocolate with spices, probably one of my favorites so far. I like the chili taste (nice spicy flavors); and the nibs added some crunchiness to the texture.
1/4 bar
Dagoba
xocolatl - dark chocolate, chilies and nibs
(Organic Chocolate)
Very Good+
Weight: .5 oz. in 1/4 bar; 2 oz. (56.7 grams) total
Calories: 79 calories in 1/4 bar
Cost: $2.99 total
Purchased from: Piazza's Fine Foods, in Palo Alto, CA
Today's xocolatl bar was a nice rendition of chocolate with spices, probably one of my favorites so far. I like the chili taste (nice spicy flavors); and the nibs added some crunchiness to the texture.
ChocolateBet: February 18, 2008
Chocolate of the Day:
1 serving - 3 pieces
Whitman's Candies - Soho Chocolates
1. Cacao Truffle - Good
2. Pear Praline - OK (artificial taste)
3. Madagascar Vanilla Brulee - OK +
Wt. 1.65 oz. (47 grams); 3.3 oz. (94 grams) total
Calories: 230 calories for 3 pieces/1 serving
Cost: $4.99/whole box*
Purchased from: Longs Drugs, Mountain View, CA
1 serving - 3 pieces
Whitman's Candies - Soho Chocolates
1. Cacao Truffle - Good
2. Pear Praline - OK (artificial taste)
3. Madagascar Vanilla Brulee - OK +
Wt. 1.65 oz. (47 grams); 3.3 oz. (94 grams) total
Calories: 230 calories for 3 pieces/1 serving
Cost: $4.99/whole box*
Purchased from: Longs Drugs, Mountain View, CA
Sunday, February 17, 2008
ChocolateBet: February 17, 2008
Chocolate of the Day
3 pieces
Whitman's Chocolates
(Soho Chocolates - Artist Inspired Series - 6-pc box)
1) Raspberry Ganache - Good+; too sweet for my taste
2) Pistachio Nougat - Good +; too sweet; it would be nice to taste more natural pistachio flavor
3) Sea Salt Caramel - OK - Good; too sweet for me; this tasted like a regular low-end caramel, can't taste the salt part - perhaps it was mixed in with the candy too thoroughly.
Weight: 1.65 oz. (47 g.) for 3 pieces (Wt. for total box = 3.3 oz. (94 g))
Calories: 230 for 3 piece serving
Cost: $4.99 (for whole box - 2 srvgs)
Purchased from: Longs Drugs, Mountain View, CA
The packaging for this box/assortment was nice. It was barely recognizable from the old Whitman chocolate packaging of years ago. A shiny snakeskin-textured red box (with an artsy presentation of the chocolates themselves) lives up to the "artist inspired" branding. However, the chocolates themselves didn't live up to the packaging. The three chocolates I tried were too sweet, and lacked the balance and flavorings that would have made them much more enjoyable. With so many higher-end chocolates available now at the corner drugstore, the ones that are heavy on the artificial flavors and sweeteners don't measure up as well.
3 pieces
Whitman's Chocolates
(Soho Chocolates - Artist Inspired Series - 6-pc box)
1) Raspberry Ganache - Good+; too sweet for my taste
2) Pistachio Nougat - Good +; too sweet; it would be nice to taste more natural pistachio flavor
3) Sea Salt Caramel - OK - Good; too sweet for me; this tasted like a regular low-end caramel, can't taste the salt part - perhaps it was mixed in with the candy too thoroughly.
Weight: 1.65 oz. (47 g.) for 3 pieces (Wt. for total box = 3.3 oz. (94 g))
Calories: 230 for 3 piece serving
Cost: $4.99 (for whole box - 2 srvgs)
Purchased from: Longs Drugs, Mountain View, CA
The packaging for this box/assortment was nice. It was barely recognizable from the old Whitman chocolate packaging of years ago. A shiny snakeskin-textured red box (with an artsy presentation of the chocolates themselves) lives up to the "artist inspired" branding. However, the chocolates themselves didn't live up to the packaging. The three chocolates I tried were too sweet, and lacked the balance and flavorings that would have made them much more enjoyable. With so many higher-end chocolates available now at the corner drugstore, the ones that are heavy on the artificial flavors and sweeteners don't measure up as well.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
ChocolateBet: February 16, 2008
1 serving
Kozy Shack
Chocolate "All Natural Pudding"
Wt.: 1/2 cup (113 grams) per serving
Calories: 140 for one serving
Cost: $3.00 (sale price)
Purchased from: Safeway, in Palo Alto, CA
Friday, February 15, 2008
ChocolateBet: February 15, 2008
1 serving
Russell Stover
Dark Chocolate Marshmallow Heart
Very Good
Weight: 1 oz. (28 grams)
Calories: 110 calories for 1 heart/piece
Cost: $0.59
Purchased from: Walgreens, Palo Alto, CA
It's a heart-shaped candy week, due to Valentines Day (yesterday).
Thursday, February 14, 2008
ChocolateBet: February 14, 2008
Chocolate of the Day:
1 serving
Baskin Robbins
"Made with Reeses" Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream
Very Good
Weight: 1/2 cup (73 g.)
Calories: 190 for 1/2 cup serving
Cost: $5.59
Purchased from: Baskin Robbins, Santa Clara, CA
Ate with Valentines dinner. Happy V'day all.
Chocolate in the News:
Also, here's an example of a story where business and social good and chocolate all intersect.
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/NussbaumOnDesign/archives/2008/02/enter_a_contest.html
Bruce Nussbaum (Business Week) talks about an (Architecture for Humanity) contest/challenge to build a factory and Internet hub for Kallari villages (cacao famers cooperative) in Ecuador, based on an AMD-sponsored dinner Nussbaum attended in Davos. The indigenous Kallari will use the new factory for - the production of organic chocolate, and the Internet hub to help to connect them to markets for this chocolate.
(Architecture for Humanity and AMD) Open Architecture Challenge youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_wQ1z9oy1M
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