ChocolateBet: November 15, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

2 pieces
Laura Secord
1.) extreme dark - 70% cocoa - Good+ (a bit brittle/chalky, but good)
2.) premium dark chocolate - Good
Weight: 10 grams x 2 = 20 grams total, for 1 each of both flavors above
Calories: ~ 100 calories for 2 pcs.
Cost: $?
Purchased from: Laura Secord shop, in Toronto, ON, Canada

ChocolateBet: November 14, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece
Laura Secord
Toffee Crunch
Very Good
Weight: 10 grams
Calories: 50 calories (estimate) in 1 piece
Cost: $?
Purchased from: Laura Secord shop, in Toronto, ON, in Canada

ChocolateBet: November 13, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece
Chuao Chocolatier
Firecracker (bon bon)
Very Good + - Yum
Weight: ~ .5 oz.
Calories: 75 calories (estimate)
Cost: $2.50
Purchased from: Coupa Cafe, in downtown Palo Alto, CA

This Firecracker bon bon from Chuao Chocolatier had very nice texture and flavors, and was part of a nice birthday dinner of Venezuelan-style arepas and ropa vieja, and chocolate items of course. Happy birthday Alec.

ChocolateBet: November 12, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece
Laura Secord
french mint chocolate
Good
Weight: 10 grams
Calories: 45 calories (estimate) in 1 piece
Cost: $?
Purchased from: Laura Secord shop, in Toronto, ON, Canada

ChocolateBet: November 11, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece
Mauna Loa
Macadamia Clusters
Good + - Very Good
Weight: .53 oz. (15 grams) in one cluster/piece
Calories: 77 calories (estimate) per piece
Cost: $0?
Purchased from: This may have been a free hand-out from Hawaii trip awhile back. Checking.

This "Taste of the Tropics" consisted of milk chocolate covered mac nut clusters. 

ChocolateBet: November 10, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

2 pieces/balls
Keoki's Big Island Donkey Balls
Frosted Blue Balls - Milk Chocolate Covered with Blue Chocolate
Good + - Very Good
Weight: ~1.6 oz./4 oz. (114 grams) in total package
Calories: 240 calories (estimate) in 2 pieces/balls
Cost: $5.95 for package of six balls
Purchased from: Lava Java Coffee, in Kehei, on the island of Maui, in Hawaii

These Donkey Balls from Hawaii were cute; and blue chocolate is kind of fun.

ChocolateBet: November 9, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

2 servings
Marich Confectionery Co.
Dark Chocolate Cacao Nib Toffee (72% cacao)
Very Good +; these are very tasty
Wt.: 80 grams (16 pcs.)/4.5 oz. (125 grams) in total package
Calories: 400 calories in 2 servings (16 pieces)
Cost: $4.50 for total package
Purchased from: Safeway, in San Jose, CA

Marich is a Hollister, CA-based family-run business (about a one-hour drive from where I live). These were very good; and I look forward to trying more Marich chocolates in the future.