Chocolate of the Day:
1 serving
Ben & Jerry's
Karamel Sutra ice cream
Very Good - sweet, gooey and chocolatey (caramel and chocolate ice cream with caramel swirl)
Wt.: 1/2 cup serving (107 grams)
Calories: ~ 270 calories for 1 serving
Cost: $4.49 for one pint, entire container
Purchased from: Walgreens, Palo Alto, CA
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
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.
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.
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.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
ChocolateBet: February 3, 2008
1 serving (3 pieces)
(The) Cocoa Deli (a Kinnerton Confectionary brand)
Rocky Road Clusters
Good - Very Good
Weight: 40 grams in 1 serving (total container is 8.5 oz. (240 g.)
Calories: 180 in one (3-pc) serving
$6.99 for 1 whole container
Purchased from: Walgreens, Palo Alto, CA
Today's blend of Belgian milk chocolate, marshmallows, raisins and caramelized hazelnut bits from Cocoa Deli (London, UK), was definitely rocky road inspired. And I love tasting different variations on this theme.
My favorite rocky road chocolates have big chunks of nuts. I love the contrast between the sweet, soft marshmallows and crunchy nuts that balance out the sweetness.
So I found myself imagining a version of these rocky road clusters with dark chocolate, and more nuts. But then, my preference is for dark chocolate and nuts in almost any confection.
ChocolateBet: February 2, 2008
Chocolate of the Day:
1 serving
Dreyer's
Mocha Almond Fudge
Good - Very Good - enjoyed as part of a birthday celebration
Wt: ~ 1/2 cup (out of a 1/2 gallon size container)
Calories: 160
$?
Purchased from: Piazzas, Palo Alto, CA
1 serving
Dreyer's
Mocha Almond Fudge
Good - Very Good - enjoyed as part of a birthday celebration
Wt: ~ 1/2 cup (out of a 1/2 gallon size container)
Calories: 160
$?
Purchased from: Piazzas, Palo Alto, CA
Saturday, February 2, 2008
ChocolateBet: February 1, 2008
Chocolate of the Day:
1 wedge
The Chocolate Traveler
Tiramisu Dark Chocolate Wedges
Good - The combination of natural and artificial flavors used to achieve the tiramisu flavoring was a little overpowering.
Wt: .21 oz/(6.25 g) out of a total of 1.75 oz. (50 g) in 8-pc round tin/container
Calories: 30 calories in one wedge/pc.
$4.95 (hand-written price tag either reads $4.95 or $4.75 - I think it's $4.95.)
Purchased from: a store in San Diego, CA, near the water - north of the Convention Center last year.
Cute concept and packaging (round tin with images of travelers in Italy). I like chocolate and I like to travel, so why not? So, I remember buying a few different flavors of these chocolates. However, I don't remember the other flavor (that I tasted previously, last year) having an artificial flavor issue.
1 wedge
The Chocolate Traveler
Tiramisu Dark Chocolate Wedges
Good - The combination of natural and artificial flavors used to achieve the tiramisu flavoring was a little overpowering.
Wt: .21 oz/(6.25 g) out of a total of 1.75 oz. (50 g) in 8-pc round tin/container
Calories: 30 calories in one wedge/pc.
$4.95 (hand-written price tag either reads $4.95 or $4.75 - I think it's $4.95.)
Purchased from: a store in San Diego, CA, near the water - north of the Convention Center last year.
Cute concept and packaging (round tin with images of travelers in Italy). I like chocolate and I like to travel, so why not? So, I remember buying a few different flavors of these chocolates. However, I don't remember the other flavor (that I tasted previously, last year) having an artificial flavor issue.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
ChocolateBet: January 31, 2008
~ 2 pieces
Ghirardelli Chocolate
Intense Dark Series - Twilight Delight - 72% cacao
Very Good
Weight: ~.9 oz? (~26? g) / 3.5 oz. (100 g) total bar
Calories: 155 calories (estimate) / 500 calories total bar
Cost: $ 2.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Walgreens, Palo Alto, CA
This bar is similar to the Ghirardelli 86% cacao bar I tasted yesterday. Both were part of Ghirardelli's Intense Dark series of bars, and were good.
I think I like the 86% dark bar a bit better, but this higher cacao content version might be a little too bitter for some.
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