Posts Tagged as ‘chocolate’

March 21, 2009

Chocolate and fill-in-the-blank…

A couple of years ago, I worked on a food trend analysis for a client, and one of the trends I noticed was flavored chocolate bars. Not just any old flavor, though. No, definitely some “out there” flavorings were popping up in the gourmet marketplace.
The first brand I noticed was Vosges, and what was so [...]

October 16, 2008

Regulate this….

While the government is contemplating adding more regulations to the financial industry, maybe they should consider adding regulations to the labeling of chocolate. Couldn’t they slip in a chocolate rule, kind of like they slip in earmarks to save the wooden arrow makers?
It’s no wonder everyone is confused about semisweet and bittersweet chocolate. Or the [...]

October 7, 2008

Wine, Women & Chocolate

Did you know that you can pair wine with chocolate? Sure, certain full bodied red wines and dark chocolate are great palate partners, but there are other combos that are just as harmonious. If you’re in the Phoenix area on Sunday, October 19, you can learn how to pair different wines with complementary chocolates, and [...]

August 5, 2008

Chocolate to the rescue….

I was going to blab blog about summer zucchini, and what do to with them, since they seem to be multiplying in my crisper drawer, but then I sat down for a quick lunch and my whole world just came to a screeching halt.
I heated up some veggie beef skewers in a chipotle BBQ sauce [...]