Sorry, but I have to interrupt the regularly scheduled program at the FUNKYBROWNCHICK to bring you this bit of news … From today until Sunday, Godiva Chocolatier, Inc. is hosting in-store sampling events throughout New York to show off their newly designed “Gold Collection”. Stop by any Godiva store to get a (free) sampling of the collection that includes: Raspberry Ganache Twirl, Milk Ganache Bliss, Macadamia Mosaic and Almond Praline Raindrop. Okay, now, that we’ve got that out of the way …
Today marks the official end of “Dating Week”. Big THANK YOUs go out to Howard, Pegs, John J. Enright, and The Genius for submitting questions. Okay, so, now back to chocolate again …
Last night. Big D, “A”, the Zookeeper, an English woman and I follow our dinner, bottles of wine, and gelato in Little Italy with a stop by the somewhat newly opened Chocolate by the Bald Man. If you live in New York, and you have not been to this sinfully delicious restaurant / chocolatier, you simply MUST go. Think: Willy Wonka for Adults. I order the Melting Chocolate Heart Cake — a warm chocolate cake with melted dark and white chocolate hearts, fresh strawberries, vanilla ice cream and warm chocolate sauce. When I finish as much of the cake as I can, I decide that I want move in to that restaurant and live there. Permanently. Or, at the very least, I want to marry Oded Brenner and/or Max Fichtman (the founders). Oh, but, alas, the night eventually comes to an end. And, I have to go home. With neither Oded nor Max. Hmmm … the Godiva sampling event. Chocolate by the Bald Man. All of this talk about chocolate has me wondering: What’s YOUR favorite chocolate dessert?
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UPDATE: Hey, I found photos of “Chocolate by the Bald Man”. Enjoy!
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I think it’s only because they come out at Easter, but I love, love, love Cadbury Mini-Eggs. I literally buy bags and bags of them to stock up long after Easter. (Hmmm, I need to had that to my story queue.)
mmmmmmmmm YUMMYYYY.. those desserts looked SOOOO goooooddddd…. * damnit.. shoulda waited till after i opened my fast to look at those pics.. haha…cuz now im hungry… lmao… *
but my favourite chocolate dessert .. would most definately have to be Chocolate Fudge Brownies.. with chocolate chips.. and chocolate sauce.. [accompanied by a big cold glass of milk of course]…haha .. this is obviously a very rare indulgence… :)….
Chocolate covered nuts- especially cashews and almonds. Nuts dipped is chocolate are irresistable.
Most people think this is strange but, I like chocolate with beer! Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it! and then you can make fun of me…
i’m probably going to be the ONLY person who says this, but i hate chocolate. i don’t know why. ever since childhood the mere thought of a candy bar was enough to turn my stomach. that said, i do like white chocolate (probably because it tasted nothing like milk or dark). so my favorite chocolate dessert would probably be either those white chocolate lindt balls or white chocolate raspberry truffles.
Oh one of my favorite chocolate desserts is chocolate lava cake with ice-cream because of the melted chocolate surprise in the middle! I also like anything that is pure, good quality, dark chocolate – a bit of a chcolate snob :)
Oh and the beer and chocolate I totally get it! One of the most popular classes at UBC is a beer fermentation lab where you get to make your own beer. A friend of mine made chocolate beer and it was sooooooo yummy – malty, smooth, and a little chocolaty with a tiny bit of sweet. I get chocolate and beer.
Hey Stolie.
I am a self-admitted chocoholic. Chocolate in any of its forms is just fantastic… we have a restaurant here in vancouver called Death By Chocolate that has a number of sinfully good desserts (though it used to be much better).
But as for favourite chocolate? I like to combine two of my favourite things in the world.
Chocolate
And
Coffee
(and if possible, chocolate and sex go together too, but being single, it’s just not quite as much fun!)
Roger’s Chocolates makes this Coffee/Chocolate creation that melts in your mouth and literally turns off my brain for the few minutes it takes to eat. My ex-gf used to laugh at me, and I wouldn’t even hear her when I was eating the dessert…
Oh damn, now I’m hungry…
Well I would have to say my favorite chocolate dessert is one I make myself and I swear it all comes from store bought goodies.
Here is the recipe:
1 box Choc Fudge Cake
1 box Devils Food Cake
1 bag dark choc morsals
(mix as box describes-doubling because 2 cakes and mix in dark choc morsals) cook as specified (it only takes about 10 min more for the 2)
Topping:
1 Milk Choc Icing
1 Choc Fudge Icing
1 bag dark choc morsals
Melt together and pour over cake after it cools
This is a very rich cake..but I have to make it for everyone’s birthday
Howard: I feel the same about Girl Scout Thin Mint choc cookies. I don’t know if it’s because you can only get them at certain times of the year, but I *LOVE* them.
Muneeba: Yeah, I love really really rich choc desserts. I don’t think I’ve ever met a piece of chocolate that I didn’t like.
Laurie: I had a chocolate flavored beer at this Aussie bar downtown (8 mile Creek). It was yummy. And, by the way, I hear Sam Adams has a choc beer called Choc Bock or something like that. I’ve never tried it.
tara: You don’t like chocolate??? Blasphemer!!! You’re the devil, and the truth is not in you. ;)
The Genius: YUM!!!!!!!!!!!
Mitch: You’re a good man.
History Chic: I make a killer Raspberry-Amaretto Choc Mousse cake. It’s not 100% from scratch — I cut corners here and there. :) Shhhh! Don’t tell anyone.
Flourless chocolate cake. Its been years since I have had a piece but its the best!
I gave the Godiva Gold collection as a gift to my boyfriend the other day and he loved them!
well, i have to give big thanks to Laurie for turning me on to this site. she knows that i am a straight-up chocoholic and that i regularly give offerings to the goddess Chocolatl and knew that i had to check this site. i will definitely checking this new chocolate temple that you have mentioned because frankly, i just can’t get enough chocolate in my life.
SPEAKING OF WHICH, have you checked the Cupcake Cafe in Hell’s Kitchen??? they have the most divine chocolate cupcakes in the land. they were so fantastic that i dedicated a blog entry to them that you can check here (shameless plug): http://blackstar27.wordpress.com/2006/09/01/all-hail-to-the-mighty-cupcakes/
OMG! I saw an article about the Chocolate Bald Man and was wondering if you have been yet! I SO WANT to go!
Well, favorite chocolate? Almost impossible to narrow it down to 1; I would say ANY except that chocolate covered gummy bears are disgustinng!
My top 5:
1. Home made fudge (using my mom’s recipe – the kind you cook, no marshmallow creme involved)
2. No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
3. M&M’s
4. Hershey Bars (especially direct from the freezer in the summer)
5. Nacogdoches Cake ( a chocolate cake where you cook the icing and ice the cake while the icing is hot)
I think I’ll post the recipies on my blog….
Melting Chocolate Heart Cake
That’s my favorite! Actually, I’ve only had the Applebee’s version.
I have seen the store before it opened and now it’s all about losing 15lbs so I can have me some of that Melting Chocolate Heart Cake!
Thank YOU!
mel: Flourless cake is YUMMY!!! :)
GrizzBabe: Godiva was created by the gods.
J: YAY!!!! Welcome to the blog. Glad you like it, and THANK YOU for suggesting the Cupcake Cafe. I love Hell’s Kitchen, but I’d never even HEARD of that place.
Laurie: No, you’re eyes aren’t playing tricks on you; check your email. :)
e: I soooooo need to head over to your blog to check for the recipes. I *LOVE* chocolate.
Jo: I didn’t know that Applebees had the same dessert, but I’m so glad to know that it’s available at Chocolate by the Bald Man. :)
I love a great toast – a honey oat toast – like Oroweat and then, toasted, butter, thin peanut butter spread, chocolate and raspberry jam. To die for.
Sounds DELICIOUS!!! :-)
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