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If you call this a Oaxacan battle then you have to hit all the fronts. I have eaten at all of the above with the exception of Antequera de Ozaca. I have also eaten at El Sazon Oaxaqueno. Monte Alban was good, but not as good as...

did a classic French custard style, a cornstarch thickened ice cream, a dairy free chocolate-nut sorbet, a fruit sorbet, a few batches of frozen yogurt (non-fat with fruit), one sweetened condensed milk/dry milk stabilized and...

Paula Dean and Cat Cora rightfully won that battle because they just seemed to have cleaner more focused desserts with much better aesthetics. Robert Irvine and Tyler Florence’s desserts seemed like “a guy's...

Having had Monday off for the King Holiday,I decided to venture north to Wisconsin to make my own decisions in the battle that erupted below last week for the king of burgers and frozen custard in the Milwaukee area. My first stop...

Carr’s brand hails from England, package says cookies were made in Canada (like Dare). And thus, Chowhound forces came together to trigger a lemon creme cookie battle that took place at my dining table. Below are my notes...

by the place, but it seemed like a decent place for an ice cream cone. If you have tried them, any favorite flavors. I like the fact that they have seasonal flavors like pumpkin and apple pie. I didn’t find a chocolate yet...

. The food is consistently great and service excellent. This place would thrive anywhere. It’s way underrated. Next time have a slice of chocolate cake...unbelievable!

I’m a bit late in seeing this thread, but isn’t Leon’s in the LA City Mall pretty good? Used to like their lentil soup and chicken noodle soup, with a side salad and frozen yogurt (best was the day they had...

Hi: I want to make cupcakes using Mexican chocolate, but don’t know how to work with it (seems grainy, does not produce a smooth texture). Anyone have any advice or recipes?

the berry bombe because they said it was the end of the season and the last chance to get summer berry ice creams. The other fancier cake was a chocolate/espresso combo and that flavor combo didn’t appeal to me. But the...

reminds me of a dessert that they used offer at Red Herring long ago called "Battle Chocolate" that pitted Valhrona against Sharffenberger and Callibaut in a varying trio of desserts on a single plate. Oh man, now I must get my...