With the trend of the $5 or even $8 cup of hot chocolate, I’m curious what people think is the top in the city. I’ve tried the City Bakery hot chocolate and Max Brenner and of course the standard Starbucks hot...

I’m entering a local chocolate baking contest and want opinions on the most stunning choco creation 'hounds have ever had. I’m scouring the library for a knockout recipe – I’ve paged through the Payard...

. It is about the taste, and the way it makes you feel. warm, happy. People put way too much emphasis on trend and fashion these days. Put a blind fold on and compare different brands of chocolate, I think you will agree that...

standards for the amount of milk the contain, and since milk has sugar (lactose) it adds to the sweetness of the chocolate. Recently there has been a trend to “high cocoa solids” milk chocolate. Quite a few different...

What’s the best chocolate in Montreal? Les Chocolats de Chloe comes highly recommended, as does Maison du Cakao, but I’m curious for more. Also, with this cold weather I’m really keen for your chocolate fondu...

programs together. I am NOT a big fan of chocolate but, did I have a good time. This was not for the hershey kiss chocolate lover as all vendors offer “unique” or as the salon vendor claims – luxury. The trend...

Ok, bacon, as a trend may be waning, but never, NEVER, in my heart. I caught the end of the Food Network Show, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, just in time to see the Bacon Chocolate Crunch Bar from the LA restaurant, Animal. I did a...

Move over coffee, we’re here for the chocolate.

As I was posting about my dessert at Dessert Trends, I realized this has been a burning issue for me for years: I really love dense white chocolate mouse that actually tastes like white chocolate (and not vanilla whip cream and...

I was going to SF and have had a hankering for some big truffles, but I forgot about this post and just got back home tonight. I read about some places online like XOX but heard that the truffles were quite small, which seems to...

've become trendy, there are too many of them out there trying to ride the marketing trend, not make great chocolate.

of raw beans for $8. none of his chocolate is particularly sweet btw. i’ve noticed though that spicy chocolate is an increasing trend these days and i doubt i’ll be lacking it anytime soon. thanks for the suggestions...

I’ve never been a big fan of chocolate, milk, dark, white etc.. I like it and I will eat it if it’s in front of me, but I rarely go out of my way to seek it out.. Also, I’ve always been puzzled by friends who...

go on, I would like to note that I have observed a very disturbing trend in the sale of high-end chocolates: more and more places are pricing their chocolates by the piece, rather than by the pound. IMO, places are doing this...

My favorite food trend is booming number of restaurants based in trailers. Nothing beats eating while standing in a parking lot. Really. Not being sarcastic.