— Coppeneur — also doesn’t include vanilla in most of their bars, nor does Domori. Close inspection revealed that the Rococo Artisan bars (the dark chocolate ones) also were vanilla-free. Does anyone know of any...

cholesterol 27 points)? Just because someone is going to ask: Cote d’Or Michel Cluizel Trader Joe’s A brand I can’t remember the name of (I’ve lost the outer wrappers) Domori Regal Dynasty (for making hot...

My current favs are the Domori Blend No. 1, and the Max Brenner dark chocolate.

There are lots of long threads on chocolate on this board, but I thought I’d start a new one anyway! Based on some recs from other hounds, I recently did a comparison tasting of three single-origin chocolates from...

, concentrated. In the past, I’ve gotten dry aged NY steaks from Whole Foods, and I’ve always thought they were pretty good, but the Harvey’s Guss steaks were so much better — like the difference between a...

of flavors is all off. In my opinion, compared say to Domori (whose Blend No. 1 is my current favorite), Valhrona, Callebaut, or Max Brenner or it’s not very good eating chocolate. If it’s high end American chocolate...

Temper probably has the biggest selection of chocolatiers to choose from. If you want bar chocolates, they’re probably the place to go — my picks Domori Porcelena (but haven’t had any from the current vintage),...

Domori, an Italian brand, makes a 100% eating chocolate without sugar. I haven’t tried it yet, but I just ordered a variety pack of Domori from World Wide Chocolate, which includes some of the 100%, and I will report back...

(both the 65% and the 70%), the Domori Blend No. 1, and the Guittard “Coucher du Soleil” bittersweet chocolate. (I tend to like strong, not too sweet, bitter sweet chocolate, and I’m put off by high acidity.)...

it was better than the cheap-o stuff from TJ and Cost Plus, it was noticeably inferior to the likes of Valhrona, Cluizel, Cote d’Or, Slitti, Domori, Dolfin, and Venchi. To keep this SF focused: both Fog City News (Market...

at Whole foods. You might also try their 65% pure chocolate bar; it has a really interesting flavor profile, almost like marshmallow. Domori also makes an 80% Blend No. 1 bar with ground cocoa nibs that is very good (although...

For the the record, seventypercent.com had E. Guittard’s L’Harmonie as one of the world’s 10 best bars, in the company of such heavies as Domori, Amadei and Cluizel in their last rankings (the website,...

Some favourites: Pierre Marcolini, especially the 85% Fleur de Cacao bar. Domori's Porcelena bar. Chocovic, especially the Ecuadorian varietal. Plantations, for beautiful Ecuadorian chocolate — more emphasis on wood and earth...

to blind test nine different chocolates but we actually ended up tasting 12 different chocolates as well as some unaltered nibs. Chocolates tasted included milk, dark, white and bean blends. Brands tasted included Bonnat, Slitti,...

not match La Maison du Chocolat’s subtlty and perfect balance. I think the prices at high end stores are all roughly the same, about 90 dollars a pound. However, pure chocolate is a completely different story....