Wednesday, November 21, 2001


in honor of the upcoming holiday, let's lighten up a little. . .but still keeping chattin' about chocolate. . .

two more points about the chocolate show. although i often gush with praise, let me take this moment to frown. and i'm frowning at lunettes et chocolat. this store is run by the same style-y designer who makes such great ugly-retro chic eyeglasses at so-ho's selima optique. because i have a wacky sense of humor, i've long adored her hilarious interpretations of rhinestone-studded catty-eyed glasses.

lunettes et chocolat carries her designs further; she sells not only glasses, but hats, etc; and chocolate. the woman manning (hah!) the booth at the chocolate show displayed 4 oz. bars wrapped in construction paper, graced with reprints of pinup girls from the 50s, decorated with stones and glitter. i asked her where the bar chocolate came from; she informed me that it was callebaut, the war-horse of belgian chocolate. and those bars? they sold for $15! now, that's style over substance. i mean, this girl could teach dean & deluca ("we accept cash, charge, or kidneys") a thing or two!

$15 for a 4 oz. bar of remolded callebaut in construction paper? i can buy that at two for the pot down the street for $15 a kilo. the joke's not on me here, lemme say that. . .i fled.

fled, straight to the booth run by patrick coston, pastry champion and now pastry chef at ilo. he's taking a page from jacques torres and selling his own chocolate. it was pretty yummy, i must confess. . .

excuse me while i faint on top of the keyboard and mr. right drags me back to bed. . .i may talk about chocolate but this cold is forcing me to live on soup, soup, soup. you'll know i'm at your thanksgiving dinner if you see a wan girl with a yoga mat begging for turkey broth. . .

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