Wednesday, February 06, 2002


we talk a lot about chocolate here and perhaps we neglect cocoa. or perhaps not!

i have recommended valrhona cocoa here before, although my hot chocolate would now be, in fact, valrhona and milk or cream.

today the new york times points out exactly when you can benefit from using quality cocoa to great advantage in your cooking. . .

and more coffee news:

a cup of coffee in the morning has been proved to increase your memory all afternoon. . .

finally, another sobering reminder that starbucks is truly taking over new york: the city's second-largest coffee chain, timothy's, a canadian company, is closing all new york and u.s. stores. not that their coffee was any good either, sad to say.

can newer and hipper cosi sandwich/xando coffee combo stores stave off starbuck's total triumph? now that most starbucks are permanently implanted with bored, stay-at-home, stroller-pushing moms, the younger, better-looking and more fun crowd at xando's could boost growth.

the drawback of course -- xando's coffee is just as bad as starbucks. our cri de coeur: when will someone like david schomer open an espresso vivace here?

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