Sunday, November 17, 2002


just amazing!

back from the new york chocolate show. can you believe that the line to get in was so long that it snaked around 3 sides of the block on a chilly drizzly day?

so much news! the biggest of which is that the venerable chocolatier boissier, in paris since 1827, is planning to open a new york store. they're aiming for late fall 2003. . .(why don't they have a website?!?) their squat little dark chocolate ganache bon-bon touched with dot of gold leaf is just everything you imagine a french candy to be. the texture was spun silk; the perfume so rich and full with a clear vanilla note. heavenly!

and i managed to clear a deal on a kilo of el rey bucare 58.5% for a mere US$15. i felt like a damn thief practically. long-time readers will recall that right up there with valrhona manjari, the bucare is my favorite eating chocolate. actually, i often prefer the bucare. and now i have an entire kilo -- why didn't i buy 3? why didn't i get a kilo of el rey mijao while i was at it?

i guess i couldn't see myself carrying home 4 kilos of chocolate. i mean, how could i possibly use that much chocolate before it bloomed or something?

and the people from el rey were just so nice. the place was packed worse than a japanse commuter train, total chaos, people grabbing at samples. but the staff from el rey seemed as cool as cucumbers and they were incredibly friendly among such a massive frenzy. hats off to el rey. i have so much more to tell you about the chocolate show. look for it all tomorrow. . .

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