Thursday, April 17, 2003


easter candy

you can't ignore the easter-chocolate connection. the problem most people have is finding quality chocolate to give at easter.

but this is no difficulty for long-time readers because i've always taken pride in pointing out where the quality chocolate can be found. plus i'm not shy about telling you who the truly great chocolatiers are.

and so today i'm just thrilled to see an article on cnn that discusses many of my favorite chocolatiers: donnelly, dagoba. . .all sourced to bccy pal clay gordon of chocophile.

meanwhile, as the easter bunny hops on by, we shouldn't forget that other popular holiday, passover. passover doesn't have a lot of traditional chocolate associations, with perhaps the exception of the flourless chocolate cake so often served for dessert during this time.

the most interesting version i personally have eaten of this delight is a recipe created by a really a nice girl, who was kind enough to share the recipe. you'll find this awesome flourless chocolate cake here. she blithely departed from a standard-type recipe, adding extra liquid, which made this cake moister and soft in the center. sort of pudding-y.

anyway, go to it, see how it comes out for you. . .

and finally, long-time readers remember my interest in regional coffee and coffehouse cultures. here's a great article on the growing latino coffeehouse culture in southern california.

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