Made from Root Liqueur, cinnamon, anise, vanilla and citrus with dark chocolate ganache, John and Kira’s Root Chocolates might have slipped by you over the holidays when they debuted on the Art In The Age/Root website. But dear God, we’re not gonna let them pass us by again. According to the Piazza’s Facebook page, they’ll [...]
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DO WANT: John and Kira’s Root Chocolates
Aired February 24th, 2010 on Chocolate, Food Porn, Liquor and Locavore.0 CommentsUpdate: The Chocolate Wars Are Over, For Now…
Aired January 20th, 2010 on Chocolate and Uncategorized.0 CommentsThanks to the muckraking moxie of Phoodie investigative reporters, Teuscher Chocolates of Philadelphia has released their iron grip on www.marcieblainechocolates.com and settled for http://www.teuscherphiladelphia.com; thus sparing all parties involved the costly and oft sticky process of chocolaty litigation (get it?) Teuscher apparently still owns the url (which isn’t Marcie Blaine’s real website anyway) but no [...]
Shiestyness Worthy of Sluggworth: The Philadelphia Chocolatier Wars
Aired January 6th, 2010 on Chocolate and Phoodies.1 CommentIf Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has taught us anything, it’s that the chocolate business is a cutthroat one. Don’t let the confections fool you; it really can be a nasty business and once you get past the sweet exterior, chocolateirs can be some sour mother f’ers. Just look at what happens when you type [...]
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Antoine Amrani (Le Bec Fin’s Ex-Pastry Chef) Has Started Selling Some Really Special Chocolates
Aired November 9th, 2009 on Chocolate.0 CommentsAntoine Amrani, the former pastry chef of Le Bec Fin, has started his own brand of chocolates, which, as he baldly writes in his mission statement: “…are simple luxuries and small comforts that will make you feel pampered and special.” We don’t know how you could say “no” to that. First off, the chocolates, individually [...]
Max Brenner Means Maximum Chocolate
Aired July 22nd, 2009 on Chocolate, Openings and Uncategorized.0 CommentsIsrael-based chocolate shop and restaurant Max Brenner has just opened its third US establishment at 15th and Walnut (the other two are in New York). While we haven’t been to the Philly location yet, we visited the Union Square restaurant last year, an experience combining elements of Hersheypark’s Chocolate World and a trip through the [...]
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This Just In: Collectible Cole Hamels Chew-ets Peanut Chews
Aired July 16th, 2009 on Chocolate.0 CommentsBecause you collect old chocolate. Fun fact: Chew-ets basically are Goldenberg’s.
Chocolate Zahav: Your New Synonym For “Guhhhh”
Aired May 27th, 2009 on Chocolate, Events and Israeli.0 CommentsDoes the combination of the words “chocolate,” “wine,” and “Solomonov” sound as appetizing to you as it does to us? If it does, and if you’re free on the evening of Thursday, June 11, you should go right ahead and make a reservation at The Quarter at Zahav for their Five Course Chocolate Tasting Dinner. [...]
At least it wasn’t when I was there this past year.
