Forum Activity for @Sarah Gross

I'm Bart - I own a couple of specialty food stores

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Hi Bart,

Great to e-meet you. My company is Rescue Chocolate (rescuechocolate.com). It's a line of all-dark chocolates and we donate all profits to animal rescue groups. Please be in touch if you'd like to get some samples!

Best,

Sarah

Good Brazilian Chocolate

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Oh interesting. I've never had a really good alcoholic truffle, will have to keep an eye out for that.

Good Brazilian Chocolate

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I will certainly take you up on that offer for next time, I loved Brazil and am planning to return. I didn't go to any cities Bahia like Salvador.

Good Brazilian Chocolate

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Yeah I would bet these companies are relatively new. Gourmet chocolate as a global phenomenon has taken off recently..I feel like the Europeans have had a great variety for a long while (I was in Germany last summer and was floored by the enormous chocolate collections of department stores!).

Good Brazilian Chocolate

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I have just come back from Brazil and did a very complete search for fine chocolates in Rio and Sao Paulo! I found a few promising suspects. I haven't tried any of them, but the one prominent brand (in the duty free shop, too) is Damazonia (Damazonia.com.br). I purchased a box of assorted dark chocolates with amazon fruits, I'll try it soon and update this post. There's also a company called Nugali, I bought a 70% and 80% bar (Nugali.com.br). The 80% I opened first and to my dismay there was evidence of bugs inside so...I didn't try it. But the 70% looks safe. Then there's Barion (barioncia.com.br), I chose a 70% Wine Chocolate from that company, I suppose it's just supposed to be paired with wine as it's not an ingredient. Lastly, I found Neugebauer (neugebauer.com.br), they had a 70% bar called 1891, but they mostly make candies. I hope this is what you were looking for, but I will be back with reviews

Chocolate Europe- Brussels, Berlin...

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I am going all over Europe this summer. While the schedule is somewhat flexible, there are a few cities that I am definitely hitting: Brussels, Berlin, and Prague. I know the former is a chocophile heaven, but it would be great to know if anyone would recommend a place there in particular or anywhere else in: Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, or the Czech Republic. Thanks!
updated by @Sarah Gross: 05/05/15 01:23:43PM

Chocolate You Would Recommend?

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Sounds great! let us know how you find them I've never tried the cinnamon one, myself.

Chocolate You Would Recommend?

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Everything from Chuao, especially the pods, are insanely amazing!

Chocolate You Would Recommend?

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Michel Cluizel--the higher percentages aren't as good as his 60s and 70sHachez -- stay away! doesn't live up to anythingSantander -- all of the dark ones I've tried have been surprisingly great (for the low price I normally see them at)Cafe Tasse---is very dry, not goodNirvana---haven't triedVivani---- Excellent! all! perfect deepness and texture, love the lemon especially

Who has the highest concentration of Chocolate shops?

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I was also in Chicago last summer and didn't feel like it was nearly so chocolate-friendly, not dark chocolate anyway. They had a few bonbon places. Vosges was around a lot. But yeah, have fun at Fog City news! That's an awesome place. And the Scharffen Berger tour is a must. Berkely and Oakland have their own chocolate places. I'm sure you've found more online than I did while I was there. Looking forward to your posts...

Who has the highest concentration of Chocolate shops?

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I feel like, just in the U.S. San Francisco may have more chocolate shops per capita than NY. Perhaps the most in the country. It is a very chocolate-centric, cacao-appreciative area!

Where to Buy Chocolate

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These will be up soon. I just shot the pix

Where to Buy Chocolate

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Although my short review won't do it justice, I just have to comment on Biagio Fine Chocolate store in Washington D.C. I went in a few weeks ago and was blown away by the selection! In all of NYC there is not a place like it. It's reminiscent of SF's Fog City News in the wide range of bars sold. Biagio himself is very knowledgeable about each bar in the store and extremely friendly. It was a great experience to be in the store, and a whole reason to go to Washington biagiochocolate.com

Where to Buy Chocolate

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Wow! Looks like amazing heaven! I was in Brighton Beach a few days ago and picked up a bar each from: Belarus, Latvia, Estonia, and Russia. I'll have to give reports as I try them in the other forum!

Where to Buy Chocolate

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So besides the actual chocolatier shops here in New York, have you got any favorite gourmet stores with exotic selections? (beyond Fairway, Dean and Deluca, and the major groceries) Perhaps, in the outer boroughs?