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Monday Mug: Magic Chocolate Elixir (Zero Calories!)


By The Chocolate Tourist, 2014-04-01

Ahhh, Monday! The first day of a new week. The first week of a new month.

The first opportunity for hot chocolate. And joke recipes!

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Find the full recipe here!

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Chocolate-scouting in San Diego, CA


By The Chocolate Tourist, 2014-03-26

San Diego is so cute.

Between the sunshine, the water, the palm trees, and the colorful little neighborhoods dotting the landscape, San Diego beckons to visitors and makes you want to explore. Since I was there for the race last weekend , I went in search of chocolate.

And I found Caxao Artisan Chocolates in Little Italy, as well as Eclipse Chocolate - a brunch, dinner and truffle cafe near Balboa Park. Each unique and wonderful

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Tifa Chocolate in Agoura Hills, CA


By The Chocolate Tourist, 2014-03-19

Drinking chocolate, gelato, killer cappuccino, and handmade chocolates with striking ingredients like whiskey, orred peppers. All packaged in a southern California smile.

Is Tifa the ideal chocolate shop? Probably. But we wont say that until weve tried all of them.

Blue cheese and honey? Basil and white chocolate? Surprise your taste buds with warm atmosphere and innovative flavors of Tifa Chocolates in Agoura Hills, CA | The Chocolate Tourist blog

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Monday Mug: Bailey's Irish Chocolate


By The Chocolate Tourist, 2014-03-17

Get your freshhot chocolate recipe on Mondays! Courtesy of The Chocolate Tourist.

I may not be Irish, but I can still appreciate a country that brings us Guinness, sheep farmers and Chris ODowd. And Saint Patricks Day is for everyone, right? Today we raise a glass to himself, full of chocolate and touched with Irish cream.

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Experiencing Kollar Chocolates in the Napa Valley


By The Chocolate Tourist, 2014-03-12

Wine and chocolate, anyone? In today's tour, The Chocolate Tourist producer Leanne Westphal invites you to brave the rain andtaste Kollar's red wine truffles, milk chocolate ganache, and dark chocolate with Grand Marnier.

It doesn'thurt that Chef Kollarhimself came out to offer a sample! What service.

Read more on The Chocolate Tourist blog.

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John Kelly Chocolates in Hollywood, California


By The Chocolate Tourist, 2014-02-26

InHollywood, the air is thick with Oscar prep so I got downtown earlier this week to scope out the chocolate situation.

JKC signature truffle fudge is basically fudge covered in Callebaut and topped with sea salt. Unique, decadent, and delicious! Take a look at the full post for pictures, tasting, and the full story:

JohnKelly Chocolates in Hollywood, California

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