tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post8657987671468922597..comments2024-01-19T11:05:43.355-05:00Comments on Polly-Vous Francais?: Here, have some ChocolatePolly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-48569096080402014912009-09-25T22:47:51.534-04:002009-09-25T22:47:51.534-04:00I'm still trying to find a replacement to my &...I'm still trying to find a replacement to my "perfect" Paris chocolate moments. A small square that was a great coda to a meal.<br /><br />Excuse my blunt personal info, too, but American dark chocolate still gives me.... zits. I thought somehow that I had overcome that because it never happened once in Paris. Different recipes??? /environmental factors? # years of chocolate bliss. Now back in the US, same prob. Grr. Something for the scientists to ponder.<br /><br />And Berowne, I love your suggestions. However, I was never a fan of chocolate and fruit together; just a personal issue, though I love the idea of orange or cherry + chocolate. My stomach doesn't like the combo.<br /><br />Pure chocolate. Ahh, some day!Polly-Vous Francaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-27078135043153287672009-09-24T13:16:55.025-04:002009-09-24T13:16:55.025-04:00I love this chocolate story...xvI love this chocolate story...xvvicki archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847183975086900816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-79201742536910804632009-09-24T12:26:44.894-04:002009-09-24T12:26:44.894-04:00I am surprised that you sort of dismissed Lindt. ...I am surprised that you sort of dismissed Lindt. Is it possible you never tried their dark choco bar filled with cherry AND CHILI?!<br />A symphony...Berownehttp://www.savagereflections.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-22785596082905299502009-09-21T23:55:19.288-04:002009-09-21T23:55:19.288-04:00Now I'm amused because I love Lindt, but not G...Now I'm amused because I love Lindt, but not Ghiradelli... and I hear that the British Toblerones are much better than what we get here in the States.Amberhttp://amberandalice.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-17566126091925249612009-09-21T12:13:31.911-04:002009-09-21T12:13:31.911-04:00The ending made me giggle, Polly. It's not qui...The ending made me giggle, Polly. It's not quite the same thing, chocolate and candy!lolThe Duchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973296361399409747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-31113690847032747132009-09-20T10:23:47.876-04:002009-09-20T10:23:47.876-04:00Thanks for all these helpful tips!
I guess what s...Thanks for all these helpful tips!<br /><br />I guess what struck me as funny at the store was that the cashier handed me my "candy" to supposedly nosh on immediately, a thoughtful and very American gesture. But the exact opposite of why I was so thrilled to have found the small portion of good chocolate, to savor after a meal.<br /><br />I don't think of pure chocolate as candy; it's chocolate. A snickers bar would have been another story :)Polly-Vous Francaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-34174988966323146612009-09-19T23:47:00.824-04:002009-09-19T23:47:00.824-04:00Ha! The irony is that Lindt owns Ghiradelli. Lin...Ha! The irony is that Lindt owns Ghiradelli. Lindt stores used to sell "thins" which came in a little box that I loved to keep in the fridge for a quick nip - they were truly thin and I always had dark (70%) and intense orange at hand. Stores don't stock them anymore because US consumers aren't interested in them - I have to buy them online or get my sister (who works for Lindt HQ) to score some for me every now and then.<br /><br />http://www.lindtusa.com/product-exec/product_id/81/nm/Excellence_Thins_70_Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169483419224695771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-79079519985464128832009-09-19T20:48:08.616-04:002009-09-19T20:48:08.616-04:00In 36 hours I return to Paris for a two-week stay....In 36 hours I return to Paris for a two-week stay. Your opening anecdote has caused me to believe with heart and soul that the square of bitter chocolat served with my every cafe creme will be as satisfying to me as it was to those French children. I go with the attitude, "When in France . . ..".xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049635082753972968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-78569654559269080252009-09-19T14:52:21.604-04:002009-09-19T14:52:21.604-04:00Thought you'd like to know that Chocolate.com ...Thought you'd like to know that Chocolate.com has a 5% off coupon - use the code "AUTUMN5" during checkout. It's valid until 9/30/09.<br /><br />Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-89371853233191725152009-09-19T12:46:48.878-04:002009-09-19T12:46:48.878-04:00In Santa Monica we have a wonderful shop called Ch...In Santa Monica we have a wonderful shop called Chocolatt... from Belgium. The chocolate is divine and I treat myself whenever I am within the vicinity of ten miles :)The Daily Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843902889491327636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-52266771034596509752009-09-19T10:17:43.216-04:002009-09-19T10:17:43.216-04:00I offer you my mother's solution. She keeps a...I offer you my mother's solution. She keeps a massive brick of dark chocolate(it's roughly the side of an open magazine) in a special container the basement. She also has a hammer dedicated to chocolate smashing. She orders from a catalog called A Cook's Wares. They sell all sorts of top quality dark chocolates (though I can't find a list of brands on their website...she just calls them).<br /><br />Every now and then, she goes downstairs, smashes the brick a bit with her chocolate hammer, and brings up the pieces in a dish which stays in the cabinet until it's empty.Jeannine | The Small and Chic Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702901309930825003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-49638409869306106792009-09-19T09:43:27.172-04:002009-09-19T09:43:27.172-04:00Polly - I have two "just a square is enough&q...Polly - I have two "just a square is enough" dark chocolate staples. One is Valrhona 71% cacao which one can get at Trader Joe's or upscale grocery stores. It's not individually wrapped, but scored into squares.<br /><br />The other, which will knock your socks off, is this stuff:<br />http://tinyurl.com/m4zb3lSusan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.com