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| 2003/12/22-23 [Recreation/Food/Alcohol, Recreation/Food] UID:11562 Activity:high |
12/21 I want to buy some really nice fancy chocolate; what's a good place
in SF? Other than Godiva, Ghiradelli. Like the fancy chocolate place
they went to in NYC in Queer Eye.
\_ support small businesses http://www.prestonscandy.com
has been in Burlingame for over 50 years and is GREAT candy.
\_ If you can mail order, http://www.teuscher.com -John
\_ Go to Neiman Marcus, top floor. Ask for "La Maison Du Chocolat."
By far the best chocolate you've ever tasted, if you're in luck.
It often sells out VERY Quickly. Although, I believe the
boutique store in NY may ship if you desire. In that case,
just google, and look for the NY store(upper East side, iirc).
They might sell directly online, but that would be from Paris.
If it's too $$ or not fast enough, Neuhaus is _far_ better Belgium
than Godiva is. I believe Macy's cellar has Neuhaus. But I
would go with LMDC first, if possible. -nivra
\_ Other than fancy packaging and European, are they really any
better than America's own See's Candy?
\_ I've got to assume this is a troll. Ugh.
\_ Is there a difference between a Tootsie Roll and See's?
\_ Silly customer. You cannot harm the Twinkie.
\_ No one ever claimed the TR was made of chocolate.
\_ In a word, yes.
\_ In another word, wax.
\_ I didn't realize that anyone local sold La Maison Du Chocolat; it's
\- this is a real name and
not a joke ... like say
the fine purveyors of
"crunchy frog"?
yes, real name. surprised _/
you haven't come across their
stores while in paris. would not
be surprised if the name is "la maison
du chocolat" from when they were
in fact the house of chocolate.
personally not particularly fond of
their chocolates. usually buy from
madame de sevigny instead if i'm in
the pricey-chocolate-for-the-woman
mood. obtw, thanks for pointer to
nils. didn't visit the outlet with the
hot blonde, but they made still quite
good sandwiches at another location.
\- did you have the reindeer sandwich?
[this isnt xmas trolling ... that
is what i had]. the best sandwich
in paris ... in fact the best swich
i ever had in my life is at
le regency bar at the prince des
galles in the 8ieme. not cheep--psb
the one time i set out to find le _/
regency on your recommendation, i did not
realize it was in prince de galles, so i
could not find the restaurant even after
walking the length of georges v. i have not
had the time to repeat the quest the other
times i've been in paris since. - tse, obtw
oh and all of your names
are being filed away for
death when the revolution
comes --psb
\-Advisory for Garvitch:
A fun paris food guide for Paris
is E. Rubin: Gourmet Paris. For a
longer stay, P. Wells: Food Lover's
Guide to Paris. Other good s'wich
locations are Cosi on R. Seine 6e,
and (IAOC) La Maison du Cassoulet
[I am not making that up] on R. Mont-
orguil in 1er --psb
the best I've found. I usually order online from their store in
New York. Since it is their policy to only ship via next day air,
it won't take long to receive (though that does add significantly
to the cost). I'd suggest you start with their plain truffles.
If you're intent on something that originated in SF, I've heard
good things about XOX Truffles. Lots of people seem to like
Joseph Schmidt's chocolates, but I've never cared for them.
- alawrenc
\_ let me just say Herschey's Pot of Gold sucks.
\_ The Candy Jar, in SF. Their stuff gets resold at places like
Nordstroms. Good stuff. You can drop by their factory store
and pick up either the pretty packaged boxes or you can get a
box of assorted seconds that taste just as good. Give them a
ring to check hours and such. --Jon
The Candy Jar Inc
2065 Oakdale Ave
San Francisco, CA 94124-2040
Phone: (415) 550-8846
\_ has anyone tried cabaret chocolates? Were they good?
http://www.cabaretchocolates.com
\_ Depends on your idea of chocolate and your wallet. Some BA makers:
http://www.xoxtruffles.com (SF) sells fresh traditional European-style
flavored truffles (small irregular balls rolled in cocoa dust).
http://www.jschmidtconfections.com (SF) sells fresh American truffles
(chocolate shell, flavoring inside).
http://www.scharffen-berger.com (BRK) specializes in dark chocolate bars.
http://www.cabaretchocolates.com (OAK) are dark chocolate candies (not as
dense as bars).
The latter three can be found at The Candy Store on College,
near Clarmont (across from the Safeway). The first can be found
in SF but I do remember seeing a reseller on 4th St. next to Peets.
Note that much of this stuff is the deeper dark chocolate flavor
with less sugar involved. Your tastebuds may disagree. My family is
partial to the XOX truffles...
\_Scharffen-Berger is great...if your areever in Berkeley go on
their factory tour (about an hour and free). Their chocolate
is more like chocolate for wine lovers...very rich/complex.
\_ I second this. I've tasted a hell of a lot of the world's
chocolate and there is not much better than Scharffen-Berger,
domestic or otherwise. They don't do much by way of chocolates
though - just the pure chocolate. -- ulysses
\_ Thirded. Scharffen-Berger is awesome. Kudos to mconst for
first pointing it out to me. -- ilyas
\_One of the best chocolatiers I know is Bernard Callebaut, originally
from Canada. They used to have a store in SF, but closed because of
no publicity. http://www.bernardcallebaut.com Pricey, though.
\_ Valrhona and Callebaut are widely considered to be the best
two chocolates in the world. Valrhona leads all chocolate in
percentage of cocoa used (over 80% by weight).
\_ Scharffen-Berger has a 99% one.
\_ Unsweetened, of course, and for baking not for consumption
as a treat.
\_ I ve eaten it before.
\_ None of these places hold a candle to Le Chat Bleu, an artisan
chocolate maker on the Belgian-French border.
chocolate maker on the Belgian-French border. Famous all over
France for having the best hand made chocolate.
\_ It's fucking French, dude. You don't go to France for
chocolate, you go there for cheese. Schober & Teuscher
in Zurich is IT. -John
\_ This report link from XOX says it's merely "acceptable":
http://www.xoxtruffles.com/press/press15.htm
\- does anyone else think "Leonidas" is a
\_ This report link from XOX says it's merely "acceptable":
http://www.xoxtruffles.com/press/press15.htm
pretty weird name choice for a putative
high end chocolate? --psb
\_ It's Spartan, but delicious!
See the lists on the bottom. I thought you go to Zurich
chocolate, you go there for cheese. Schober & Teuscher
\_ Don't be a hater.
chocolate maker on the Belgian-French border. Famous all over
France for having the best hand made chocolate.
in Zurich is IT. -John
See the lists on the bottom. I thought you go to Zurich
for bank accounts and watches?
for bank accounts and watches?
\_ Guns too.
\_ Guns too.
\_ This list is the "Greatest Chocolates in America". I
am not sure what that means except that it excludes
a lot of superior European chocolate.
\_ Freshness, availability, cost of transport, and
perhaps some bit of nationalism.
\_ Yermom's famous all over France, too.
\_ Don't be a hater. |
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