The Curious Chocolatier Pistachio and Sea Salt in Dark Chocolate

A big thanks to everyone for the lovely comments and congratulations regarding my PhD announcement! It’s really nice to have your support When I was house-sitting a few months ago, I went out for dinner with three lovely ladies. One of these lovely ladies (in the strictly non-Les Miserables sense) was L-Izzle, who you may recognize [...]

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Actual and Moral Gagging: Jacques Pistache and Nestlé Éclat Noir

Louise, you asked for it. You said that you wanted to hear about the bad chocolates, and who am I to deny such a request? Without further ado, I present to you the singularly most unpleasant chocolate experienced during my four months of travelling. Jacques Chocolat Fondant Extra Fin Fourré Crème Confiseur Goût Pistache I should [...]

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A Pair of Thorntons #2: Tonka and Lightly Salted Pistachio

My intention had been to intersperse the Thorntons’ reviews with my backlog of other chocolates, but after two lovely ladies cleverly pre-empted one of my just-eaten Thorntons in the last chocolate review, I decided to instead keep at this UK chocolate company…  Thorntons Milk Chocolate with Tonka Bean I had never heard of tonka beans before coming across [...]

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