January 2012
New from Hawaii - @MadreChocolate #chocolate
Triple cacao - chocolate, nib, and pulp. Yum. Hawaiian chocolate is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
#eatdrinkrelax #chocolate - High West Bourye
Blend of 3-yr bourbon, 12-yr rye, and 16-yr rye. Nice depth and complexity with a touch of sweetness and rye’s spice. I’d pair with a warm spice dark caramel ganache. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Calvin's of Brooklyn
My vote for the best filled tasting plate of the day. Jerk pork tips, ribs, pulled pork, and BBQ tips. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Weihenstephan...
Dark, but not too. Malty, but not too. Brilliant soft bubble structure. Dark milks and “chocolatey” chocolates or caramels w/ peanuts or pecans. Yes - pecans. Nothing with fruit acids in it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa...
#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Blacksauce bacon...
W/ smoked sausage gravy. Thinking maybe Porkslap Butternut? At a loss to think chocolate at this point … only halfway through the first session. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - That Burger's Tater...
AKA ” tachos.” Speechless. But why not? $10 bourbon flights on Tacho Tuesdays. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Sweet potato bacon...
Would be enhanced with a sprinkling of cocoa powder and cinnamon. Posdef pairing? Brooklyn Brewery Pennant English Pale Ale. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - 1792 Reserve high rye...
8 yr, 90 proof, spicy, dry. Underlying woody/vegetal w/ bare astringency. Thinking Venezuela - Ocumare or Cuyagua. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Temptation breakfast...
75% corn, 25% rye. Can you say smooooooth? Perfect for spiking a good hot chocolate for Sunday brunch w/ churros or maybe w/ huevos rancheros con mole poblano. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Redemption High Rye...
60% corn, 38% rye. Nice, smooth, sipping blend. Not as sweet as most bourbons but with a bit more fire. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Lucky 777 Chilii, NYC
Classic - 7 spices (chocolate is not one of them!), but not spicy hot. Would go w/ a mildly hoppy IPA or maybe a dark saison. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Chocolate balsamic
Flavored with chocolate essence, this is an adult version of Bosco. Very sweet, slightly acidic, but doesn’t possess any of the nuance of a 25-year balsamic. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Pulled pork slider
From Kloby’s Smokehouse, all the way from Laurel, Maryland. Sadly, no chocolate. But these would pair nicely with some chocolate porters. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Innis & Gunn 1/2 of my...
The other half is Guinness Export. I&G is aged in rum casks, so dark milks is what I would pair with this. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Rodeo Bar
Cowboy kisses (bacon-wrapped shrimp stuffed w/ jalapeño) & pork ribs. Bacon-wrapped bacon (pork belly) anyone? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
#drinkeatrelax #chocolate - Angel's Envy
Aged 4-6 years in charred oak and then used Port barrels, blended in small batches. Would go great paired with milk chocolates w/ strong caramel notes : Valrhona Tanariva, Jivara, Caramelia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa -...
#drinkeatrelax - High West Silver Rye
Smokey w/ some bright vegetal notes will stand up to many high percentage plain dark #chocolate and my roasted wild Bolivian nib. What a way to start the day! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
#drinkeatrelax - 4 of 27 flavors of bacon
Cinnamon, Pepper, Brown Sugar, and Jalapeño ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
The calm before the crowd arrives
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Rob Anderson Fresco #Chocolate - #GoodFoodAwards
See the full gallery on Posterous Sampling their award-winning 74% Madagascar at the Good Food Awards Marketplace. Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
Jeff Shepherd, Lillie Belle Farms #Chocolate...
See the full gallery on Posterous Sampling his award-winning 65% Perfect Illusion at the Good Food Awards Marketplace. Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
Colin Gasko of Rogue #Chocolate - #GoodFoodAwards
Sampling his winning chocolate -Sambirano - at the Good Food Awards Marketplace. Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
FCIA Meeting Highlight: New Heirloom #Cacao...
A new program to identify, preserve, and propagate heirloom cacao species around the world. Posdef worth being involved. Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
December 2011
Nice #wired article about TheChocolateLife.com...
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Cafe d'Alsace at today's #GetRealNY #BeerBarFest
Oxtail, lamb shoulder, smoked bacon, veggies, potatoes white wine - braised for hours. YUM! Paired w/ Allagash black stout. Sure cure for the winter blues. 88th/2nd, NYC. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
Bronx Alehhouse offerings at today's #GetRealNY...
The braised short rib chili all by itself is worth leaving Manhattan for. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
One of the pairings at today's #GetRealNY...
Prosciutto Pizza w/ arugula, olive oil, and honey - Victory Festbier Wintry White Pizza w/ cured pork, leeks, herbed ricotta cream - Baladin Nora ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
One of the pairings at today's #GetRealNY...
Courtesy of Guilty Goose, Lagunitas, and Wandering Star ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
Off to NYC for #BeerBar #GetRealNY
Three hours eighteen minutes and counting. Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa - TheChocolateLife.com
October 2011
New #chocolate adventures posted to...
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The newest #chocolate shop in SoHo (New York) -...
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It's a bee-utiful here at Wave Hill for #honey...
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September 2011
SCORE. Snagged a copy of Walter Baker & Co's Cocoa...
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Q: "What About Love?" A: "Over-rated....
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New dietary research suggests that rainbow is a...
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Mary: #Chocolate solves nothing. Rhoda: Wrong....
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This month at Carter's #Chocolates - Port Orchard,...
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Low serotonin levels can lead to increased...
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Kraft moves global #chocolate R&D to Cadbury in...
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August 2011
#Dallas #chocolate - Pistachio chocolate truffle,...
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#Dallas #Chocolate starts soon. Eying the work...
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#Dallas #Chocolate starts in 20. Breakfast "bar"...
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Closeout offers on Desmon #Refrigeration to USA...
Take advantage of special closeout offers of up to 50% or more on DESMON refrigeration. Single and double door refrigerator and freezer units, some with glass doors. Undercounter units for pastry applications. Even Pizza prep units. For every Desmon unit sold a $100 donation will be made to the Guild of Pastry and Baking Arts - nyguildofchefs.org. Posted via email from La Vida...
Fringe Festival NYC - Looking to do something...
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How not to sell #chocolate - as seen, believe it...
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How not to sell #chocolate - as seen, believe it...
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Chocolate tartlet w/ #Valrhona #Caraibe, candied...
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Table setup #Valrhona #chocolate #riverpark
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Setup: T Collichio's #Riverpark 50 mins to start...
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Getting ready to head into NYC to #Riverpark for...
Benefit for Food Bank For New York City featuring chefs: Dan Kluger ~ ABC Kitchen Marcus Jernmark ~ Aquavit Georges Mendes ~ Aldea Christina Tosi ~ Momofuku Milk Bar Vikas Khanna ~ Junoon Sisha Ortuzar ~ Riverpark Harold Moore ~ Commerce Robert Truitt ~ Michael White Restaurant Group I will be on hand to talk about chocolate. Posted via email from La Vida Cocoa! | Comment » Discover...