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Posted in Sweets on Feb 27th, 2010
I kid you not. Today is (supposedly) National Chocolate Cake Day, National Strawberry Day AND National Kahlua Day. That should cheer you up. And tomorrow? National Chocolate Souffle Day. Catch all the food holidays at Foodimentary.
Posted in Events on Dec 29th, 2009
Do you love chocolate? Are you an artist? Here’s your chance to blend the two loves, and maybe win $100 in art supplies. The Chocolate Bar, organizer of the Bucks County Chocolate Show, is sponsoring its third annual art contest for “The Journey of the Pod,” an artistic representation of chocolate’s journey in images from [...]
Posted in Vineyards, Breweries and Bars on Nov 17th, 2009
Mark and I have become cheerleaders for Bucks County wine. And, yes, we DO know what good wine tastes like. In fact, we are a bit picky about what we drink. I know my New World wines quite well, and have been getting to know the Italians much better. But we’d like all of our [...]
Posted in Events, Farms, Markets, Other Places, Vineyards, Breweries and Bars on May 28th, 2009
I think I’ve learned something interesting in the last few months while writing for Bucks County Taste . “Local” means different things to different people. We all tend to get very comfortable living within a pretty narrow geographical area. Grocery store, school, work, family, friends, a few local restaurants we go to over and over [...]
Solebury resident Gretchen Tartakoff has a passion for chocolate. Oh, I know what you’re thinking. We all love chocolate (or most of us – I simply don’t understand people who don’t). But Gretchen decided to do something other than just eat it. She has organized a chocolate extravaganza of chocolatiers, chefs, pastry artists, chocolate experts, [...]
Here’s something I learned about chocolate yesterday: Never bite it, chew it and swallow it. Instead, let it melt on your tongue, then press it against the roof of your mouth. In a few seconds you’ll experience a wave of flavor – spices, herbs, whatever the chocolatiers have seen fit to include in their recipe. [...]
Posted in Events, Holidays, Other Places, Sweets on Feb 4th, 2009
Slow Food Bucks County is hosting a Valentine’s Day tasting event of Kallari Chocolate, an Ecuadorian Fair Trade company that produces chocolate from the cacao they grow. The event will begin at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 14th at the Northampton Library, located at 32 Upper Holland Road, Richboro. As Kimberly Kaufmann, Leader of Slow [...]
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