This is specifically for NYC people. In Ridgewood Queens there is a hole in the wall high quality chocolate shop. It’s run by an eccentric and amazing man named Constantine and his wife. He will talk your ear off for a half an hour about “the benefits” of chocolate and how it’s a panacea for pretty much everything. How big chocolate gives away most of the cocoa butter to the cosmetic industry. He’ll also talk to you about how he asks ChatGPT about chocolate and it’s wrong a lot of the time. You’ll then buy a bar even though it’s small and $10. But you will go home and have a little piece after dinner and never taste chocolate the same way again…
You'll never want to buy rectangular dark chocolate ever again. Also makes for incredible homemade hot chocolate. If you find yourself in Somerville, MA, take the factory tour! Gluten/Dairy/Soy-Free, Organic, Vegan, Direct Trade
Fruition, adjacent to the Ashokan Reservoir in the Catskills, makes the warmest, smoothest chocolate bar: the Brown Butter Bar. I love an untraditional ingredient— like buckwheat or curry— but the simplicity here can't be beat. Photo Credit: Fruition Chocolate, Livin' Life with Lori
If we click on a rec or ask to comment, like I'm doing now, it would be great that when I go back, it doesn't send me back to the top of the page but rather to the place where I was scrolling previously.
It's sometimes a little stressful because they may not be paying attention much or may not love it as much as you do, but when they do love it it's the best feeling.
