Firecracker

My roommate and I were doing some shopping at Wal-Mart today (yeah, yeah, yeah, I know...) and I happened to notice a chocolate bar I had never seen before.  In fact, I've never even heard of this brand so far as I can remember.  The concept of the chocolate was both intriguing and a little confusing--you've got spicy chipotle and sea-salt, which I get.  Spice and salt are two of my favorite additions to any chocolate, especially if there's caramel involved.  (Those sea-salt caramels my boyfriend made me last weekend?  He has decided that for the next batch he's adding chipotle.  Go figure.)  What I didn't understand was the 'popping candy.'  Are you telling me there are POP-ROCKS in my chocolate?  Woah.

So, I bought it.  Why wouldn't I have?

And let me tell you--whoever had the idea to add popping candy to chocolate is a GENIUS.  I'll admit, I was a little skeptical of the popping candy at first, because I was imagining it as actual pop rocks, with the candy coating like Nerd's has.  But not so--turns out my skepticism was completely unfounded, because the 'popping candy' isn't so much 'candy' as it is... popping 'stuff.'  It doesn't add a flavor component, but rather a texture element, which I always appreciate in a chocolate.

Unfortunately, I've already eaten almost the entire bar, despite opening it immediately after a very large and satisfying dinner.  I will definitely be keeping an eye out for this chocolate in the future, and trying everything this brand has to offer.

My boyfriend made me chocolate sea-salt caramels tonight.  I wasn’t allowed in the kitchen for a large period of time, and when I was allowed in the kitchen, I was banned from the fridge.  In the end, totally worth it.  I’ve had home-made caramels before, but I can’t say I’ve have home-made sea salt caramels, and certainly not covered in chocolate.  These will definitely have to be made for me at least once a month.

Birthday Gifts

What's the best birthday gift ever? That's right: chocolate. And these are the chocolates I received for my birthday.

Chocolate from the Bald Man.

On a whim, I went in here the other day (read: I walked all the way down Boylston to see what kind of chocolate they had here). Most of it was pralines which I'm sure are epic but which I am slightly nervous about eating. But they had some chocolate thins, which come in these adorable packages.

I don't think there's any glue whatsoever on that box. Anyway, I bought milk chocolate and dark chocolate. I haven't opened the dark chocolate yet (what!) but the milk chocolate was, shall we say, amazeballs.

It's interesting how the way we taste chocolate is dependent on the form it takes (or is that just me?). I love chocolate thins, and I love these chocolate thins.

They've got a restaurant, too! Someday I'll make a reservation there and see how their desserts turn out (and their food, too, I guess). So, if you see a Max Brenner near you (Boston, Vegas, Philadelphia, New York City), head in there. Buy some pralines, and let me know how they taste. And then buy some thins and send them to me. Seriously. I'm too poor to buy them regularly.

This is what I had today:

Enough said.

Unfailing

On Monday, I got a text from one of my roommates telling me there was a surprise for me in the fridge. This is what I found:

Turns out, they were DINOSAURS!

(I'm not sure why it turned up sideways... fix later...)

Anyway, I actually went in there myself today, and bought a lavender truffle (which I might add was delicious) and a lemongrass with ginger.

And if you don't believe how delicious these chocolates are, maybe you'll believe this:

Go there: http://gailambrosius.com/

Chocolate Fail

Last night, I went to out to a diner with my roommates and saw this beautiful place across the street:














Unfortunately, they closed half an hour before we arrived.
Probably the saddest day ever.