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I finally found a chocolate icon.
I've heard extensive things about Norman Love chocolates, all of them wonderful, and all of them making me sigh wistfully because there's no way I can justify going to Florida just for some chocolates and I can't afford the shipping costs, either. Well, one of the shops I visited today on one of my Saturday explorations - up to the Strip District, through Downtown, back into Squirrel Hill - sells them. When I saw the boxes on the counter, I stopped to stare, and when I learned the store sold individual truffles, I said the only thing I could: "I'll have one of everything, please."
There was a huge S'More Love, a milk hazelnut, a dark raspberry, two single-origin darks, a cookies-and-cream milk, a peanut-butter milk, and a white vanilla cupcake. And I learned everything I'd heard about them was true. So true. The raspberry one was astounding, taking the idea of the flavor of raspberry and turning it into a ganache that was nearly impossibly smooth and rich, perfect for rolling over the tongue to savor how tart and sweet it was, and the hazelnut had a joyful hint of cinnamon that made it spark just right.
It was a trip getting there, and I wanted to save them for when I got back to the house, but not as much as I wanted to eat them without worrying about them melting. I suppose I'll just have to wait to go back and get more.
There was a huge S'More Love, a milk hazelnut, a dark raspberry, two single-origin darks, a cookies-and-cream milk, a peanut-butter milk, and a white vanilla cupcake. And I learned everything I'd heard about them was true. So true. The raspberry one was astounding, taking the idea of the flavor of raspberry and turning it into a ganache that was nearly impossibly smooth and rich, perfect for rolling over the tongue to savor how tart and sweet it was, and the hazelnut had a joyful hint of cinnamon that made it spark just right.
It was a trip getting there, and I wanted to save them for when I got back to the house, but not as much as I wanted to eat them without worrying about them melting. I suppose I'll just have to wait to go back and get more.
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My classy choc place is Hotel Chocolat, I'm a member of their tasting club so I get a box sent every three months. They're rather intense so they last well :)
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I adore their chocolates. But the thing is, they're almost too beautiful to eat! You open the box and you just sigh over how pretty they look and you can't imagine desecrating them by eating them. I've never seen/eaten candy like it.