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Today's featured review:

Lavender Blueberry by Dagoba
tasting tags: Lavender, Blueberry, Rich


Updates & News

OK, so I have been bad...

I know, not very many new reviews on MyChocolateJournal.com lately. Well, it's not all my fault. Sure, the best chocolate bar I have had in the past couple weeks was a Snickers (one of my favorite everyday bars), but you guys could be adding a review or two every now and then right?

The last good bars I had were from Amedei. I finally had a Chuao bar and also a Number 9 bar. After all the hype, it was still a really good bar.

With any luck, I will have something new to post after this weekend. We are off to Orlando (the long arduous 90 minute trip from St Petersburg) for the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. We have seen Fredrick Schilling of Dagoba there last year and someone from Callebaut a couple years back. Maybe we will luck out and fall into some chocolate.

But for now, share the love! Post a quick review about a bar you have recently tried. And if you have any problems, let me know.

Patrick

Loss of a chocolate hero: Scharffen Berger's Robert Steinberg dies

I was very sad to hear today that one of the founders of Scharffen Berger Chocolate, Robert Steinberg, died yesterday.

If you have not read the book "The Essence of Chocolate" by Steinburg and his partner at SB, John Scharffenberger you should take a look. Through the pages you will get an understanding of how and why SB chocolates came into being and how we were blessed with these exception chocolate bars over the years.

Scharffen Berger's website homepage has been replaced with this tribute to Steinburg. To read more about this loss, you can read this statement from Scharffen Berger or read one of the many articles on Google.

If you are not familiar with Scharffen Berger chocolates, you can get more information and read some reviews on mychocolatejournal.com.

Chili & Chocolate...

My first taste of the chili and chocolate combo came several years ago when Vosges Chocolatier released their first set of uniquely (at that time) flavored chocolate bars & truffles. The first taste, hmm, not stealer.

A couple months ago, I had another chance to embrace the combo. My friend Chris, returning from a trip to Oregon, shared a bit of Dagoba's chili bar. Again, not my favorite. Part of it is the texture of the smooth chocolate with the gritty chili powder added in. I am not sure if it is possible, but could they not conch the chili power in with the chocolate for a smother mouth feel?

Now, there is another new chili bar. I was flipping through the August 2008 Candy Industry and found a the new Lindt & Sprungli Chili bar made with red chili pepper.

Third times a charm? I will let you know next time I venture by a Lindt shop.