Category: Good Chocolate

Thorntons Cloudy Lemonade

As a North American 9proudly Canadian) whenever I hear Lemonade I still think Old Tyme Lemonade that was sweet but tart, still not fizzy and yummy.  Over here in the UK it just isn’t – it’s just Sprite really.  So ...

Thorntons Bakewell Tart

I’m Canadian and as such, I don’t really have the kind of experiences others have with Bakewell Tarts.  My experiences are all around my mom’s pecan tarts and butter tarts.  Mom has always made her own pastry and I just ...

House of Dorchester Luxury Selection

I don’t quite know how it happened but I found myself at the office one day without any chocolate.  Sure there was some in the back of my middle drawer but that was fit only for brownies.  What in the ...

Charbonnel et Walker Vintage Collection

This box of chocolates has to be one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever received.  I was absolutely enamoured by these when I got them.  I had a hard time opening them.  I could hardly bring myself to until ...

Seed and Bean Chilli and Lime Dark Chocolate Bar Review

Chilli is something of a fashion in chocolate of late.  There is a theme of going back to the way the Mayans had their chocolate around but frankly I like my chocolate roasted, well refined, conched & tempered.  Nonetheless there ...

Seed and Bean Mandarin and Ginger Dark Chocolate Bar Review

Mandarins are those bright orange balls of joy I always got in the toe of my stocking.  That was always *my* mandarin.  I didn’t have to share, I didn’t have to give any of it up – it was all ...

Seed and Bean Pumpkin Seeds and Hemp Oil Chocolate Bar Review

Pumpkin seeds are a super food.  I need to get healthy.  Therefore eating this chocolate is like getting healthy therefore this is a health bar.  EXCELLENT!  Just what I needed. I’m not sure about the hemp though – hemp is made ...

Seed and Bean Coconut and Raspberry Chocolate Bar Review

This was a bit of a scary bar for me.  I don’t know why but I’ve never liked coconut.  When friends were thrilled about the flavour of the nut, I avoided it.  I found the feel of it in my ...

Thorntons Rose Chocolate Bar Review

Today I thought it would be a good day to post the review of the Thorntons Rose chocolate bar. Of course, when this review goes live the news about the closure of 180 stores will have hit the news and there ...

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Sweet Treats

In Square One Mississauga is a wonderful shop of sweet delights called Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. Now, the Canadian version of this shop of delights has different sweet treats when compared to its American counterpart. The chocolate and ...

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