THE CHOCOLATE TASTING CLUB

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JIN PATISSERIE CHOCOLATES

EAST MEET WEST… Award-winning pastry chef Christy Choo of Jin Patisserie perfectly infuse Asian inspired flavored such as, Mango Kalamansi, Lemongrass, Lychee, Jasmine, Black Roasted Sesame, Chrysanthemum, with premium chocolate without outshining its flavor. Each exquisite chocolates are handmade and beautifully decorated.

TRY… the 24 PIECES JEWELRY BOX

WHERE… at 1202 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice Beach, CA or online at www.jinpatisserie.com

ZChocolat CHOCOLATES

Doctor, doctor…
Whether your spirit needs some mending, or your body could use some pampering, this pack will indulge your every craving. created this survival pack that beats all chocolate fixes. With this Survival Pack, you won’t be needing any doctor. Nothing will reinvigorate your mind, body and soul like these 15 handmade French truffles from their four award-winning chocolatiers. Savor an amazing variety of pralines and Caramel truffles; discover sublimely flavored chocolates hinting of orange essence, ripe raspberries, wild blackberry, Bourbon vanilla, star anise, ginger-bread and even lavender-honey; all covered in rich dark chocolate or thickly dusted with pure cocoa or encased in creamy milk chocolate. To ensure that you can locate them during a chocolate emergency a red flashlight key-chain with a compass and whistle accompanies this pack. Handcrafted in France with the finest all-natural European ingredients, absolutely no preservatives and 100% pure cocoa butter. Visit

L.A. BURDICK CHOCOLATE

Twenty years ago, Larry Burdick came back from Switzerland with a chocolate pot. He wanted to make chocolate confections that could truly be called chocolate. He starts from blocks of dark chocolate from France & Switzerland, low in sugar and rich in flavor, that were essentially unused on these shores and fashion them into an assortment of creations he’d been contemplating for years. Larry is regarded as a pioneer in America’s high-end chocolate, and says of his philosophy, “I’ve tried to combine a French gastronomic sensibility with Swiss know-how, and American imagination.” If you are ever in Cambridge, MA stop by at their Store & Cafe and try the Chocolate Lemon Cake, a lemon cake layered with lemon cream and topped with a dark chocolate glaze with their signature hot chocolate and while you are there take home a box of chocolates or go to online to have it all delivered to your door! www.burdickchocolate.com

BURDICK’S HOT CHOCOLATE
1.5 cups milk (1% or skim)
2 heaping teaspoons cocoa powder
1/4 cup ground dark chocolate (use high quality chocolate that has 60% or more cocoa content)
ground nutmeg or cinnamon

Heat the milk to just below boiling. Whisk in the cocoa powder and ground dark chocolate. Add ground nutmeg or cinnamon to taste. Makes one serving.