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Mama’s back!

So here’s what’s up… Someone turned me on to Daskalidès Chocolatier, and I am
TURNED ON!

Favorites are as follows:

Diamants are a girl’s best friend. Get an eyeful of these gems — Diamant Noir,
a maraschino-flavored ganache:

And here we have the Diamant Special, for the girl who thinks plain ol’ Diamants
are beneath her. This puppy consists of milk praline with gingerbread flakes:

Not Crocodile Dundee, it’s Daskalidès’ Crocantino confection: Dark praline
with puffed rice. It’s the breakfast of champions!

Coeur Pamplemousse, ’cause you know you’ve got to pample your mousse.
Just kidding. I took French for a few weeks in junior high, so calm down.
In lay(wo)man’s terms, you’re looking at chocolate with a sweet ‘n tangy
grapefruit cream filling:

Jardin Amandes. I can’t think of anything funny to say for this one. There’s really nothing funny about almond and hazelnut praline covered with almond flakes. This is serious business right here:

Merveilleux. Yes, anything in the image of a cupcake is most certainly deserving of such a lofty moniker. Gianduja on a hazelnut paste is calling me for a date right now:

Daskalidès also serves up sugar-free varieties - but eh, why bother?

I mean, if you’re gonna plunk down the shiny shekels for some cacao, you might as well make it mean something. But that’s just me. (shrugs)