Archive for 2008

San Francisco Chocolate Factory – Chocolate By Numbers

This was a very pleasant surprise on my first trip to the discount store Tuesday Mornings. The retail price said sixteen dollars (I think that’s an exaggeration of the actual price), but I paid three. There are six boxes, about … Continue reading

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Posted by on 25 Aug 2008 at 12:08 PM in Chocolate Reviews | Comments (1)

Bracegirdles House of Fine Chocolate

My local chocolate contact, Monique Bowley sent me a recent press release from Bracegirdles which proudly informed us that they had taken out three gold medal for chocolate at the Royal Adelaide Show this year. Normally South Australian monolith Haigh’s … Continue reading

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Posted by on 24 Aug 2008 at 10:08 AM in Misc | Comments (6)

Crymbles Fondant Creams

I always get excited when small chocolatiers contact us to tell us about what they’re doing. Last week, Kathleen Crymble from Crymble’s Confectionery did just that. She’d seen the discussion about the late, great Fry’s Five Centres on our Fry’s … Continue reading

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Posted by on 23 Aug 2008 at 10:08 AM in Chocolate Reviews | Comments (0)

Stainer Fjordo

This is another one of Stainer’s chocolate bars blended with herbs and spices (part of the same family as the White Chocolate with Madras Spice), and the ‘subtitle’ says it’s a speciality of Northern Europe. As you can see, it … Continue reading

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Posted by on 22 Aug 2008 at 10:08 AM in Chocolate Reviews | Comments (1)

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