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La Naya Chocolate: Delicious Experience for Taste-buds and Thoughts Alike
It goes without question that La Naya's chocolate bars have the most distinct and beautiful chocolate bar shape/mold in the current market. Reminiscent of a geodes or a cut jewel, this bar's shape is unforgettable.
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Magia Piura Peruvian ‘White Bean’ Cacao
The Magia Piura brand attracted Time Cupsouls' attention for a couple of reasons: 1) the branding has a celestial and tarot card/mystical element which makes it intriguing 2) the chocolate maker explained how some of the bars use white cacao, a special variety of cocoa and 3) this was the brand's first USA tour.
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Jean Philippe Pâtisserie: Chocolate
Jean-Philippe Patisserie is a decadent pâtisserie owned by Chef Jean-Philippe Maury, a world-renowned pastry chef from France. Time Cupsoul’s dear sister picked up a chocolate bar and chocolate bon-bon at the Aria hotel in Las Vegas, and bottom line, the chocolate is lovely. First, the chocolate bar packaging revealed the deep-brown color of the bar via a large, clear cellophane “window” and also showcased the cursive “Jean Philippe Pâtisserie” logo in brown and yellow. The back of the packaging stated: “‘Like jewelry or perfume. A blend, a shape, a…
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New Chocolate Podcast: “The Slow Melt”
It’s with great excitement that Time Cupsoul shares a new podcast solely about chocolate, entitled, “The Slow Melt,” launched today. Why is Time Cupsoul sharing this first-ever chocolate podcast? Author and The Slow Melt podcast host, Ms. Simran Sethi, is deeply admired by Time Cupsoul for her innovative food and environmental writing. Her book, Bread, Wine and Chocolate, is a Time Cupsoul-approved, highly-recommended read for nature, chocolate and coffee lovers (yes, there’s a chapter on coffee, too, as well as bread and beer)! This podcast and Sethi’s work deserve to be…
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American Chocolate Bar #5: [Vosges Haut Chocolat]
Vosges Haut-Chocolat has attracted and will keep Time Cupsoul's attention forever.
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Time Cupsoul [Holiday] Tune – Happy Thanksgiving featuring M&M’s!
This song, “Candyman,” was just featured in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, live from New York City. The music video features M&M’s chocolate and the lyrics promote love: “Singing in the moonlight, dancing in the rain. Let the sun shine through to lift your spirit once again – cause love makes the world feel good…” Happy Thanksgiving!
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American Chocolate Bar #5: [Durci Chocolate] from J Chocolatier, DC
Durci Chocolate, with the slogan "Rediscover Chocolate" and an unforgettable space travel theme, is the most timely example of a brand that is not only pushing the boundaries of the chocolate sector, but is arguably jumping to light-speed.
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CLOSED: American Chocolate Bar #4: [Sucre Chocolate]
It was the bright packaging with the tiny cellophane "window" that initially drew Time Cupsoul to Sucré chocolate bars. The window serves as a small preview of the bar's design and content, and really is quite seductive. So how could the choice be made between the equally intriguing combinations of Sicilian Pistachio and Rose Petal, Candied Coffee, or Salted Pretzel?
