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We tasted some chocolate

Posted on 2015-10-09 by Garrett Wollman

I’ll have a writeup on Emily Luchetti’s “Ricotta Cheesecake with golden raisins and tart cherries” later this long weekend. In the mean time, I’ve written up the results of a chocolate tasting from Monday. Here’s my conclusion: This was a … Continue reading →

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Chocolate tasting results: championship week 2

Posted on 2014-10-02 by Garrett Wollman

After three months, hundreds of dollars, and numerous trips to various stores, it has come down to this. Quoting once again from our wiki: I guess the members of our panel like generic supermarket chocolate, because the runaway winner was … Continue reading →

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Chocolate tasting results for (extra dark) championship week 1

Posted on 2014-09-16 by Garrett Wollman

We held the first of two championship tastings Monday, concentrating on the 70% end of our “extra dark” range. As I wrote on our wiki: In order to keep the championship round at two weeks, we ended up with eight … Continue reading →

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Chocolate tasting results for week 7

Posted on 2014-09-11 by Garrett Wollman

I was expecting week 7, chock full of artisanal chocolates from boutique American makers, to be the culmination of our two months of preliminary heats. Boy was I wrong: This tasting was a bit of a disaster for the artisanal … Continue reading →

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Week 6 chocolate tasting results

Posted on 2014-08-31 by Garrett Wollman

I noticed that I forgot to post the results of our sixth weekly chocolate tasting. From our wiki: Once again, one of our “reference” chocolates took top honors: the Jelina Noir 72% that we had previously tasted back in week … Continue reading →

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Week 5 chocolate tasting results

Posted on 2014-08-20 by Garrett Wollman

This week’s chocolate tasting was a tough one, compromised somewhat by low attendance and a very similar set of chocolates. My summary from our wiki: With only six participants, abd seven very similar products, it’s difficult to name a clear … Continue reading →

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Yesterday we held our fourth weekly chocolate tasting. This week’s theme was “Taste of Somerville”, and the local products were widely panned. My summary of the results: This tasting was a bit of a challenge for the panel; Shirley described … Continue reading →

Posted on 2014-08-14 by Garrett Wollman | Comments Off

Week 3 chocolate tasting results

Posted on 2014-08-05 by Garrett Wollman

We had our third weekly chocolate tasting today, finishing up (for now) our set of mixed-origin chocolates with some boutique and artisanal products — which, surprisingly, did not rate especially highly. I summarized the results this: Contrary to week 2’s … Continue reading →

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We held our second weekly chocolate tasting today, with much better attendance. Whereas last week, when we were doing 70% chocolates and most people preferred a “reference” 85% chocolate, this week was 85% chocolates and a plurality preferred a “reference” … Continue reading →

Posted on 2014-07-29 by Garrett Wollman | Comments Off

Chocolate tasting results for week 1

Posted on 2014-07-22 by Garrett Wollman

I posted the results for week 1 of the chocolate tasting on our wiki. My summary: One of the “ringers”, the Theo Pure 85% Dark, was the overall winner, with two first-place votes and two second-place votes. Opinions on the … Continue reading →

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