William Dean is not a local chocolatier, but they were at the SF Chocolate Salon, so I got to try a few of their products, including both truffles and bars.
Truffles
Key Lime: “White chocolate ganache infused with fresh lime juice.” Tasting notes: White chocolate shell with a pretty decoration stamped on top. Shell a little thicker than standard, not very sweet, lacking that “white chocolate” flavor. Ganache inside was not very smooth, an almost gritty consistency. It did have a decent lime flavor to it....
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
Dinner at Lot 7, again!
As you may know, I've replaced my foie gras crawl with an uni crawl. Not that I haven't been eating uni all along, as I generally order it whenever I encounter it, but now, I'm actively seeking it out. (Know of any great uni dishes? Let me know!) We started off the crawl last week with the simplest form, sushi at Zushi Puzzle. This week, we wanted to go less traditional.
I recently saw a photo of an uni creme brûlée being...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Sixth Course Chocolates
Continuing through my backlog of tasting notes from chocolatiers featured at the SF chocolate salon.
Sixth Course is a local chocolatier, sourcing their chocolate from Guittard. They make beautiful shinny chocolates, primarily caramels or boozy ones. Lots of amazing sounding chocolates. I wish I got to try more!
Caramels
Smoked salt caramel: “Rich caramel seasoned with Alderwood smoked salt in a dark chocolate shell” . Ingredients: 61% dark chocolate, organic cream, organic butter, pure cane sugar,...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Cocotutti Chocolates
I don't only eat out at restaurants. I also eat a lot of chocolate.
Every morning, I enjoy at least one chocolate with a cup of coffee. A friend and I meet up around 11am, with one of us bringing a new chocolate offering to try out. We've worked our way through a LOT of chocolates this way. I also was a member of a weekly chocolate tasting club, until it ended a few months ago. And I've visited a number of chocolate festivals. So,...
Monday, July 09, 2012
Dinner @ Seven Hills
Sunday nights. Sigh. Always a night that I want to eat out, but so few options. Many places are not open, and those that are usually do not have their executive chefs working, and none have fresh fish. And I was going to be dining with a vegetarian, so steakhouses were out. Italian seemed like a great fit, particularly as I've been on a quest for some good pasta. I've had some decent italian in the city, but nowhere recently that...
Sunday, July 08, 2012
Omakase at Zushi Puzzle
My epic quest to eat massive amounts of foie gras has been forced to come to an end, so it was time to find a replacement. I was looking for another ingredient that I love, that has strong flavor, creaminess ... and it struck me: uni! And what better way to start of my uni crawl, than with the most simple preparation ever: sushi.
I have a backlog of sushi places I want to try, and one of them, Zushi Puzzle, actually takes/requires reservations....
