Entries Tagged as 'Chocolate'

Alchechengi - My Introduction to the Winter Cherry

June 15th, 2007 · 40 Comments

New here? Check out “Best Of” for some top posts, subscribe to my RSS feed - http://feeds.feedburner.com/MsAdventuresinItaly or receive email updates!It looked so promising, wrapped up like that. I actually wasn’t planning on buying any chocolate when I entered the store. I just wanted to know why there were so many people inside and [...]

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Tags: Chocolate · Discovering Food · Food · Italy · Milan

Bicerin and Caffe Shakerato at Baratti and Milano

June 13th, 2007 · 7 Comments

And some information about the fabled ChocoPass!
When I went to Turin last time, I stopped with my father at the famous Baratti & Milano cafe’, right near the Piazza del Castello. I had eaten their chocolate before so I was familiar with them, but hadn’t been inside the cafe’ before. The cafe’ itself is very [...]

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Tags: Chocolate · Discovering Food · Food · Italy · Piemonte

Delving into Neuhaus Chocolate

April 26th, 2007 · 9 Comments

Doesn’t anybody want any free stuff?? Go now and comment on this post to be entered in my Ms. Adventures in Italy has moved contest - even the word “hi” counts - come on out, you lurkers! And while you’re at it, update your links and RSS feed (be sure to use http://feeds.feedburner.com/MsAdventuresInItaly as this [...]

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Tags: Chocolate · Discovering Food · Food · Italy · Milan

Warm Fuzzies and Chocolate Easter Eggs

April 11th, 2007 · 7 Comments

We arrived back from Berlin and I remembered that I had stashed away quite a few chocolate Easter eggs - what to do, what to do? Of course, we will eat these, but first I wanted to play a little bit. By the way, the speckled ones are the best, a thick chocolate shell with [...]

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Tags: Chocolate · Discovering Food · Food · Holiday · Italy

Richart Chocolate Tasting Party: It’s ok to Eat Chocolate before Dinner

March 15th, 2007 · 13 Comments

I’m back from vacation, and it’s back to work work and back to the blog!
Sometimes you just have to get down and dirty and do some research. I’ve been hard at work tasting different chocolates so you don’t have to over the past months. I willing submitted myself to “taking one for the team.” [...]

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Tags: Chocolate · Discovering Food · Food · Italy · Milan

Little Chocolate Balls Recipe and AltroMercato Fair Trade Chocolate

January 22nd, 2007 · 9 Comments

Update: I just wanted to add this post to R khooks’ initiative to “Stop the Traffik Chocolate competition“ regarding Fair Trade/Slave-labour free chocolate. Visit the round-up to see who else participated and give your input/support on this initiative!”

Join us for World Nutella Day on February 6, 2007!

I participated in this month’s Sugar High Friday which [...]

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Tags: Chocolate · Italy · Sugar High Friday