- I decided to expand the scope of this blog a bit. Instead of just blogging about chocolate, I will blog about baking in general. Uh, I doubt I will write about cooking because my true interest is in sweet treats . . .
- I tasted the best dark chocolate I've ever had in my life. I will expound on this below.
A co-worker brought Cincinnati's finest to the office today -- in the form of Graeter's dark chocolate bars. I tend to be skeptical of dark chocolate because it's usually bitter and waxy. Actually, that's probably because I rarely eat gourmet chocolate. I'm used to cheap dark chocolate, like Hershey's and Dove. (Dove dark is pretty good.)
Oh, but Graeter's dark chocolate has so much genuine chocolate flavor. The texture is amazing; it's so, so smooth and creamy. My co-worker brought their milk chocolate as well, but it just didn't hold a candle to the dark. Not even close.
Well, I looked Graeter's up online, and from the looks of it, the company's big draw is ice cream. Louis C. Graeter began the business in 1870 as an ice cream shop. He started in Cincinnati, and as the range of sweets grew to include candy, the number of shops grew. Graeter's now operates in 7 U.S. cities and has an online store. (Though, they are not shipping anything at the moment due to warm weather -- shucks.)
But you can read all about the company's history online. What I want you to take away from this post is that all I know about Graeter's is their chocolate, and it's good. Very good. Bottom line? Graeter's is greater. Get some.
