Joe’s Journey
Chocolate Chip Cookies
>I LOVE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES! I have my favorite places to go, but today I got to participate in a restaurant food sampling. My day job has me in contact with a lot of restaurants and on occasion I get be a part of the team that tries out new offerings before they “hit the […]
Continue ReadingRocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
>RMCF- I can’t say anymore that I have been to all of their locations- They are growing to fast and I would explode if I ate that much; but I certainly remember my 1st experience in the early 80s. I remember ordering my 1st “avalanche” and the chocolate covered marshmallows on a stick, chocolate covered […]
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NoKa of PLANO? !
Well, I didn’t believe it when I read it in the Dallas Morning News. So I took a little drive North. When I rolled into a sleepy strip center in north Plano, I still didn’t believe it. The dark chocolate colored Hummer in the parking lot pointed the way. It took a moment to figure […]
Continue Reading>Cooking School – Viking style
>In December, when I got the e-mail from a store that they were having a “Chocolate” class to teach people how to make chocolate candy, cakes and goodies, I knew it was post graduate education that I needed. I wasn’t sure how I was going to get my wife to agree, so I invited her- […]
Continue Reading>San Francisco: Fancy Food Show – check out these great goodies
>There was no better way to start reporting for the blog, than my visit to the 2005 San Francisco Fancy Food Show. I found several fantastic new treats that I’d like to share with you: If you get as far as San Francisco and don’t have time to make it to Napa: Champagne Truffles are […]
Continue Reading>Traveling in Q1
>I kick off 2005 in a whole new light. I am gearing up to begin several very exciting projects: the opportunities seem endless! By the way, I’m enjoying a large Dark Chocolate Truffle from Joseph Schmidt as I type this: My travel schedule over the next 3 months includes: Aspen San Francisco Houston Miami New […]
Continue Reading>Welcome To Blogspot and blogging
>January 1, 2005History As many of you know, I sold one of my businesses in the summer of 2004 and am winding down another over the next few years. As the year was coming to an end in December, I was approached by an old friend with an idea to take my semi-famous website to […]
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>Greatest of All Time – Just Desserts’ Chocolate Fudge Cake
I would make a big mistake if I waited any longer to discuss a favorite that kept me aliive in the 1980s when I lived in San Francisco. At Just Desserts (http://www.justdesserts.com/), the Plain Chocolate Fudge Cake is a classic and a must for those that just want a bit of “home” dessert. There is […]
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