Birthday!

It was my birthday. Seems like I've been 'mid-thirties' for like 5 years now.... seriously. Thought time moves faster than this. Day started pleasantly with an awesome breakfast. With chocolate and fruit cup!

Look at the presentation!! That's a little personal chicken salad wrap! AWESOME.






Thanks Gma for the laisee. Love monies!
Thanks Sarah for the gourmet chocolate! I can't wait to eat them.
Thanks Andrew for the crocs. I won't wear them... but, thanks! haha
Thanks Babee for the tablet! I can Photoshop again! Woohoo!
Thanks Babee for the excellent breakfast! Yea Spam!
Thanks Persephanie for the Munny figure! Awesome!!
Thanks Cat for an awesome dinner!! Yums

Chocolate review: Zazubean

Zazubean offers some really interesting flavors. This one in particular was specifically designed for men. An aphrodisiac. Well, it's not that that had me interested.. it was the blend of chocolate and spice that got me curious. I would say this one of the most unique flavors I had ever tasted. Starts out with a typical dark chocolate flavor.. nothing unusual. You would 'look' for the spice while rolling the creaminess around the tongue.. still nothing. Only until AFTER all the chocolate is completely finished... the spiciness kicks in! Like a punch in the face.
SCORE: *** (for uniqueness)


*click on the title for link to their website.

Sweet tooth

I had a serious hankerin for some serious sweets. I wanted.. no... NEEDED some gourmet chocolate. Normally, I'd head over to Chocolate Arts on West 4th. This time we tried ChocolaTAS in Granville Island.



I've never bought a box of chocolate and enjoyed it all myself. Well.. this time is no different. o_O

Rated them just for fun. Out of 4 stars



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Earl Grey: Dark ganache from black Earl Grey tea
- tastes just like the tea
- Bonus: Buy one get one free (an extra star for that!)
Score =**
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Dent-du Mini: Dark chocolate with almond praline and nougat
- taste like HedgeHogs but with a dark chocolate cover
- had nuts in it
- I didn't get a taste of this one.. AT ALL. (sigh)
Lina's score: ****
(She also said it was the best of the bunch. (double sigh)
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Romana: Dark ganache w/ raspberry chocolate
- fruit + chocolate = WIN!
Score =****
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Chocolatas: 67% dark ganache
(it's got the company name on it.. better be good)
- Dont know what ganache is.. but, it's smooth and very 'coco-y'
Score =***
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Lavender: Dark ganache infused with Lavender
- taste like flowers or perfume.
Score =**
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Mint: Dark ganache infused with fresh mint
- it was as expected. Minty and chocolaty
Score =*
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Granville Island: no description
- has a nice graphic of the Granville bridge on it. (sorry, no bonus stars for that)
- Not really sure what it is. Lack of a description sure made a difference here.
- Lina: "tastes like Granville Island, it's fitting.. fresh fruit.."
Score =***
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Lemon Thyme: Dark ganache with a lemon and thyme infusion
- I had high hope for this one. Love citrus.. anything. But, the thyme's flavor overpowered everything. Tasted like dinner.
Score =*
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Kirsch: Kirsch flavoured ganache
- Don't know what kirsch is.
- Wow.. Super strong!! Definitely a liquored chocolate. (Google confirmed this: "cherry brandy")
- I'm drunk
Score =***
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Truffle Praline: Almond praline
- Big fan of truffles. Again, high expectations for this one.
- crunchy, smooth, smokey after taste. yummy!
Score =****