Yesterday evening I took a 10-cent tour of a certain well-known chocolate shop that shall remain unnamed. A friend works there and she kindly took us around the back to see the inner workings and shared with us some interesting tales. Being that I didn’t go through the press office, however, I will withhold the [...]
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Sadly, no Oompa-Loompas
Posted in Chocolate on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chocolove/You fit like a Choco-glove
Posted in Chocolate, Language on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I bought a Chocolove bar today just for the poem, this one from Shakespeare. I guess I would make a good customer for Lyric Bread. It was 55% cocoa, and I think there’s enough bitter to sweet ratio for a 55%. Please chime in if you disagree. from Venus and Adonis: Still she entreats, and prettily entreats, [...]
Poetr-eats
Posted in Chocolate, Language on June 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Watched HBO’s new show “Hung” last night and I snickered to myself quietly when Tanya, the poet/freelance proofreader played by Jane Adams, presents to her “I’m going to be a millionaire” class the idea of “lyric bread,” which consists of inserting inspirational verse into baked goods. She draws her inspiration from fortune cookies, and an [...]
