Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Edible Chocolate Box from Charles Chocolates
Today we're giving away an edible chocolate holiday box—18 chocolate pieces tucked inside a box made of chocolate—in addition to a can of triple chocolate almonds and two jars of the company's own marmalade (one blood orange and one Meyer lemon) courtesy of the generous folks at San Francisco-based Charles Chocolates.
Even if you don't win, you can still buy this box and anything else from Charles Chocolates' online store for 15% off by using the coupon code SERIOUS, good from now until December 24.
For a chance to win, just answer this in the comments below: What's your favorite chocolate dessert?
You have until 3 p.m. ET tomorrow (Saturday, December 13) to enter. One winner will be chosen at random from among the commenters. Contest is only open to U.S. residents. The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.
Comments are closed: 256 Comments:
Mousse or a pots de crème. Mmm.
meeralee at 3:05PM on 12/12/08
Brownies, using Trader Joe's Candycane Joe-Joe cookies. Delish, and perfect for the holidays!
Also, I love it when the cookies themselves sit out a bit and go soft. Am I the only one?
sasstastic at 3:06PM on 12/12/08
Pots de chocolate
JerzeeTomato at 3:06PM on 12/12/08
Reine de saba - Julia Child's almost-flourless chocolate-almond cake.
emmab at 3:07PM on 12/12/08
Just one? I guess my favorite chocolate dessert is the classic - my grandma's chocolate cake with mint icing.
cyberroo at 3:09PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate-rum cheesecake
orangeobsession at 3:10PM on 12/12/08
Like I could choose just one? That's hilarious! Then all the others would get hurt and I'd have to eat them all. If it's made from good chocolate, I'm all over it and it's all over me.
Each item on that list sounds more amazing than the one before it!
PerkyMac at 3:10PM on 12/12/08
as long as it is decadent, rich, and not too sweet, it is my favorite. chocolate cheesecake and chocolate decadence come to mind!
pumpkinfiend at 3:11PM on 12/12/08
Any kind of cookie with chocolate chips in it.
GoldenEel at 3:12PM on 12/12/08
This is a hard one. I guess, my current favorit chocolate dessert is Jeni's Chocolate & Peppermint Gelato.
earlybirdkate at 3:12PM on 12/12/08
truffles!
Na at 3:12PM on 12/12/08
I had a "Bittersweet Chocolate and Beet Souffle" that was ridiculously good...
hookrilla at 3:13PM on 12/12/08
chocolate souffle, particularly from Range in San Francisco
spartana07 at 3:14PM on 12/12/08
Some kind of warm gooey molten chocolate cake.
But I will always take a dish of chocolate ice cream.
amyscoop at 3:16PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate cake with a thin layer of rasberry jam and a thin layer of cheesecake all blanketed in a thin layer of chocolate ganache.
dhorst at 3:18PM on 12/12/08
Since I adore chocolate, I could eat it it straight and simple. If it is a good quality chocolate, it would be a shame to hide its flavor in a complex dessert. So I guess, my favorite way to consume chocolate would be the delicious hot chocolate from the Mocca Club in Vienna, Austria. Made with 70% chocolate from the Ivory Coast, and whipped to a frothy perfection.
ndurakov at 3:18PM on 12/12/08
chocolate french silk pie or chocolate rspberry torte
LindaY at 3:19PM on 12/12/08
Um...chocolate.
Was this a trick question?
Kiwords at 3:20PM on 12/12/08
Black Forest Cake
salty at 3:20PM on 12/12/08
Brownies!
HappyJack at 3:23PM on 12/12/08
My favorite chocolate dessert is any of good quality I watch my best friend eat, her name is Sabrina, and she is absolutely nuts for chocolate, she says it satisfies her more than sex!, needles to say if I should be fortunate enough to win this ,I will give it to her to enjoy!
jword2001 at 3:23PM on 12/12/08
I like brigadeiros - Brazilian chocolate fudge caramels. It's just not a birthday without them! We make them and leave them for Santa (heh, heh).
Rice & Beans restaurant in NYC has a GREAT brigadeiro that they make for you on the spot and serve it with vanilla ice cream while the caramel is still nice and warm.
LadyMarmalade at 3:23PM on 12/12/08
cake or pot de creme
youthlarge at 3:25PM on 12/12/08
chocolate souffle with white and milk choc chips
carolinemarie at 3:26PM on 12/12/08
chocolate chip cookies :)
mrsbao at 3:26PM on 12/12/08
chocolate mousse
crk71 at 3:26PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate chip cookies made with big chunks of bittersweet chocolate and pecans.
karen r at 3:26PM on 12/12/08
Little chocolate cups filled with chantilly cream -- especially when spiked with a chocolate liquer. Mmm.
And just about any kind of chocolate truffles, or European chocolate...
bansidhe at 3:27PM on 12/12/08
Brownies are always a good choice. I also loved a recipe from 'Serve it Forth', recipes from Sci-Fi and Fantasy writers called Death By Chocolate pie. Oreo crust, brownie core with choc ganache on top. MMMmmmm!
shaithisx at 3:27PM on 12/12/08
chocolate covered macademia nuts from Jacque Torres, amazing
coolblursn at 3:27PM on 12/12/08
Fudge.
hamkracker at 3:27PM on 12/12/08
A flourless chocolate cake with a bottle of red wine.
mevers at 3:28PM on 12/12/08
anything with chocolate and mint!
jaclynmck at 3:28PM on 12/12/08
I like chocolate in almost any form, but for decadence I would choose one of Marcel Desaulnier's recipes.
Belyna at 3:29PM on 12/12/08
Simple, hot chocolate with whipped cream.
yogurtsoda at 3:30PM on 12/12/08
My friend, Janine, once gave me a box of brownies into which she had put VAST amounts of bittersweet chocolate in fairly sizeable chunks. That's a serious candidate for favorite.
Freddie at 3:30PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate ice cream. If there could be only one.
zoverman at 3:31PM on 12/12/08
Jean-Georges Vongterichten's winter-spiced molten chocolate cakes (made by my husband) with Gale Gand's mascarpone and crystallized ginger ice cream (made by me) -- a/k/a/ my annual birthday dessert!!!
Mizbee at 3:31PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate chip cookies
caleb at 3:33PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate lava cake!
pupilindenial at 3:33PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate with candied orange peel gelato !
mdobson at 3:33PM on 12/12/08
gateau au chocolat
piehole at 3:34PM on 12/12/08
Too easy... Chocolate croissant - hot - in Paris - with cocoa and creme :)
sakuraa at 3:41PM on 12/12/08
I find that having too deep or rich a chocolate overwhelms the palate. I prefer light items that contain chocolate but do not try to rip one's throat open. I'm fond of spicy chocolate panna cottas and other random baked goods with chocolate pieces studded in them.
Jikuu at 3:42PM on 12/12/08
Just one? Argh.
I guess, at least at this particular moment, I would say whiskey truffles.
sadiepix at 3:43PM on 12/12/08
Can I just answer 'yes'?
If I really have to pick, a good cup of hot dark chocolate, with whipped cream or marshmallows.
beanish at 3:44PM on 12/12/08
chocolate ice cream
foodinmouth at 3:44PM on 12/12/08
Williams-Sonoma peppermint bark. A wonderful holiday treat, but I wish it was around all the time!
bettyjoan at 3:45PM on 12/12/08
Leonides gianduja
lugerman at 3:47PM on 12/12/08
ohh impossible to choose just one, but any really rich decadent chocolate cake or ice cream---also I am particularly partial to Jacques Torre's dark chocolate covered ginger!
jinx35 at 3:48PM on 12/12/08
chocolate panna cotta - just right texture to compliment the rich chocolate taste!
autumnwine at 3:48PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate lava cake, mostly because it has the word "lava" in it. Plus, it's a three-desserts-in-one deal, because you have a dense, ultra-chocolate, fudgey cake plus a gushing chocolate center, and then you can put ice cream and whipped cream on top. And did I mention it has the world "lava" in it? So you can put plastic dinos on top and then kill them when you use a spoon to make the earth collapse? Rawr!
KarynMC at 3:49PM on 12/12/08
brownie sundaes!
RachelDP at 3:52PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate molten lava cake, with a dash of kosher salt added when its served.
HungryDaruma at 3:56PM on 12/12/08
chocolate mousse, for sure.
I don't really care for chocolate cake. Too rich, and, to me, chocolate needs to have a creamy texture, although I will allow that I may not have ever tasted 'really good' chocolate cake.
provey at 3:56PM on 12/12/08
chocolate bread pudding with a side of vanilla bean ice cream
sweetsandcarbs at 3:56PM on 12/12/08
truffles
runnereater at 3:59PM on 12/12/08
Wow. Really good chocolate pudding, hot fudge over vanilla ice cream and peanuts, or just a little square of dark chocolate.
LiveToEat at 4:01PM on 12/12/08
fallen chocolate cake, oh yeah.
dikaryon at 4:04PM on 12/12/08
Fondue!
ilovepancakes at 4:07PM on 12/12/08
definitely a gooey-chewy warm brownie, the kind with the flaky top.
merlee18 at 4:09PM on 12/12/08
any combination of chocolate and peanut butter.
sosoeater at 4:12PM on 12/12/08
Anything warm—warmed browning, warm lava cake....yum!
maggiej at 4:13PM on 12/12/08
My favorites chocolate dessert it... chocolate. Or chocolates. Straight up. Yum.
ScienceandtheCity at 4:13PM on 12/12/08
molten chocolate cake.......
noshing at 4:15PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate ice cream.
shoneyjoe at 4:15PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate cake with a dark chocolate ganache filling and frosting!
Risha at 4:16PM on 12/12/08
Tri-chocolate mousse.
brooke29 at 4:17PM on 12/12/08
Probably a chocolate layer cake with chocolate ganache and a true buttercream.
shallot at 4:20PM on 12/12/08
chocolate mouse cake.
Brewer at 4:20PM on 12/12/08
chocolate cupcakes
mixedberries at 4:20PM on 12/12/08
Really soft and gooey chocolate chip cookies,
cochon at 4:23PM on 12/12/08
chocolate mousse any time
pattyrose27 at 4:23PM on 12/12/08
Hot fudge sundae.
SEFB9118 at 4:24PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate cheesecake..
sheneedstherapy at 4:25PM on 12/12/08
dark chocolate covered pretzels
plantainsandkimchi at 4:25PM on 12/12/08
creme de menthe brownies!!
posephus at 4:25PM on 12/12/08
Hot chocolate at a cold football game
tulawdog76 at 4:26PM on 12/12/08
Roni-Sue's Pig Candy!
kdjmom3 at 4:26PM on 12/12/08
Plain ol chocolate cake...easy on the frosting.
mmiller at 4:27PM on 12/12/08
chocolate with a little smoked sea salt on top. yum!
livinginlancaster at 4:27PM on 12/12/08
After reading through all the comments above, it's going to be tough to pick just one (they're all making me want to run right out and get--or bake--something chocolaty RIGHT NOW), but I think my current fave are the chocolate toffee wedges, a recipe I found on Serious Eats--they made a terrific impromptu birthday dessert!
msmla at 4:29PM on 12/12/08
Gateau Opera. Coffee, chocolate, buttercream - the best!
pourgirl at 4:30PM on 12/12/08
Mexican Hot Chocolate. Mmmm...
speedotan at 4:30PM on 12/12/08
My Homemade Hot Chocolate Fudge Sauce served over Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Toasted Pecans!
Nuttin' Better!
dixiesue at 4:30PM on 12/12/08
I used to make a flourless chocolate cake with Grand Marnier--it was the best!
beano at 4:32PM on 12/12/08
A dark chocolate truffle. That's all I need to make me happy.
threedogkitchen at 4:34PM on 12/12/08
chocolate fudge... no nuts... preferably from Mackinaw Island... :)
debralu at 4:36PM on 12/12/08
An old fashioned chocolate malt
Sigilum at 4:39PM on 12/12/08
Brownies made from the original recipe (Parker house? Palmer house? Some hotel in Chicago) but with a chocolate ganache frosting instead of the apricot glaze. With a scoop of chocolate ice cream, if I've been really, really good.
dbcurrie at 4:39PM on 12/12/08
The chocolate pound cake made from cocoa that used to be in the KitchenAid mixer cookbook (30 years ago!).
99203 at 4:39PM on 12/12/08
simple: chocolate chip cookies. they are getting me through finals.
poorstudent at 4:40PM on 12/12/08
A restaurant in my neighborhood makes the most delicious chocolate pot de creme, flavored with very strong turkish coffee. Rich, luxurious, dark chocolate and strong coffee--what could be better?
waltergiant at 4:40PM on 12/12/08
dark chocolate espresso brownies
andrearode at 4:41PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate mousse cake, or really good hot fudge sauce over coffee ice cream, or flourless chocolate cake, or a box of dark chocolates...Hard to pick just one!
sueb84 at 4:41PM on 12/12/08
Ooh, chocolate lava cake. Love that stuff.
Truculence at 4:44PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate cream pie. For sure.
lbellomy at 4:45PM on 12/12/08
Mmm, it's got to be the chocolate sour-cream cake with peanut butter frosting from Sky High Triple Layer Cakes
cupcakemuffin at 4:45PM on 12/12/08
Warm flour-less chocolate cake with creme anglaise
amiie at 4:45PM on 12/12/08
Cold Chocolate Cake.
andysophiemom at 4:46PM on 12/12/08
The best chocolate dessert I ever had was a chocolate corn pone at Mesa Grill, a creation of pastry chef Wayne Harley Brachman.
faycat at 4:53PM on 12/12/08
moist chocolate cake
caroliiine at 4:54PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate cake with warm molten center
foodhuntress at 4:54PM on 12/12/08
one really rich dark chocolate truffle with a glass of dessert wine, or chocolate covered orange peel with hot tea.
Thomas6 at 4:55PM on 12/12/08
Another vote for chocolate lava cake.
charlesr19 at 4:58PM on 12/12/08
Something I developed myself: a flourless chocolate cake sweetened only with honey (which adds an incredible depth of flavor), topped with lightly sweetened raspberry coulis, fresh raspberries, a drizzle of caramel sauce, and a side of whipped creme fraiche. Totally ridiculous and over the top decadent.
jenilowrance at 4:59PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate Mousse!
lotswife at 5:09PM on 12/12/08
chocolate covered cherries
nokrapt at 5:11PM on 12/12/08
chocolate souffle
winkyj at 5:13PM on 12/12/08
Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Warm Soft Chocolate Cake
schnitzel at 5:15PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate pudding! And if you topped it with Amaretto whipped cream, I'd love you forever.
francie at 5:15PM on 12/12/08
choc souffle, but only the crust, with whipped cream
kapnic at 5:16PM on 12/12/08
I'm going to have to go with tiramisu cheesecake. Oh, the perfect blending of two heavens...
:)
BubblyYum at 5:18PM on 12/12/08
Favorite chocolate dessert? What other kind is there. Chocolate cheesecake, I guess.
sarash at 5:18PM on 12/12/08
Black Forest Cake.
hungryinhouston at 5:24PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate mousse.
cwblack at 5:27PM on 12/12/08
A brownie hot fudge sundae made with dark chocolate ice cream and little chocolate sprinkles on the whipped cream.
queensblondie at 5:28PM on 12/12/08
instant chocolate mousse (but only during backpacking trips)
einscheusal at 5:28PM on 12/12/08
Pots de creme. First discovered while tending to my grandmother, who was recovering from surgery at the time.
onalark at 5:30PM on 12/12/08
Dark chocolate-covered Australian candied ginger from Mondel's, across the street from Columbia on Broadway. Mmmmmm.
klg19 at 5:33PM on 12/12/08
pots de crème
semarr at 5:36PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate lava cake.....gooey chocolatey goodness!
finsbigfan at 5:40PM on 12/12/08
Appetizer of swiped batter is a must before my favorite chocolate dessert of squidgy brownies.
I Sony at 5:41PM on 12/12/08
chocolate mousse
lisal at 5:44PM on 12/12/08
Truffles for something bite-sized. Flourless chocolate cake, souffle, cheesecake, or mousse for something larger. Can't pick just one.
kimberlymac at 5:45PM on 12/12/08
chocolate souffle
mango at 5:48PM on 12/12/08
chocolate truffles
Jeane at 5:48PM on 12/12/08
Choclate bread pudding with white chocolate sauce. Yum.
bessfour at 5:48PM on 12/12/08
Homemade chocolate pudding. Yay for classics!
justjoan at 5:48PM on 12/12/08
Mousse.
sjwoodin at 5:50PM on 12/12/08
The Cocoa Snowflake recipe recently featured is a definite contender....
Sigismondo at 5:51PM on 12/12/08
Rosie's chocolate orgasm brownies.... in Cambridge MA
gillian at 5:53PM on 12/12/08
spicy, thick hot chocolate. that counts as a dessert, right?
aeschylus at 5:53PM on 12/12/08
Anything chocolate and gooey and insanely rich. Chocolate cake, brownies, cheesecake, pie, etc. :-)
KrazyB at 5:55PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate Chili Pots de Creme - hands down, unless I make it into ice cream - then it's Chocolate Chili Ice Cream.
Of course I could also eat cheese tamales with a rich dark homemade (chocolate rich) mole sauce for dessert any time.
Fanciesmom at 6:03PM on 12/12/08
spicy flourless chocolate cake/souffle
shandon at 6:03PM on 12/12/08
Brownies! Lame, I know, but classic
lebrothe at 6:16PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate stout cake sitting in a puddle of ganache!
peachfish at 6:28PM on 12/12/08
chocolate souffle!
loveology at 6:30PM on 12/12/08
All.
sarag22 at 6:30PM on 12/12/08
Definately truffles!
mikeysmama at 6:32PM on 12/12/08
chocolate pudding
tracker at 6:34PM on 12/12/08
When I was little, it was Swenson's Chocolate Chocolate Sundae. Now, it's Chocolate Doberge Cake...but that could be because Swenson's closed. :(
amyable at 6:37PM on 12/12/08
Whidbey's Washington Port Chocolate Sauce over good vanilla ice cream
kalajo at 6:41PM on 12/12/08
chocolate bread pudding is mine
zekks at 6:46PM on 12/12/08
Does Mallomars count? I just bought a box!
Mike13241 at 6:49PM on 12/12/08
Truffles and a glass of port.
jsd517 at 6:49PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate dacquoise
floretbroc at 6:53PM on 12/12/08
I'm not a huge chocolate fiend, so usually a small amount will tide me over. I happen to work right near Charles Chocolates, and would have to say my favorite thing is their chocolate covered almonds. The chocolate is thick and rich, with a perfectly toasted almond inside. It's the perfect bite for me.
kmpfarr at 6:53PM on 12/12/08
I like a chocolate cake with good chocolate frosting. The cake has to be moist and rich in chocolate flavor; the chocolate frosting has to have just the right amount of sweetness, but not too much. The frosting should also not taste too buttery.
PattyCho at 6:54PM on 12/12/08
anything, really -- chocolate ice cream is always a favorite
bibliothecaire at 6:55PM on 12/12/08
French Silk Pie
jeanharlow at 6:56PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate Dream Bars - it's like a chocolate brownie topped with marshmallow, and then more chocolate. YUM!
AnnaOnTheMoon at 7:00PM on 12/12/08
Anything with chocolate and raspberries.
madball911 at 7:03PM on 12/12/08
peppermint brownies
raspberryberet at 7:03PM on 12/12/08
As long as it's chocolate it doesn't matter what it is...
cairech at 7:10PM on 12/12/08
chocolate pudding! it's nostalgiriffic...
ephraim at 7:11PM on 12/12/08
chocolate bread pudding with burnt vanilla ice cream & fleur de sel.
scrootch at 7:12PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate Pudding and warm chocolate chip cookies... Mmmmm
jlweber at 7:13PM on 12/12/08
impossible question much? a very good chocolate shortbread can't be beat, especially with flaked salt on top. or...a moist, dense, boozy chocolate cake?
Christina at 7:20PM on 12/12/08
I'm going to go old school.
Duncan Hines chocolate cake, lots of chocolate frosting from a can and reddi whip out of a can.
Can you tell my Mom was the predecessor to Sandra Lee?
sweethunibabi at 7:20PM on 12/12/08
Flourless chocolate cake
maportofu at 7:24PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate lava cake.
Heatherdee at 7:30PM on 12/12/08
Classic American chocolate cake, with a rich cocoa icing. I'm making one for my birthday next week!
basmatiheather at 7:32PM on 12/12/08
Brownies.
mrsglowtone at 7:34PM on 12/12/08
chocolate chip cookies... I'll be honest, I don't care much about chocolate, but my wife loves it.
feep at 7:39PM on 12/12/08
mousse!
pomme at 7:40PM on 12/12/08
warm derby pie.
darla7007 at 7:45PM on 12/12/08
I've never had them, but my guess is Charles Chocolates would rank high!!
jpmcd at 7:48PM on 12/12/08
moooooousse....
shalomblack at 7:56PM on 12/12/08
chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream and chocolate ice cream and hot fudge sauce.
thatgrrl at 7:56PM on 12/12/08
I swear any form of chocolate will do in a pinch, but I really do love a nice pot de creme.....
next favorite is probably something along the lines of those little chocolate lava cakes. I know they are kind of passe at this point, but there is something about the ooooey goooey waaaaaarm richnessssssss that really does satisfy....
hmneilson at 8:01PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate chip cookies
jessie at 8:05PM on 12/12/08
Dark Chocolate mousse. It's pure chocolate heaven.
hackattaq at 8:07PM on 12/12/08
If it's chocolate, I will eat it. If you're going to make me choose, some type of rich, dense chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.
kj415 at 8:07PM on 12/12/08
Brownies!
andrewmtl at 8:14PM on 12/12/08
triple chocolate pudding pie
Alm25 at 8:26PM on 12/12/08
Buche Noel.
callmijane at 8:33PM on 12/12/08
Do I only have to pick one? It's not fair to the rest of the chocolate dessert I like. I would have to say chocolate molten lava cake or chocolate chip cookies.
almondjoy at 8:35PM on 12/12/08
in cookie form, or a particular textured brownie
miamia at 8:39PM on 12/12/08
butterscotch brownies!
I will never know why they are named "butterscotch brownies".. they don't have a shred of butterscotch brownies.. and they have chocolate chips on top. *sigh*
graciecat at 8:43PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate layer cake with chocolate buttercream frosting and chocolate ganache...can you tell that I love chocolate?
lhughes at 8:44PM on 12/12/08
The kind of chocolate you'd get with madrileño churros at six in the morning. Maybe that would be breakfast then? But really, the best.
annerska at 8:54PM on 12/12/08
Anything chocolate is good to me but my favorite by far was this chocolate cake my mom made for me years ago based off of Bruce Bogtrotter's chocolate cake from Matilda. I don't like cake and I loved this. That's how good it was.
pandar624 at 8:56PM on 12/12/08
My favorite would have to be chocolate mousse with a tart raspberry sauce. Mmm.
hmason at 8:56PM on 12/12/08
chocolate stout cake
nmp164 at 9:04PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate half-moons.
2eel2 at 9:18PM on 12/12/08
Around Christmas time, our annual buche de Noel (yule log). Mmm!
blgrimes at 9:28PM on 12/12/08
chocolate souflee with ice cream :)
eatdessertfirst at 9:30PM on 12/12/08
I adore a square (or three) of dark chocolate... or on a less sophisticated note, a good ol' chocolate chip cookie.
skeeball at 9:30PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate souffle. Can't beat it!
avocadoboba at 9:51PM on 12/12/08
Chocolate Chili Cookies =p
Verdi at 10:04PM on 12/12/08
cocoa brownies
Natalie at 10:08PM on 12/12/08
Tiramisu is truly my fave, but if that isn't chocolaty enough, I'm also a sucker for a chocolate lava cake.
Tactful_Cactus at 10:12PM on 12/12/08
chocolate cake with chocolate fudge frosting and ganache filling.
kathyvegas at 10:13PM on 12/12/08
Marcel Desaulniers' "Death by Chocolate" as served at The Trellis in Williamsburg, VA.
This is the real thing, and not the omnipresent piece of stale chocolate case being sold under this name at many unimaginative dining establishments. The original actually justifies the name.
chanterelle at 10:18PM on 12/12/08
Tiramisu ;D
feistyfoodie at 10:20PM on 12/12/08
chocolate souffle
cacao at 10:24PM on 12/12/08
David Lebovitz's chocolate "Idiot Cake" is my hands down favorite.
Boscompb at 10:25PM on 12/12/08
Valrohna Chocolate Souflee with Raspberry Sauce
DanielJ at 10:47PM on 12/12/08
El Ray chocolate, straight up!
LiveFreeOrDine at 10:51PM on 12/12/08
a warm chocolate chunk (dark chocolate) cookie
gracie123 at 11:05PM on 12/12/08
flourless chocolate cake!
chrisv400 at 11:07PM on 12/12/08
My favorite chocolate dessert is the 'lava cake'. You know... the cake with melted chocolate oozing out from the center of the cake. Yum!
eileen216 at 11:22PM on 12/12/08
Fudge. 'Runny' fudge, week-old fudge, peanut butter fudge, marshmallow fudge. Unlike chocolate cake, I've never met a fudge I didn't like.
peanuty at 11:24PM on 12/12/08
HOMEMADE chocolate cake, pure and simple. Real butter (gasp!), real cocoa, real chocolate.
Oh, and full fat vanilla bean ice cream on the side.
Oy...
cebelamour at 11:31PM on 12/12/08
Velvety smooth chocolate pot de creme....so sexy and satisfying!
yazaika at 11:32PM on 12/12/08
i never can turn down chocolate, but i think it's best appreciated when it's flavors and richness can be balanced by another component. my favorites are chocolate chunk cookies, warm brownie sundaes with vanilla ice cream, and chocolatines-- a totally fabulous twice baked chocolate and almond croissant. sigh.
ellenp7 at 11:43PM on 12/12/08
Flourless chocolate cake
edinat at 11:44PM on 12/12/08
chocolate sorbet
mochihead at 11:52PM on 12/12/08
chocolate pudding, or a really good chocolate chip cookie.
cybercita at 12:22AM on 12/13/08
Chocolate cake
Marilyn at 12:27AM on 12/13/08
chocolate cheesecake
lamora at 1:59AM on 12/13/08
Oh my gosh, hard one to pick,but I would have to say homemade hott fudge sauce to go over homemade vanilla ice cream YUMMMM
pamelakrest at 2:04AM on 12/13/08
every time...devil's food cake.
michellelikestoeat at 2:46AM on 12/13/08
ooh, devil's food cake -- absolutely!
lmsympson at 5:30AM on 12/13/08
the Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (aka black forest cake) at Cafe Sabarsky, in the Neue Gallery, NYC
petitesoeur at 5:47AM on 12/13/08
Brownies!!!
frecklesfreeze at 5:56AM on 12/13/08
My really perfect chocolate brownies with a glass of red. It just works.
lovesomething at 7:22AM on 12/13/08
chocolate chip cookies
codasco at 7:32AM on 12/13/08
really good quality chocolate mousse
denvergal at 8:22AM on 12/13/08
a really high quality, really dark chocolate bar. Maybe with either lavender or rosemary.
salthands at 8:23AM on 12/13/08
Most devil's food cake
JustinP at 8:30AM on 12/13/08
*moist
JustinP at 8:31AM on 12/13/08
Something rich and chocolatey, like a dark chocolate pudding or creme brulee
princexy at 8:31AM on 12/13/08
1 piece of high-quality dark chocolate. That's all I need.
Dee at 8:46AM on 12/13/08
chocolate mousse
Laurs87 at 8:58AM on 12/13/08
you can't really beat a triple chocolate mousse. white chocolate, milk chocolate and dark chocolate all in one with a chocolate graham cracker crust and fresh whipped cream. now that's good.
dozertx at 9:05AM on 12/13/08
alter eco's velvet dark chocolate bar is my absolute favorite. dark chocolate with a touch of cream.
peanutbutterpleaser at 9:07AM on 12/13/08
Chocolate ice cream flavored with cinnamon.
sarahinnewyork at 9:11AM on 12/13/08
Any rich chocolate will do. Flourless chocolate cake, chocolate cheesecake, or a nice full fat chocolate ice cream.
lje2me at 9:20AM on 12/13/08
Today I pick brownies; really dense, rich ones (not cakey). Yum!
BigGUM at 9:26AM on 12/13/08
Brownies or the Brooklyn Blackout Cake from the 2 Little Red Hens...mmmmmm.
pickled at 9:34AM on 12/13/08
Anything with good dark chocolate and peanut butter
brittney at 9:43AM on 12/13/08
chocolate chip cookies
kevlney at 10:12AM on 12/13/08
bourbon chocolate pecan pie
BrunswickStew at 10:29AM on 12/13/08
chocolate bruno from blue ribbon
ieatyarn at 10:33AM on 12/13/08
chocolate mousse
kellyad at 11:00AM on 12/13/08
I love anything that has "chocolate" in it, especially the praline/hazelnut/chocolate combination, and my current favorite is plaisir sucre, so yummy! :P
Mitzy at 11:03AM on 12/13/08
flourless chocolate cake
sharlynn at 11:11AM on 12/13/08
Chocolate lava cake, for sure.
The10101 at 11:18AM on 12/13/08
Brownies I think, for only one thing. Embarrassingly, my favorite brownies come from the Ghirardelli box mix....
Tennyo at 11:22AM on 12/13/08
My favorite is still the "Chocolate Gravy" my grandmother made for me for breakfast poured over fluffy bisquits.
redqtip at 11:32AM on 12/13/08
just plain dark chocolate
jasmall at 11:53AM on 12/13/08
my mom's choc mousse
sln123 at 12:02PM on 12/13/08
brownies :)
Josh Baugher at 12:14PM on 12/13/08
Pots de Creme or souffle
LoCo at 12:26PM on 12/13/08
brownies with some marshmellow bits!
wencheung at 12:38PM on 12/13/08
Chocolate cake, please!
skokefoe at 1:33PM on 12/13/08
Chocolate chip cookies
bobcatsteph3 at 1:52PM on 12/13/08
The Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Sundae at Friendly's with Double Chocolate ice cream. Probably the single thing in the Northeast that I miss the most!
tacroy80 at 1:55PM on 12/13/08
Chocolate cake
architeuthis at 2:02PM on 12/13/08
french silk pie!
uninorth at 2:18PM on 12/13/08
hot fudge sundae but the one of my dreams from when i was little in Maryland at a family place called GIFFORDS which no longer exists. They had the typical counter and tables delivering the hot fudge in individual little silver saucers for the customer to pour on.
shozgirl at 2:39PM on 12/13/08
just a piece of valhrona bittersweet chocolate..a perfect finish with an espresso
jlipof at 2:41PM on 12/13/08
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