You may have noticed I have recently been posting a lot of vegan items. That's because I spent a whole month vegan. During that month, I stopped by Organic Avenue, which seems to be some sort of high-end, pre-made juice bar, with lots of salads and other "organic," vegan items. And lots of chocolate. I got something lame for food, but I also got some chocolate:
I got some sort of flourless, chocolate, mint tart from Hail Merry and some sort of chocolate protein bar from Keen-Wah Decadence. I quick examination of the interiors will tell you which was better:
The Hail Merry tart was great. I have previously had their chocolate macaroons, which are also great, even though I don't like macaroons. On the contrary, the Keen-Wah Decadence bar was just gross. I took a few bites, then threw it out. I never throw out chocolate. But it was definitely the Hail Merry tart that was the decadent chocolate item.
I also got a little, bite-sized piece of Gnosis 70% dark chocolate:
Gnosis is another one of those raw, organic, agave-and-coconut-using brands that I wish I hated more than I do. The square was actually quite good. It will never be able to hold its own against the great bars out there that actually roast their beans and use real sugar, but still, this was pretty delicious.
Bottom Line: I am finding these "aggregator" stores, on the Dean & Deluca model, are actually pretty good places to try a variety of chocolate items. We had the Manhattan Espresso Cafe, we had Treehaus, and now we have Organic Avenue. Among the items, I highly recommend Hail Merry.
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