French Broad Chocolate Lounge
Chocolate Ginger Snap
Coconut Macaroon Brownie
Peanut Butter Ganache Cupcake
Cold Sipping Chocolate
Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
Much like Tupelo Honey Café, French Broad Chocolate Lounge is a place where people seem to enjoy waiting in line for food – in the case of the former with good reason but in the case of French Broad a bit of a mixed bag, though on the night of our visit a musical duet singing and playing guitar certainly made the clock move more swiftly. Locally owned and operated with a collection of chocolates ranging from self-produced bean-to-bar options to options from Fruition and Mast Brothers plus a wide variety of cakes, truffles, and confections to pair with wine or tea our selections focused largely on the prepared items and with some items such as the chocolate dipped gingersnap and cold sipping chocolate well-crafted and elegant but largely forgettable while the macaroon brownie had an unpleasant gummy texture both of the cakes were truly impressive, the tiny cupcake dense and smooth with dense peanut butter overflowing its core and the olive oil cake impossibly light on the tongue but rich and smooth in flavor, the natural earthy tones of the cocoa powder held in check by only a dash of salt and strawberry sauce.
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