Dude, Sweet
Holiday in Cambodia – 100% Damari Chocolate, Black Sesame, Balsamic, Palm Sugar
Loco for Coco – 65% Damari Chocolate, Coconut, Coconut Milk, Honey
Chocolate Salami
Close to both Emporium Pies and dinner at Lucia the cleverly named “Dude, Sweet” chocolates proved a convenient stop to procure gifts for friends, but unfortunately held back by ‘bro’ service channeling the film from which its name presumably derives my experience was mixed. One part single origin bars and the other half prepared goods and truffles unable, or perhaps unwilling, to be sold as separates the items I sampled were admittedly of high quality but with questions brushed aside as the clerk tended to Facebook via Smartphone my purchases were few – two well manicured bars with great texture and depth of flavor plus soft chocolate salami teaming with dates and figs purchased while the intriguing Hanoi Fudge was left behind, brushed aside with a “its alright” from the ‘dude’ whose only other responses seemed to be ‘good’ or ‘awesome.’ Seemingly a space focused on both quality and innovation it seems a shame that options such as the Blue Cheese ‘Albatross’ or Porcini and Pumpkin Seed ‘Fungus Amongus’ went without a taste due to policy, but then again who am I to interrupt social networking and question such things?
http://dudesweetchocolate.com/
