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Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on Jun 27, 2007 9:52:07 GMT -5
Aude, thanks so much for the chocolate tip! This sounds like just my kind of chocolate (if you're ever in San Francisco, there is a chocolatier here who does similar things, with ingredients that sound like they should be awful but work wonderfully plus the choclates themselves are beautiful).
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Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on Jun 27, 2007 9:56:04 GMT -5
Wow, checked out the Durand web site -- did you notice that they post recipes? And I see you can order, but can't tell if you can send to the US (wouldn't want to do that until winter in any case, I suspect, because it likely would not travel very well!)
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Post by luvparee on Jun 27, 2007 14:16:42 GMT -5
The Joel Durand chocolate is heavenly!!! I purchased chocolate bars with lavender and chocolate bars with rosemary. I loved the rosemary! The lavender was very subtle. However, the dark chocolate is to die for. I also bought the mix to make hot chocolate. It was good, but the Maxim's cocao poudre is still the very best I've found!
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Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on Jun 27, 2007 14:28:16 GMT -5
Thanks Joy -- with two glowing recommendations, I must try it! (Have you tried to have it shipped and, if so, how did that go?)
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Post by holger on Jun 28, 2007 7:01:47 GMT -5
Thanks all. Wonderful suggestions Finally have gotten laptop to pick up a signal here in nothern Vermont where afterv3 days of horrible heat and no A/c a storm seems to have cleared the heat. Am enjoying grandchildren, feeding stray cat and dreaming of France. Will be home in 10 days and start to finalize plans.  |
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Post by Shoesy on Jun 28, 2007 7:15:15 GMT -5
Nice to see you again, holger. Sorry to hear about the weather you've been having. Here in Israel the heat has been rather brutal for about 5 days, but at least we have a/c.
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Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on Jun 28, 2007 8:30:07 GMT -5
Hi Holger -- I remembered you were doing something rural with family, glad to hear you're enjoying yourself! Have fun with the grandchildren, and we'll all catch up when you get back.
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Post by sistereurope on Jun 28, 2007 8:38:20 GMT -5
Hi Holger! Sorry to hear about that Vermont heat...it's been in the upper 90's here with high humidity...wheee! I hope that it's pretty up there, at least.
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Post by luvparee on Jun 28, 2007 9:06:14 GMT -5
Becky -- no, I have not tried to have anything shipped by Joel Durand. The only "French" thing that I could not do without was the hot chocolate mix from Maxim's. I found I could order that online from a US vendor.
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Let the riot begin! LOL - 
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