Ummm I know my chocolate
If nothing else; I am skilled at the art of picking out tasty chocolate pieces.
My favorite brand, by far, is Neuhaus. It's the german version of "new house." Therefore is pernounced pretty similarly - it's german - you just say it like it sounds. They are based in Brussels Belgium.
There are very few stores stateside that have Neuhaus chocolates. There are only three Neuhaus stores. And a handful of other stores - typically fancy gift shops, specialty chocolate shops, and the like that carry Neuhaus chocolates. They're extremely good, expensive, and delicious. I can't eat hershey's or nestle anymore. I want the good stuff.
Anyways, I've had this gift certificate for a local chocolate shop that sells Neuhaus chocolates for a while. The problem is they are only open during business hours Mon-Friday - and of course, they are never open on holidays. So it's been a difficult time to try to get down there and actually pick up some chocolates.
I went yesterday - and was a bit flabergasted by their lack of knowledge about the brand. Neuhaus has a special kind of truffle that they market as their "Belgium Truffle" - which is my absolutely favorite. They have a lot of really good chocolates - but teh belgium truffle - that's where my holy grail is.
So they have them all sitting in a case - and they ask me what I would like. I said I would like the Neuhaus Belgium Truffles - which are right next to the Neuhaus champagne truffles, the Neuhaus butter truffles, etc. The guy just looks at me and says - there are all belgium truffles. I'm just like ... right... but there is one particular kind that is called the belgium truffle. He's like - yeah - all of there in the case. I'm yet again dumbfounded at his lack of knowledge of his product. So I have to tell him, neuhaus markets one kind of truffle with the english name 'belgium truffle". So those ones right there, that are roundish, and covered with coco powder, the ones labeled "truffle beligique" yeah - those are the ones I want. This guy works at a freaking chocolate shop and he only has like two kinds of chocolates behind cases. Like 10 minutes of innertube research would have told you just as much.
Maybe I'm expecting too much out of someone who works in a chocolate shop. I kind of thought that he was the owner though. The other people working there kind of deffered to him. I hope he wasn't....
I did get my tasty tasty beligum truffles. They're delicious.
My favorite brand, by far, is Neuhaus. It's the german version of "new house." Therefore is pernounced pretty similarly - it's german - you just say it like it sounds. They are based in Brussels Belgium.
There are very few stores stateside that have Neuhaus chocolates. There are only three Neuhaus stores. And a handful of other stores - typically fancy gift shops, specialty chocolate shops, and the like that carry Neuhaus chocolates. They're extremely good, expensive, and delicious. I can't eat hershey's or nestle anymore. I want the good stuff.
Anyways, I've had this gift certificate for a local chocolate shop that sells Neuhaus chocolates for a while. The problem is they are only open during business hours Mon-Friday - and of course, they are never open on holidays. So it's been a difficult time to try to get down there and actually pick up some chocolates.
I went yesterday - and was a bit flabergasted by their lack of knowledge about the brand. Neuhaus has a special kind of truffle that they market as their "Belgium Truffle" - which is my absolutely favorite. They have a lot of really good chocolates - but teh belgium truffle - that's where my holy grail is.
So they have them all sitting in a case - and they ask me what I would like. I said I would like the Neuhaus Belgium Truffles - which are right next to the Neuhaus champagne truffles, the Neuhaus butter truffles, etc. The guy just looks at me and says - there are all belgium truffles. I'm just like ... right... but there is one particular kind that is called the belgium truffle. He's like - yeah - all of there in the case. I'm yet again dumbfounded at his lack of knowledge of his product. So I have to tell him, neuhaus markets one kind of truffle with the english name 'belgium truffle". So those ones right there, that are roundish, and covered with coco powder, the ones labeled "truffle beligique" yeah - those are the ones I want. This guy works at a freaking chocolate shop and he only has like two kinds of chocolates behind cases. Like 10 minutes of innertube research would have told you just as much.
Maybe I'm expecting too much out of someone who works in a chocolate shop. I kind of thought that he was the owner though. The other people working there kind of deffered to him. I hope he wasn't....
I did get my tasty tasty beligum truffles. They're delicious.
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