Chocolate in NYC | #PodSaveChocolate Ep 108
Episode 108 of #PodSaveChocolate takes a look at my first steps back in Manhattan and a search for new chocolate experiences after being away for two years. [ Updated with links ]
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Episode 108 Overview
It was almost exactly two weeks shy of two years ago that I left New Yor City (via Massachusetts) for Arizona.
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April 3, 2023.
This is the first time I will set foot on the island of Manhattan since late March 2023, a week before I headed west. (I may have connected through JFK, but never left the airport.)
I am going to NYC for professional and personal reasons. I will be attending the Salon du Chocolat, meeting with consulting clients, and visiting family. I left two days unscheduled so I could visit some of my old Manhattan chocolate haunts, and discover some new ones.
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Click to learn more about the Salon.
I lived in the NY metro area for most of the 40 years before heading west. The New York I left in 2023 was very different from the New York I knew in April 2020 and very different from the NYC I encountered from the fifth-floor walkup on Ninth Ave between 48th and 49th streets that was my first apartment after moving from Providence in 1983.
In this episode I will be sharing what I hope to accomplish while I am in NYC – connecting with new friends and reconnecting with old friends at the Salon and then where I plan to be going on my “free” days. What it feels like to be back in the city I called home.
It has been years since I’ve seen Jaques Torres, Bryan & Dahlia from Fruition, Tuta from Baianí, Tanya from Villakuyaya, and Mona from Amore di Mona in person. There are some chocolate brands I am not familiar with at all along with NY chocolate icons like Li-Lac, and brands I know from other shows, including Wiseman House from Dallas.
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It will also be nice to catch up with Argencove, whom I met in person in Albuquerque last year and featured in an episode of PodSaveChocolate.
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Rule #1 – Do Your Homework Before You Head Out
Three lists with many overlapping recommendations – at least one entry is way out of date. If all you knew about the best chocolate in NYwas from these lists, you’d have some amazing experiences – but there are many missing pieces.
Written by Amber Sutherland-NamakoRestaurant Critic, Food & Drink Editor
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Reddit r/FoodNYC “Best Chocolate in Manhattan”
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There was no post for the fourth leg, from Santa Fe through Albuquerque to Flagstaff via Amtrak and, after an overnight stay at a hotel on Route 66, taking a shuttle bus to Camp Verde where I was picked up by a colleague for the last leg to Prescott.
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Future Episodes
I am traveling to NY for the Salon du Chocolat. The next scheduled episode is:
Salon du Chocolat Trip and Show report.
Grading Cocoa – A to F or what?
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