by Mark Christian | Dec 7, 2017 | Book Reviews, Middle Shelf
Wine & chocolate pairings form ruinous marriages that quickly sue for divorce in the court of oral chambers. Conversely, chocolate & spirits – whiskey, cognac, armagnac, et.al. — succeed fabulously well together. So well they hook-up in palette porno....
by Mark Christian | Nov 27, 2017 | Book Reviews, Bottom Shelf
Eat Pray Love meet Bread Wine Chocolate. In a rousing book, arousing both envy & pity, Simran Sethi re-tells a saga with updated vignettes, narration, & an impending tick-tock doomsday scenario. Unfortunate subtitle – The Slow Loss of Foods We Love — for...
by Mark Christian | Dec 16, 2016 | Book Reviews, Middle Shelf
Seek & Ye Shall Find: Faith, Chocolate, & Enlightenment Buy it Here FULL DISCLOSURE: Rev. Dr. R.M. Peluso is a contributing editor to the C-spot®. The book reviewed below mentions the C-spot® & discusses her work with, & the relationship to it. Other...
by Mark Christian | Mar 18, 2016 | Newsletters
Crushpad Newsletter Newsbites for the Chocoscenti March 2016, Issue #25 — Issue #24 here Heirloom Chocolate Series: The D7 Collection HCP (Heirloom Cacao Preservation) continues to add designations to its rolls. One issue though: availability… leaving...
by Mark Christian | Mar 17, 2016 | Top Shelf |
Bookcase Location: TOP SHELF – Essential Buy It Here Arms & the Man; George Bernard Shaw (theatrical play, 1894; published book 1898); basis for the 1908 operetta Chocolate Soldier (later made into silent film in 1915 & Broadway play 1947) With apologies...