| June 2005 News |
June 30 2005 - It's that time of the year when many stores start switching to summer hours. We will
try to update the store listings as we become aware of changes. Some stores have already been
updated even though the new hours do not kick in for a few more days yet. It is a good idea this
time of year to call ahead if possible before visiting any chocolate shops. If you find any erroneous
information on this site please contact us and we will correct it.
June 28 2005 - Saturday the 26th we by chance happened upon the Godiva Chocolixir truck
parked on 64th St and Broadway. We had not yet tasted the product so we felt this was a fortuitous
circumstance. The truck, done up in the Godiva trademark brown, was parked for quite awhile
handing out freshly made samples of the chocolate drink to anyone wandering down the street.
Our reaction was quite positive. Of course when one receives anything cold and free, when the
thermometer is hitting 85, you already feel ahead of the game. Even still, the Chocolixir, which has
the consistency of a slightly melted fudgsicle with tiny pieces of Godiva chocolate floating in it all
topped off with a dollop of whipped cream, was certainly a cool refreshing break on a very hot day.
As an aside we would like to compliment the folks at Godiva for pursuing such an innovative
program of dispensing free product. The Godiva employees manning the truck were polite and well
informed about the product as we barraged them with a series of echocolatenyc questions. We've
often wondered why more chocolatiers do not provide samples of new product. We have yet to
come across an ice cream store that doesn't provide a small tasting of an inquired about flavor.
Some chocolate shops of course do provide samples. Some that quickly spring to mind are Vosges
(there is usually a tray of small pieces of whatever the newest product Vosges has released on
the counter), Kee's (we have received imperfect chocolate pieces that have been damaged coming
out of the molds) and the tasting we attended at Christopher Norman which was wonderful. We
will be happy to list any upcoming tastings so shop keepers don't be afraid to drop us a line with
any pertinent information.
try to update the store listings as we become aware of changes. Some stores have already been
updated even though the new hours do not kick in for a few more days yet. It is a good idea this
time of year to call ahead if possible before visiting any chocolate shops. If you find any erroneous
information on this site please contact us and we will correct it.
June 28 2005 - Saturday the 26th we by chance happened upon the Godiva Chocolixir truck
parked on 64th St and Broadway. We had not yet tasted the product so we felt this was a fortuitous
circumstance. The truck, done up in the Godiva trademark brown, was parked for quite awhile
handing out freshly made samples of the chocolate drink to anyone wandering down the street.
Our reaction was quite positive. Of course when one receives anything cold and free, when the
thermometer is hitting 85, you already feel ahead of the game. Even still, the Chocolixir, which has
the consistency of a slightly melted fudgsicle with tiny pieces of Godiva chocolate floating in it all
topped off with a dollop of whipped cream, was certainly a cool refreshing break on a very hot day.
As an aside we would like to compliment the folks at Godiva for pursuing such an innovative
program of dispensing free product. The Godiva employees manning the truck were polite and well
informed about the product as we barraged them with a series of echocolatenyc questions. We've
often wondered why more chocolatiers do not provide samples of new product. We have yet to
come across an ice cream store that doesn't provide a small tasting of an inquired about flavor.
Some chocolate shops of course do provide samples. Some that quickly spring to mind are Vosges
(there is usually a tray of small pieces of whatever the newest product Vosges has released on
the counter), Kee's (we have received imperfect chocolate pieces that have been damaged coming
out of the molds) and the tasting we attended at Christopher Norman which was wonderful. We
will be happy to list any upcoming tastings so shop keepers don't be afraid to drop us a line with
any pertinent information.
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