Li-Lac Chocolates – Stubbornly Old Fashioned in the Best Way Possible
When you hear the phrase “stubbornly old fashioned”, you might not think it’s a good thing. But when it comes to Li-Lac Chocolates, it sure is! “NYC’s Oldest Chocolate House, preserving the heritage and traditions of old-school, hand-crafted chocolate for almost 100 years. Using original recipes and old-world cooking methods from the 1920’s, Li-Lac Chocolates […]
What Makes Raaka Chocolate Unique
“Happiness is Unroasted” It’s written on the wall outside Raaka Chocolate in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, and it’s true. Raaka does what very few chocolatiers do: they make bean to bar chocolate without roasting their chocolate beans. They get their beans directly from Brazil, Madagascar, the Dominican Republic and Bolivia and then combine […]
Meet Brooklyn’s own “Mister Chocolate”!
“Life is short. Eat dessert first!” That’s a motto we all can live by, especially if that dessert has anything to do with chocolate! Chocolate chip cookies, hot chocolate, chocolate bars; it doesn’t matter. Even more so if that chocolate is from Master Pastry Chef and Chocolatier Jacques Torres, aka Mr. Chocolate. In honor of […]
A Slice of Brooklyn is 11 Years Old (Let’s Celebrate With a New Tour)!
It was 11 years ago that A Slice of Brooklyn Bus Tours owner Tony Muia stepped off the bus to start our first Pizza Tour back on August 1, 2005! There wasn’t much in the way of tourism coming to Brooklyn back then but it’s become a dream come true showing folks like you from […]
Why The Chocolate Room In Cobble Hill Is So Awesome
“There’s always room for chocolate.” Raise your hand if you agree! The Chocolate Room in Cobble Hill might have the best chocolate cake in NYC. Just ask Oprah Winfrey. O Magazine describes their Chocolate Layer Cake as “a luscious and perfect 3-layer blackout cake”. It even made Oprah’s list of “My Favorite Things” in 2007. […]
A Slice of Brooklyn Chocolate Tour is Here!
You asked for it and it’s here! The A Slice of Brooklyn Chocolate Tour is ready to roll starting on Monday, September 12th, 2016 and you don’t want to miss out! If you love chocolate, then this is the tour for you. You’ll sample some of the most delicious traditional and artisanal chocolates anywhere in […]
9 Mouthwatering Celebrity Quotes About Chocolate
You love chocolate, we love chocolate, everybody loves chocolate…even celebrities! So in honor of our new chocolate tour, check out these odd, true and sometimes downright ridiculous things famous people have said about chocolate. (Warning: The following quotes will make you want chocolate.)
