Thursday, October 29, 2009
Foods Olive & Sinclair: The Hottest Thing in Chocolate
Posted by Carrington Fox on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 11:25 AM
This week's dining review takes us to the Land of Chocolate East Nashville, where Scott Witherow is roasting and grinding cocoa beans from around the globe to make Olive & Sinclair chocolate bars, flavored with varying levels of cocoa, and accented with salt & pepper, cocoa nibs and other spices.
By far, my favorite of the artisanal delicacies was the limited edition made with cinnamon and chili, which tempered a stealthy kick with deep chocolate and warm earthy spices. At six bucks a pop, O&S bars aren't priced for normal noshing, so here's the best way I've found to savor and stretch the indulgence:
Heat one cup of milk in microwave for about 2 minutes, until hot but not boiling. Break off two rectangles of Olive & Sinclair cinnamon-chili chocolate and stir into hot milk. Add a dash of vanilla. Wrap remainder of chocolate tightly and send to Carrington Fox, c/o Nashville Scene, Grassmere Park, Nashville, TN, 37211.
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I went camping last weekend and took a bar of the sea salt chocolate with me for some gourmet s'mores. Mmmmmm, very nice.
I'm going to visit friends in Texas this weekend and taking some Olive & Sinclair with me for them to enjoy, spreading the word about the good food things going on in Nashville!
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I tried the cinnamon-chili bar at the Produce Place Fall Fest. It took the top spot in my book from Sea Salt. Their hot chocolate made with Hatcher Farms milk was pretty darn tasty too!!
That Mexican Cinnamon Chili is ridiculous! I don't know how I'm going to keep myself from not gobbling up mass qty's of it. And I'm so jealous of Lindsay over at Love and Olive Oil for her field trip. I actually attempted to go myself early in the week because the guys said to drop by sometime, but then got too busy at work. Phooie! Why can't I work out of my house?!?
