Dessert Detectives: Dolce Bella Chocolate Cafe
December 4, 2018
wice a month, El Estoque takes on a new case at a bakery or café, trying to decipher the quality and cost of the most popular items. Continuing the alphabetical trend, we went to Dolce Bella Chocolate Cafe, a café specializing in dessert cuisine along with hearty breakfasts, steaming soups and chocolat...
Dessert Detectives: Alexander’s Pâtisserie
October 22, 2018
wice a month, El Estoque takes on a new case at a bakery or café, trying to decipher the quality and cost of the most popular items. Starting the alphabetical trend, we went to our first cafe, Alexander’s Pâtisserie on Stevens Creek Blvd. Petites Gâteaux ...
Chocolate as a means of motivation
September 25, 2011
Amongst scattered papers and pens, a medium-sized glass jar of Hershey’s Kisses sits at the edge of geometry teacher David Greenstein’s desk. “Do you like chocolate?” He offers a couple candies from the jar. “Oh, I’m okay.” “Are you sure? This is not a bribe ... Take a couple. I love these things. Take another one — no...
Kitchen stadium chaos
November 21, 2009
This year's Iron Chef Cook-off lacked the pizazz and sizzling colors of last year's event Read More »...
