add_action('wp_footer', function () { echo ''; }, 99); Chocolate – Zee Lifestyle https://zee.ph Cebu's Premier Lifestyle Bible Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:21:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.7 https://zee.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Z-icon-80x80.png Chocolate – Zee Lifestyle https://zee.ph 32 32 ZEE’s Pick for the Week https://zee.ph/zees-pick-for-the-week-5/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 08:48:13 +0000 http://zee.ph/?p=34517 A Chocolate Love Story

By  Allain Dumon Fonte

 

If I am to choose between “sex or chocolate”, the obvious choice is chocolate.  Who would choose sex over chocolate?  Everybody loves chocolate!  Thanks to Dr. James Baker who discovered how to grind cocoa beans in 1764.  This started the chocolate revolution.  Now, chocolates have evolved from drinks to cakes.

The Baker Chocolate Company history book by author Anthony M. Sammarco

Speaking of chocolate cakes, my friends know how I love them and how picky I am with chocolate cakes.  I want them smooth and silky to just slip from my lips to tongue and down to the throat. They must be sweet enough to tickle my taste buds but not too sweet to hurt my tonsils.  I also like my chocolate cake to be soft and tender that they melt in my mouth.  Most of all, I want my chocolate cake to be very moist.

It is quite challenging to find the perfect chocolate moist cake.  In my pre-pandemic travels, The Le Don Bock in Rue Dancourt in Paris has a chocolate moist cake that brings happy thoughts in every bite.  During the lockdown, I craved for Le Don Bock’s chocolate cake; until I found a chocolate moist cake in Cebu that satisfied my cravings.  It has ticked every criterion in what I am looking for in a perfect chocolate cake, and it is Beanleaf Coffee and Tea’s chocolate moist cake.

Beanleaf Coffee and Tea’s staff slicing the café’s renowned chocolate moist cake.

Beanleaf Coffee and Tea’s chocolate moist cake is a must try if you are in Cebu City.  From the taste to the softness, and to the silkiness, Beanleaf Coffee and Tea’s chocolate moist cake will surely raise the bar higher on chocolate cakes.

Photos by:  Ephraim Basbas

A slice of Beanleaf Coffee and Tea’s chocolate moist cake

Beanleaf Coffee and Tea’s chocolate moist cake with heart designs

Beanleaf Coffee and Tea’s  a-must-try cakes in different flavors: (clockwise from left:  blueberry cheesecake, chocolate moist cake, mango cheesecake, chocolate moist cake, and red velvet cake)

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Our Top 5 Picks for the Best Chocolate in the City https://zee.ph/best-chocolate-in-cebu/ https://zee.ph/best-chocolate-in-cebu/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2017 04:00:40 +0000 http://res210.servconfig.com/~zee/?p=19679 Who can say no to chocolate? We sure can’t. Here we have five of the best places in the city where you can bring yourself to chocolate euphoria.

10 Dove Street Confectionery

This quaint café and pastry shop serves comfort food and delectable home-baked and preservative-free cakes and pastries. Indulge in their chocolate decadence cake or take your pick from their wide array of chocolate treats.

Oakridge Business Park, 880, A.S. Fortuna Street, Mandaue City, 6014

Tymad Bistro

Cebu’s go-to for French pastries and dishes, Tymad Bistro is guaranteed authentic with its French chef Philippe at the helm. Everything is baked fresh daily, and their chocolate truffles are to-die for.

Paseo Saturnino, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu

The Chocolate Chamber (TCC)

This café elevates the local tablea beyond the usual sikwate concept. Sourcing the chocolate from local farmers, The Chocolate Chamber offers rich and delectable chocolate treats in ways you haven’t tried before.

Sarrosa International Hotel, F. Ramos St., Cebu City, 6000 Cebu

Fudge

Popular for their insanely delicious lava cakes, Fudge is a must-try food spot for foodies. After cutting the warm cake open, the chocolate from within just oozes out and makes a great contrast to the creamy scoop of ice cream on top.

Ayala Center Cebu, 176 Archbishop Reyes Ave. Cebu Business Park, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu

Amidala Cafe

With a Star Wars theme as the inspiration for the café’s interiors and menu, Amidala’s concept is sure to lure people in. They’re best known for their milkshakes that are piled high with toppings.

M. P. Yap St, Cebu City, Cebu

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