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I got the very last Recchiuti 85% Bittersweet Cacao bar at my local Peet’s Cofee and Tea this morning. The cashier guy said that Peet’s lost the contract to sell Recchiuti. Hmm… I wonder what scandal lays behind that piece of news?

Anyways, I take back everything I said about the Ghiradelli 86% bar being good… The Recchiuti is AMAZING! It’s surprisingly smooth and rich. Where is the bitterness? I could barely taste any — and did I mention it’s 85%??? I am very curious how they managed to pull that hat trick off???

The ingredients are very simple: cacao beans, sugar, cacao butter, soy lecithin, and vanilla bean.

5-star rating from me….

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By the way, here’s the photo of me at Peet’s Coffee and Tea, fresh after snagging the last Recchiuti Bittersweet bar…

My husband Jeff bought me a box of fru-fru chocs from Recchiuti as a yummy Mother’s Day gift! I think my two kids are supposed to be the ones buying me stuff, but I’d probably get a Thomas the Train from the 3 year old and a head cold from the 7 month old (still getting over the last one).

I generally like these variety boxes. You’ll see why when you read the selection:

• sesame nougat
• force noir (their basic dark choclate)
• burnt caramel
• tarragon grapefruit
• kona coffee
• bergamot tea
• spring jasmine
• lemon verbena

…and so on.

I’m typing on my mobile or I’d finish the list. Trust me the rest is just as tempting! I tried the two tea ones and was well-rewarded, gastronomically speaking. My only gripe is that the box cost $40 which means I can’t go out and buy these all the time.

Since my 3 year old is fighting me for the phone, time to end the review. Go try these chocolates yourself.

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