To All Maine Points: Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Sourdough Truffles

Hello, and welcome!

You’ve found your way into our repository of all things chocolate.

Who are we? We are Will and Kat – a brother and sister duo reporting in from opposite sides of the continent (New York and Texas, respectively). We share many interests: classic science fiction novels, sleeping in, traveling, breakfast tacos, talking philosophy until 3 in the morning, our other two siblings… and finding that perfect bar of blissfully dark chocolate.

We eat a lot of chocolate. We try bars, truffles, and other confections. We’ll pick them up from grocery stores, friends, bookstores, airport gift shops, high-end chocolate stores, and gas stations. Every once in a while we’ll stumble across a delightful chocolate oasis that merits a little more personal attention (Fruition Chocolate comes to mind. Or Lucky Chocolate - bring back the goat cheese truffle!!!). And, since we do all this stuff anyway, it just makes sense to keep all our findings in one place, and that place is here.

I (Kat) am going to kick things off by singing the blues a little. One thing I've never had to do before this year, that sucks beyond belief, is spend an entire summer away from all of my siblings. 

It is a lonely, off-center feeling when you realize that your family is so far away. There are lots of little peripheral realizations that accompany the feeling: that you can't just hop in the car and drive down for the weekend. That you are no longer anyone's primary emergency contact. That if the zombie apocalypse went down tomorrow you would probably never see them again.That they can't commiserate about the awful Texas weather and the Blue Bell famine. That they've probably forgotten what decent enchiladas even taste like (poor souls). All those little things just hint at the core of the issue, though, which is simply that they are a long way away from me.

I want them to be here. I want us to all live in the same city again. I want us all to talk on a weekly or even daily basis. I want to lie on the floor and watch Star Trek and throw popcorn at each other and talk about stupid things and important things and funny things and nerdy things and delicious things until all hours. I miss them all terribly with something remarkably akin to homesickness. 

So, frustrated, heartsick, and off-balance, I hopped on an airplane two weeks ago and flew the East Coast to get my sibling fix. 

What wonders a long weekend can work on a weary soul. It was three days worthy of our goofy collective; with a late-night diner visit, great music, traipsing through the woods, campfires, goats, good food, the most delightful group of people known to human kind, and chocolate. Lots of chocolate. 

 

 

After a not-long-enough day and a half in Maine visiting with Mignon and Forrest, Will and I had to head back to New York so he could play a gig Saturday evening, but on the way back we made the obligatory stop at the Fruition chocolate outpost in the bustling little town of Woodstock, NY. We chatted with the resident chocolatier, munched on some roasted cacao beans, and perused the selection. Although I spent about $100 on great chocolate to bring back with me to Texas, I wasted no time in sharing these little gems with Will.

It's quite likely that soon the four of us will be living in four different states, spread from one end of this continent to the other. From here on out, with jobs, friends, obligations, and eventually houses, spouses, children, and other delightful complications, it will only get harder to get us all in the same place, but I find immense comfort in knowing that wherever, and whenever that is, magic will happen, and my spirit and faith in humanity will be renewed.


Item: Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Sourdough Truffles

Made By: Fruition Chocolate
Made In: Shokan, NY
Purchased At: Fruition Chocolate - Woodstock, NY
Purchase Price: (They don't have this on the website - will call for this later).

Review: With sourdough crumbs from the lovely local Bread Alone Bakery & Cafe, this delightful creation is a child of the Hudson Valley. The outside is crackly and intriguing, with the barest hint of tangy, salty sourdough. The inside is all smooth, powerful cocoa flavor, with a clean, slick barely-there olive-oil finish. The interior of the truffle is just a little sweeter than I generally prefer, but is nicely offset by the sourdough crumbs on the outside. Very well crafted, unusual truffle, with major bonus points for creative flavors. Don't come to this one for dessert. 

Highly recommend