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| - When I used to have a desk job in an office with frighteningly few snack-like amenities nearby, I would store NO FEWER than ten types of specialty dark chocolate in my top desk drawer. We used to have dark chocolate meetups in my office area, where a few of my fellow aficionados would congregate and nerd out over new varieties we'd find, constantly trying to outdo the next person.
I rushed into Domino Foods on the hunt for a 70-75% dark with blueberry or raspberry bits that was already divvied up into squares. I saw a paltry selection of Lindt dark chocolate by the cash and asked the owner if there was anything else. She urged me to go further into the store, where she unveiled a monstrous shelving unit teeming with chocolate. "I'm very sorry," she apologized. "We don't have much in stock after the holiday rush. I really do apologize."
Reality: I have never seen more chocolate than what was contained on these shelves. I'm actually scared to go back and see the store fully stocked.
At least forty different brands, a spectrum of cocoa percentages for dark chocolate from 40% all the way up to 99%, and dozens of countries represented. Valrhona, Green & Blacks, Amano, Ritter Sport, Endangered Species, Ghirardelli - all the usual suspects were there. There was every sort of fruit combination imaginable, plus multiple coffee varieties, individually wrapped squares, party packs and more. It was absolutely overwhelming, but I think I've found my jam: wafer thin strips of Perugina Nero Sfoglie in 88%. Irresistibili, just like the package promises.
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