The interior is stately and modern, with cool but not-too-loud jazzy tunes setting the mood, and leather couches arranged around a digital "fireplace." Tables for two are nestled in quiet corners, and a secluded back patio beckons in the warmer months. A full range of espresso drinks are offered, with a number of flavor options. Several varieties of biscotti, cakes, and cookies are offered at reasonable prices. The gelato comes in chocolate, hazelnut, raspberry, mango, lemon, and rose (the latter flavor deserves its own post - which I may get around to writing sometime).
AE's chocolates are hand-crafted, and the prices are not for the faint of heart. However, they are worth every penny, and sales are offered throughout the year for the bargain-hunter. Perhaps one of the best times of year to take advantage of these deals are near Valentine's Day, when AE do some of their finest work. I picked up this box of 14 V-day truffles at a nice discount on February 17th, and decided to review it's contents.
For the next week, I will post reviews of two of these truffles a day, in ascending order of how much I love them. I will count down from the "good" through to the "sublime."
#14: Vanilla Bean Truffle:
The Vanilla Bean is a mild truffle, with a dark chocolate exterior, and creamy white vanilla ganache filling. The filling holds an excellent vanilla bean punch that doesn't take a backseat to the dark chocolate. Not too sweet - I found this one complimented my latte nicely.
#13: Possibly Coconut Rum Truffle:
I had to guess the flavor of this one, as I'd never seen it before. A nice, semi-sweet truffle with subtle flavours I couldn't quite identify - certainly familiar, vaguely alcoholic but only in a shyly taunting way. I think it may be the coconut rum truffle, but I'm not certain - I'll need to verify back at AE next time I drop by.
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kind of made me drool
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