260728 Sat Dec 22 15:44:41 -0800 2001 12 26 International 0 1377762 OK...this is bugging the LIFE out of me. Years ago in Brussels, I stumbled on a chocolate shop that I thought was a single shop. Turns out it is a HUGE chain with TONS of stores. I LOVED their 77% dark chocolate bar. When the internet came into being....I discovered they had a website. My problem is.....I lost their address and I cannot for the LIFE of me remember their name. Their shops are done in the color maroon. In fact.....the chocolate bar I had came in a dark maroon wrapper. All I know is that they are a big chain of shops in Brussels. They may also be through out Belgium. If anyone has even a CLUE what their name might be or who they are....please let me know. I would recognize it immediately. Thanks for ANY help you can offer.....I REALLY want to find this place again. Sat Dec 22 15:44:41 -0800 2001 0 DAC 1 1377763 Dennison posted about Chocolove (link below). They have a 77% bar that is out of this world. Not the place you're looking for, but made with Belgian chocolate.pat Link: http://chocolove.com/chocolove.html Sat Dec 22 15:56:17 -0800 2001 1377762 0 Pat hammond 2 1377764 There is a little shop in Brugge called The Chocolate Line. In the back is the chocolate maker in a white chef's hat and coat. In front the shelves are filled with his incredible creations. As rich, as intensely flavored, incredibly creamy (some even incredibly but not overbearably alcoholic) this is what your grandmother would make if she was an obsessed chocoholic who also happened to be a gifted cook and a perfectionist. The shop has a wooden floor which helps lend the feeling of another era. In America you would almost expect to find a real soda fountain on one side. In this store there are tables with magnificent chocolate sculptures and houses. Down the street is a Leonidas, further down Neuhaus. On most any day when The Chocolate Line is open there is a line. For the others an occasional customer. you can order over the phone and they are willing to ship anywhere in the world via courier. This is NOT a business style of their's but they will do it. Sat Dec 22 16:28:54 -0800 2001 1377763 0 Joe 3 1377775 I will keep it in mind.....but I REALLY want to find that shop I was in. If I could only remember their name..... They are on the WEB. Oh well..... it will come to me sooner or later. Thanks for your input and have a safe holiday. Mon Dec 24 12:32:16 -0800 2001 1377764 0 DAC 1 1377776 Again, not the place you're looking for. And it's Swiss, not Belgian, but Teuscher makes excellent (if expensive) chocolates. Just got to Teuscher.com. Mon Dec 24 13:06:28 -0800 2001 1377762 0 michael (mea culpa) 2 1377784 but I have never tried their dark ....and I mean REALLY dark bars. I don't know if they even make them as dark as I like them. Sometimes I like bars as high as 86%. That's really what I'm looking for. Thanks for your input. Tue Dec 25 00:09:06 -0800 2001 1377776 0 DAC 1 1377777 I was curious, and did a google search for "Belgium chocolates", and came up with this list of chocolate factories, stores, tours, and festivals. Perhaps the one you're looking for is here. Merry Xmas! Link: http://www.visitbelgium.com/chocol.htm#store Mon Dec 24 14:39:27 -0800 2001 1377762 0 LBQT 2 1377783 Cschein....Thanks sooooo MUCH ! The site didn't actually have the complete name......but the first name on the list jogged my memory. The name of the shop is Corne Port-Royal. Now I will try to find their web site. At least I have the name. Thanks again. That was the best unexpected holiday gift I could have gotten. Take care and have a safe holiday. Mon Dec 24 23:20:30 -0800 2001 1377777 0 DAC 3 1377789 You're very welcome! Hope your holidays were wonderful (and full of really good chocolate!) Wed Dec 26 20:52:42 -0800 2001 1377783 0 LBQT 4 1377807 It's funny..... I had seen that page you sent me to...but I had overlooked the first name on the list. If you hadn't suggested it....I would most likely not have gone back to look at it again. Thanks sooo much. Yes....you made me VERY happy. Take care and have a safe holiday season. Thu Dec 27 17:54:02 -0800 2001 1377789 0 DAC 5 1377809 Sorry to interrupt the mouth-watering Belgian chocolate discussion. While I know it's de riguer on many internet discussion sites to change subject titles with your posts, here on Chowhound, we ask you to keep the content of your message in the post istself and leave the subject title be unless there is a serious drift in the content of the thread. You see, many of our regulars like to use the Hot Posts feature, which shows only the most recent posts, and subjects like "They are indeed good" don't give a clue as to what the thread you're responding to is about. Thanks for your cooperation. Now back to the chow! Fri Dec 28 00:41:11 -0800 2001 1377807 2 The Chowhound Team 1 1377803 I know the company/brand you are looking for, but don't have the name right now. In Brussels they ofter share their outlets with Godiva, so if you look that up you may find them. If I see them on my travels or the name comes back to me (I think it begins with 'N') I'll let you know. Thu Dec 27 15:34:25 -0800 2001 1377762 0 traveller 2 1377808 I have the name already. The name of the place I was looking for is Corne-Port Royal. Another poster pointed me to a page that jogged my memory. So...now I have it. But thanks again for your input. Thu Dec 27 22:04:50 -0800 2001 1377803 0 DAC