The National Restaurant Show was held a few weeks ago in Chicago, IL. While it seemed to be smaller than in past years, I still found a few interesting items and ideas. Let’s start with the “Best of Show”, for me it was the Cholive. (http://dish-bliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Cholive-_NRA_blog_062010.jpg) Cholives are olive shaped dark chocolate truffles filled with creamy ganache. They are marketed as the perfect pairing for cocktails, and fit the bill. Read more »

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