the a. panza & sons ice cream trade show...

I can't eat anymore. That seemed to be the phrase of the day, as my wife and strolled the aisles of the A. Panza & Sons Ice Cream Trade Show. Ice cream machines and freezers lined all available walls as their attendants begged the passersby to try their wares. Booths were filled with tables of ice cream toppings (pictured above), ice cream cones (pretzel, cookie, waffle, sugar, etc.), and anything else you might find in an ice cream store.

My hat goes to the Columbo Frozen Yogurt stand that was hiding in the corner of the building, but doling out some of the best frozen yogurt I've ever tasted. Thanks to A. Panza & Sons for the invite and for that delicious all-you-can-eat Italian buffet.

dark apple cider chocolate bar (USA)

After two years of waiting, today was the day of the bi-annual A. Panza and Sons Ice Cream Trade Show. I took a few pictures while I was there and ate way too many frozen products than I would care to share, but you'll hear about all of that tomorrow.

Today's entry is about Hebert's Dark Apple Cider Chocolate Bar. Now, a couple of weeks ago, Justin did a review on another Hebert's bar, the Dark Bananas Foster. As you can recall, he wasn't too impressed with the bar and asked for a wake up call when the flavor improved. I'll go into this review unbiased.

Upon first opening the bar, I could smell the overwhelming aroma of dark chocolate. Not a bad thing at all. However, I didn't smell anything that even closely resembled the apple cider. The bar was broken down into 10 sections and had even diagonal lines running across it. My first bite was one of awe. Whereas the Bananas Foster bar came up short, this one hit the flavor right on the money. The chocolate was delicious and the apple cider filling, though a tad on the sweet side, was en pointe. This is a bar I could see myself buying again. Good job on this one Mr. Hebert.

Hebert's Dark Apple Cider Chocolate Bar

Size: 64g Calories: 290 Fat: 15g Carbohydrates: 43g