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COVER STORY : Top 10 Pistachio Gelato |
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| WHO/WHERE | PRICE/WEIGHT | TASTING NOTES | RATING |
| Rahier (1586 Bayview, at Belsize, 416-482-0917) | $6.95/half-litre only | Chocolate: rich coffee-coloured, perfect spoon interplay, flecked with virgin Callebaut chocolate bits, the new standard in town. | NNNNN |
| Dutch Dreams (78 Vaughan, at St. Clair West, 416-656-6959) | $3.35/small two-scoop cup | Dutch Chocolate: deepest dark brown, as deeply flavoured as it is coloured, good texture if a bit whipped, clean aroma, served in a faux Delft styrofoam container. | NNNN |
| Kensington Market Organic (650A Queen West, entrance on Palmerston, 416-835-7781) | $3.50/small double-scoop cup | Double Dutch Chocolate: certified organic double-processed Dutch cocoa, exceptionally smooth, well flavoured, flowery, served in a cute recyclable paper Chinese-food-style container. | NNNN |
| Summer’s (101 Yorkville, at Bellair, 416-944-2637) | $3.54/small one-scoop cone | Chocolate Lovers: premium Dutch cocoa, excellent tongue texture, perfect temperature means it doesn’t start melting before you’re finished. | NNNN |
| Ed’s Real Scoop (2224 Queen East, at Birch, 416-699-6100) | $3.40/regular single-scoop cup | Chocolate: Belgian Callebaut milk chocolate, very smooth, bordering on buttery, evenly textured, good chocolate bite. | NNN |
| St. Clair Ice Cream Factory Outlet (2861 Danforth, at Dawes, 416-699-1248) | $2.36/small two-scoop cup | Chocolate: convincing deep umber colour, icy texture, strong Bensdorf cocoa flavour, great bulk value ($9.45/four litres) | NNN |
| Sicilian Sidewalk Cafe (712 College, at Montrose, 416-531-7755) | $3/small two-scoop cup | Chocolate: imported Dutch-processed Italian cocoa, pinky-beige hue, floral aroma, not terribly rich, bonus N for being served in a glass sundae cup with a non-plastic spoon. | NNN |
| Greg’s (750 Spadina, at Bloor, 416-962-4734) | $3.50/small single-scoop cup | Chocolate Mint (“We don’t do just chocolate”): soft-whipped, good colour but not strongly flavoured despite Bensdorf cocoa, slight medicinal aftertaste. | NNN |
| Ben & Jerry’s (238 Queen West, at John, 416-260-1652, and others) | $3.96/ small double-scoop cup | May be “Vermont’s finest,” but far from Toronto’s best milky, thin chocolate taste bonus: money-back guarantee. | NN |
| Baskin Robbins (536 Church, at Wellesley, 416-925-3131, and others | $2.59/ small single-scoop cup | Bland would be a better description for what BR bills as “our exclusive blend of fine cocoas” chalky tongue-feel, a bit on the hard side. | NN |
