Dallas - March 04, 2009

Hey, Dude

DudeSweetChocolates

You’re a total slacker. Especially when it comes to diets.

Next time you’re jonesing for a treat, instead of eating your arm off, trip out over DudeSweetChocolates.

Never mind the name; the new artisan confections are serious stuff. Pastry chef Katherine Clapner (Stephan Pyles, The Savoy in London) makes the small square bites (round debuts soon) with Venezuelan, Colombian, and African cocoa beans and local goods like Lucky Layla Farms butter and herbs and veg from the farmers’ market.

But the real news is the flavor combos, like Madagascar milk and Jack Daniels or beets and olive oil. Clapner loves her some unexpected ingredients; we’re especially stoked about passion fruit and ginger salt, as well as black currant and Shiner Bock.

They’re, like, totally amazing.

Available at Scardello Artisan Cheese, 3511 Oak Lawn Avenue (214-219-1300 or scardellocheese.com); Bolsa, 614 West Davis Street (214-367-9367 or bolsadallas.com).