Food We Love: Double Chocolate Figs at Fran’s
Our latest chocolate obsession
By Allison Austin Scheff December 31, 1969
This article originally appeared in the October 2010 issue of Seattle magazine.
FIG HEAVEN
On a whim, I stopped into the Fran’s Chocolates Bellevue store (10036 Main St.; 425.453.1698; franschocolates.com), figuring I’d treat myself to a truffle and be on with my day. But there under a glass dome—beside neat rows of the single-malt-whiskey dark chocolate truffles, the milk chocolate caramel truffles and President Obama’s beloved smoked salt caramels—were four lovely double chocolate figs ($4–$5 each, depending on size; $18.50/four-piece box), pretty as a still-life painting. Their tiny, twisting stems providing dainty handles, the Calimyrna figs had been dipped in deep, dark chocolate up to their shoulders. I took one home, cut a deep slice with a sharp knife and found its insides filled with smooth chocolate ganache. Stunning. Still, next time I’ll be better prepared: A sip of port would tip the scales all the way to heavenly.