Talk:Death by Chocolate

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[edit] Rewrite

While I still think this article should be deleted as unencyclopedic, I've rewritten it to remove unverifiable assertions and focus just on the dishes that might be called DBC. The claim that the recipes are complicated is gone, while I replaced the example of a specific (and fictional) dish with some more general examples. I also removed the mention of the Diane Mott Davidson book, which is actually called "Dying for Chocolate." [1] | Klaw Talk 02:58, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

Actually, it wasn't much fictional - the DBC cake I've had has 6 layers of chocolate, then icing and mousse, then the sauce - I'll admit I added sprinkles. Here's a picture: tasty! I'm not much concerned about the claim on difficulty, as it does depend on the recipe. I've never even heard of the book.

In my experience, DBC is marked by having the varying layers, but a Google search for recipes seems to indicate that most aren't multiply layered (being intended for home baking, not professional dessert chefs.)-- stillnotelf has a talk page 03:15, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

Point taken on "fictional." But in my defense, you didn't provide a source link in the article, which is why the example appeared fictional to me.

As for the recipes, recipes for professional chefs differ from those for home chefs in quantities produced rather than in difficulty. | Klaw Talk 03:22, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

I'm in negotations for permission to re-use that image, BTW - I know the chief editor of the paper :) -- stillnotelf has a talk page 03:34, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Trademarked term

Turns out that DBC is a trademarked term owned by the parent company of the Bennigan's restaurant chain. To the extent that it's used by other restaurants to refer to dessert creations, those other companies are (probably) infringing on S&A's trademark. Should these latter uses of the term be eliminated from the article? Should the article even stand here, since the term properly refers to a very specific menu item at one restaurant chain? | Mr. Darcy talk 15:44, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

I doubt they'd win a trademark infringement case, because I'm sure many such recipes existed long before that trademark was granted. The fact that it is trademarked does belong in the article, however. We certainly shouldn't remove the other types of DBC from the article, especially given that the large majority of Death by Chocolate is not Death by Chocolate™. -- stillnotelf has a talk page 18:39, 17 March 2006 (UTC)