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Fans of absurd chocolates and frightening filmmakers should be alerted to the news that director Vincent Gallo's line of truffles (once available at Soho's trendy-beyond-comprehension Vosges) is no more. A reader writes:

On Aug 3 2003, there were several posts on Gawker about the Vosges haut chocolate Vincent Gallo truffle line (irony or the opposite thereof, the special ingredient in one of them was oil). I was highly amused and actually bought a box. Shameful, I know.

The kicker is this: I recently got a new catalog from Vosges, and the Vincent Gallo collection is renamed the Collection Italiano. There is a little note from the owner/creator of the line on page 3:

"Oh the stories this collection could tell...wagers and late nights. I set out to create my best work inspired by a person who turned out to be a rooster; but nonentheless this is my favorite collection yet."

Is she calling Vincent Gallo a cock?

Well, someone had to.