• Renovation, Week 1

    You may have seen, you may even have heard about the Great Book Giveaway of 2001. Last Tuesday I purchased…

  • Duets

    Duet \Du*et”\, n. [{Duetto.] (Mus.) A composition for two performers, whether vocal or instrumental. [1913 Webster] I recently had the…

  • Pairing with Chocolate

    It’s become trendy to pair wine with chocolate; I see these events everywhere and it makes me smile. Most are…

  • Thinking About Bars

    You may have noticed I’ve been making bars lately. Creating a bar is an entirely different thinking process than creating…

  • Playing and Learning

    Perhaps they’re the same thing; I’m never sure. I do know that I like to play and often learn a…

  • 2011 Valentine’s Collection

    Love, Romance, Chocolate. Let’s rethink that; precedence matters. If you’re dating it’s Chocolate, Romance, Love. For spouses it’s more likely…

  • Wine & Chocolate. Why Not?

    WineNot, actually. Owner Svetlana Yanushkevich and I will be pairing my hand-crafted bonbons and exotic Guatemalan chocolate with some of…

  • Meet me at Art3

    I’ll be center stage at Art3 Gallery in Manchester on Wednesday showing that chocolate can indeed be art. I’ll be…

  • Oh Dear!

    And just in time for Valentine’s Day! Been wanting to play with caramelized ganache and this lovely piece is my…

  • Etude

          For me, the construction of a new truffle or bonbon is no consistent thing.

  • A Valentine Weekend

    February 12th & 13th Sip European chocolat chaud. Taste the world’s finest chocolate. Enjoy an elegant candlelight dinner with live…

  • Sel

    Cacao Connoisseur’s Club December 2010 Selection This bar I’ve crafted for you my friends. The first in my line of…