• A Plea to the Pastry Chef

    Use better chocolate. A year ago, after our last day of class at Valrhona, several fellow chocolatiers and I crossed…

  • Thank you!

    Thank you. It occurs to me that small business owners must say “thank you” frequently as a business grows–there are…

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  • Strawberries, Limes, Happiness

    Lately I’ve been kicking the tires on the new kitchen, and I’m pretty darned happy with how it’s turned out.…

  • Open House

    A few weeks ago I opened the new Dancing Lion Chocolate production kitchen at the Franco-American Centre in Manchester. This…

  • Valrhona Abinao 85%

    Cacao Connoisseur’s Club June 2010 Selection The small first nibble breaks onto your tongue; a tree falling in an African…

  • Kitchen!

    Thank you everyone who attended the Palace Theatre Annual Gala. It was a great evening and we enjoyed meeting each…

  • Palace Theatre Annual Gala

    Join me this evening for the Palace Theatre’s 11th Annual Gala Benefit at the Manchester Country Club in Bedford, NH.…

  • Chinese Masks

    Handpainted Chinese Masks, each unique, each exquisite. Fruity Madagascar chocolate balanced against a ganache of fresh mango, coconut milk, and…

  • Rare & Precious

    The Dancing Lion is home from Guatemala. And what a trip it was! I’ve followed the path of Theobroma Cacao…

  • Collaboration

      Carlos and I are having a fantastic time making chocolates. I’ve now been through the complete process of turning…

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  • Guatemala

    The Dancing Lion finds himself in Guatemala City visiting his friend chocolate-maker Carlos Eichenberger of Danta Chocolate.  The Lion wanted…

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  • Love Letters

    I’ll be hosting a table at Dunbarton Congregational Church’s production of Love Letters from 4PM-6PM tomorrow.