Figs (and Chocolate)
I’ll need to use these pretty things quickly. Fresh Turkish Brown Figs. They’ll be perfect with the couverture chocolate I purchased from […]
Category: A Day in the Life
A Chocolatier’s Blog, or A Series of semi-random events in an ongoing quest for happiness and chocolate.
The Sexy Side of Chocolate
EVERYONE POSTS the sexy side of chocolate. Some days, it’s about tearing down your leaking dishwasher. Just ordered a replacement detergent squeeze […]
A moment’s respite for the Chocolatier
Heritage Beidou Wulong Tea truffle and a gaiwan of the same tea. We rarely have an uninterrupted moment at the shop, so […]
Polishing your soul…
is technically different than polishing polycarbonate chocolate molds, but maybe it’s the same after all (I acquired my new soul–my third–last week […]
The Finishing Touch.
INSPECTING a bonbon in progress. These will be fresh Rainier cherries in the last of our Maya Rojo Guatemalan dark.
A moment of tea.
I use a traditional Chinese gaiwan to steep the leaves four to five times during the day. Going for a Spring first-flush […]
Tea and Chocolate Service
IN THE MORNING He sipped Pu Erh tea and tasted chocolate. An odd conglomeration of cultures to be sure, but one that […]