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Chocolate on TV- lots to watch on Food Network this week!!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Eric Durtschi Feb 9, 2009. 2 Replies 0 Likes
New Chocolate Show on TV-
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William Dean Chocolates from Largo, FL
"William Dean beat us into second place for most artistic chocolatier at this years San Fran Int Chocolate Salon. I was miffed, until I saw his work. Very nice! ( and this pic doesnt really do his chocs justice)"
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- Dark, Milk, White?
- Dark
- Most memorable chocolate experience:
- Visiting an actual cacao plantation while on a culinary tour with Elain Gonzalez in Oaxaca, Mexico. Meeting the farmers, their kids, and sharing the sweet/sour pulp of the cacao pods with them was an unforgettable experience!
- My favorite chocolate is:
- Not a brand but the flavor of dark choc with cinnamon, coconut, and/or toffee
Chocolate is my comfort zone, my zen, my happy place-I visit every day and feel SO blessed & very lucky to be able to celebrate & eat so many varieties of chocolate so often. I am also a collector of all things related to it- most notably choc bar wrappers from around the world (ck out my photos). I see them as ART-I believe that the packaging says as much about the creator as the chocolate itself, be it a small artisan or large corp. Wrappers and ads are a creative statement and show the personality and flavor of the chocolatier, in my opinion a valuable one, and I simply can't throw these works of art away. So I have them lovingly organized in albums that go back 20+ years. I adore choc & am equally enamored of how it is marketed, packaged & advertised to the buying public internationally to catch our eye and make us crave what's inside (I almost majored in advertising, but chose the airline biz instead so I could travel around to amazing choco-adventures on a small budget). I also collect chocolate print ads, books, brochures & photos of all the choc shops I've visited in the world..... So here I will be able to finally share/show my collection and hopefully meet others with similar passions and engage in discussions about our favorite subject....ahhh the internet is a wonderful thing....and chocophiles are a special kind of people. Choc on.
PS- I also have a little M&M fetish so ck out my new blog for a look at new and old M&M wrappers and updates on brand NEW choc products on the shelves: http://chocolatemmtraveler.blogspot.com
PSS- If anyone would like to donate wrappers to a very good cause (my collection) please let me know by email or comments here (Im willing to trade/barter too). I REALLY appreciate any you can send my way, especially any NON-American kinds that are harder to find. Thank you!
PS- I also have a little M&M fetish so ck out my new blog for a look at new and old M&M wrappers and updates on brand NEW choc products on the shelves: http://chocolatemmtraveler.blogspot.com
PSS- If anyone would like to donate wrappers to a very good cause (my collection) please let me know by email or comments here (Im willing to trade/barter too). I REALLY appreciate any you can send my way, especially any NON-American kinds that are harder to find. Thank you!
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- At 12:52pm on February 5, 2010,
Kristina said… - I've just happened to open your page and am not sure, if you are still interesd... there are at least some chocolat wrapers (or small boxes) in my cupboard and drawers and is going to be even more.... all European, maybe even still some Lithuanian... I do unterstand collectors :), so let see what can be done.
- At 7:54pm on March 29, 2009,
mhdi driss said… - hi chocoflyer im very much interested to be a small artisan chocolate maker . i m experienced in roasting coffee for ten years i m aiming to began chocolate processing so i lake many experience in this area please if you like send something about your experience im living in agdir south of morocco nice and quiet city.in which i like to set the first chocolate maker
- At 11:29am on October 9, 2008,
Teresa Cordero Cordell said… - Oh, the photos on the video are absolutely delicious. Makes me want to grab a chocolate bar right this minute.
- At 11:23am on July 3, 2008,
Conrad Miller said… - Hey there, I found my Felchlin bar at Food Emporium on 3rd at 68th Street. They're the only place I know of that carries them, besides Clay, of course.
- At 12:22am on May 21, 2008,
Dawn Olson said… - I am new to all of this, so I'm not sure how this works, but I just read your profile and I swear it was me. I also love chocolate and have been collecting books and anything that has to do with chocolate. I also eat M&Ms everyday. I have a small chocolate business in my home. I make truffles and am self taught. Still learning as I go. I also work as a server on off seasons. I need to get a real picture of me, working on that. Do you have posters to sell or ideas for a wall in my kitchen?
- At 3:15pm on May 15, 2008, mhdi driss said…
- my e mail mhdi7066@hotmail.com
- At 3:14pm on May 15, 2008, mhdi driss said…
- i m a coffee roaster in morocco i m very much interested to chocolate industry so could you give me any information about making chocolate
- At 10:21am on May 11, 2008,
ChocoDark said… - Hi!
Yes Hachez is a German chocolate manufacturer. I reviewed the bar in the picture you commented on. You can go see the review on my new blog. http://www.chocodark.com.
Be warned this is my first blog.
- At 6:31pm on April 21, 2008,
Pamela Sahib said… - Hello! To answer your question, Quinoa is a pseudocereal. It's treated like rice or couscous. The closest thing I could compare it to isNestle "Crunch". The website is elceibo.org.
- At 1:55pm on April 12, 2008,
Irma Wiese said… - Hi there!
The buffet at the Peninsula is offered every fri and sat. It is worth a try if you're ever in the Chicago area.
Irma
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