"Thank you Nat, I will look into all of these. Joe, upstate may be another trip, but I will keep this one on my list as well!"
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Road trip to Nashville
Started this discussion. Last reply by Maria Valente Jun 17, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Chocolate molds
Started this discussion. Last reply by cheebs Jul 9, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Joe Suhrada replied to Maria Valente's discussion Road trip to Nashville"Come and see us in upstate NY! Uncle Sam's Candy!
www.unclesamscandy.com
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Maria Valente replied to Maria Valente's discussion Road trip to Nashville"I'm good with NYC, I am looking for suggestions along the way...southern jersey, pa, va, tn, etc...thanks!"
Nat replied to Maria Valente's discussion Road trip to Nashville"Ultramarinos in Hoboken, NJ
Chocolate Lover's club in Princeton, NJ
Cocova in DC
Potomac Chocolate in DC
Esaczu in NC?
Secret Chocolatier
2935 Providence RdSuite 104Charlotte NC 28211
for a start. Do you need…"
Maria Valente posted a discussionRoad trip to Nashville
I will be driving this summer from NY to Nashville and would like to visit as many chocolate shops as I can. Does anyone have any reccomendations for places I should not miss?
Maria Valente replied to Nancy Y's discussion For Sale - Chocolate Display Cases in the group Classifieds - For Sale or Wanted"Are these still available?"
Maria Valente replied to Michael Anderson's discussion For Sale Chocolate Case in the group Classifieds - For Sale or Wanted"Is this still available?"
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- Dark, Milk, White?
- Dark
- Most memorable chocolate experience:
- Opening my chocolate shop!
- My favorite chocolate is:
- My dark espresso truffle (today...I have a new favorite every day!)
Maria Valente's Blog
The Ten Best Pastry Chefs in America...and me!
Posted on June 9, 2009 at 10:20am 1 Comment 0 Likes
All I can say is...WOW! Last night I was lucky enough to attend a party at ICE--the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan, honoring the 10 best pastry chefs in America. It was an amazing experience for a chocolatier and dessert freak like me. We were first allowed to roam through the building where these talented and amazing chefs were setting up and would answer our questions and just basically allow us to gawk at their creations. Then there was the ceremony where each of the 10 were… Continue
My Very First Blog...be gentle with me!
Posted on May 22, 2009 at 3:15pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
So , I have finally been dragged kicking and screaming into this brave new digital world where everything is all a Twitter and Facebook has replaced Facetime, but here I am ready to Blog..So what do I blog about? Well, Chocolate of course! I am a chocolatier for lack of a better title. It's a pretty good title I think, and I am in very good company. I haven't always been a chocolatier and that is something I can blog about at a later date. , but I am one now. What that means is I get to create… Continue
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 6:47pm on June 20, 2009, Catherine DeLucia said…
- Thanks for the welcome, Maria. I am sure I will spend many hours enjoying this chocolate heaven.
- At 6:31pm on January 31, 2008, Maria Valente said…
- The name of my shop is Chocolations. I am at 447 Mamaroneck Ave in Mamaroneck, NY. I accomplished it by refusing to listen to everyone who told me I couldn't or shouldn't do it. I especially didn't listen to myself when defeatist thoughts crossed my mind. It was a dream and it still is. I worked really hard to learn everything I didn't know about chocolate. The smartest thing I did was ask the experts, and of course the expert on all things chocolate is Clay Gordon. I took 10 months to work in a bakery and see if this was really something I could do. I also took courses at the French Culinary Institute on chocolate. Ithas been a lot of work, but I am living my dream and it was well worth the effort!
- At 6:17pm on January 31, 2008,
Chocoflyer said… - What's the name of your shop, where is it, and how did you accomplish such a herculean feat?
- At 12:05pm on January 30, 2008,
Clay Gordon said… - Maria:
Welcome to The Chocolate Life. While I know a lot about your opening the shop (I worked with you on it), I am sure that there are people who are interested in hearing about your experiences moving a home-based business into a retail space on a busy retail shopping street.
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