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Infusion Series: Lavender Chocolate Truffles
Infusion Series: Lavender Chocolate Truffles
On By Robin Ciordia / 0 comments
It’s Time to Relax with Chocolate Truffles Infused with Lavender Soothing, calming, a walk through the garden. Descriptors I use for our lavender infused chocolate truffles. Balancing Lavender Chocolate Ganache... Read more
Infusion Series: Spearmint Chocolate Truffles
On By Andy Ciordia / 0 comments
For the past two Summers we have run a delightful Spearmint chocolate truffle. As a child I was a big fan of Andes Candies. These little mint chocolate squares we’re just a favorite. Then over time I started finding that I had a mild allergic reaction to them. Maybe too much of a good thing, maybe the ingredients shifted into something cheaper and that created the issue. Whatever the case I could no longer have something I really enjoyed. Until The Secret Chocolatier that is! The Mint Monster Our Spearmint... Read more
Twelve, an Uptown Charlotte Holiday Market
On By Andy Ciordia / 0 comments
The Center City Green Market in Charlotte has been bouncing around the last couple of years uptown and while our own commitments have precluded us from being as involved as we’d like we still like to support local farms, artisans, and crafters in our region. Ted Boyd had a simple idea that took a lot of engineering to deliver. Take an empty box store in the center of the city and turn it into a beautiful holiday market. With little time to spare he and his team of volunteers pulled... Read more