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Searching for Chocolate Truffles
On By Andy Ciordia / 0 comments
In a world where the artisan chocolates and the industrial collide finding that perfect chocolate truffle seems more elusive than ever. Even if you're going to craft you're own chocolate truffle recipe it's a good idea to search down the quality so you and others can enjoy them that much more. Read more
A Great Tasting Chocolate Wedding Cake
A Great Tasting Chocolate Wedding Cake
On By Andy Ciordia / 0 comments
A memorable cake can be something beautiful or something beyond incredible to eat, rarely are they perfectly both. When choosing your wedding cake what side are you on? The Secret... Read more
When times are tough, Chocolate is King.
On By Andy Ciordia / 0 comments
Chocolate Ganache, Fit for a King Well, chocolate is good all the time but that’s beside the point. It’s tough times. No doubt about it. Yet every day we help people enjoy something more for a few moments with Chocolate. That’s really special. We were speaking with a reporter the other day who was asking about chocolate in an uncertain economy. I was reminded of a passage from Discover Chocolate where Clay talks about how everyone can be a King with chocolate. There are very few items that you can... Read more
What is a Chocolate Infusion?
On By Bill Dietz / 0 comments
I like to think that in my own way, I have maintained the same integrity that my grand father held when he opened his bakery in the early 1900’s when he came to this country from germany. All we’re really doing here is adding life back into the words homemade or handmade. Even though I have been a professional in the food service business for a long time, I like to think that in my own way, I have maintained the same integrity that my grand father held when he... Read more
Homemade Chocolates Take Time
On By Andy Ciordia / 0 comments
To create homemade chocolate recipes can take anywhere from simple combinations to elaborate dances of solids, semi-solids, liquids, and bouncing between the two. Chef Bill Dietz does this dance very meticulously and quicker than myself. Time, practice, and passion give you a deftness that impresses. Playing to Strengths My work for our project has been centered around the creation of my own chocolate tools. Design, information, and elaborate numerology (aka finances). They all take time too. One thing we have been working on since the beginning of our expansion is... Read more