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Custom Chocolate Gifts
On By Andy Ciordia / 0 comments
Custom chocolate…<*dream pop*>…One thing we’ve found a lot of pleasure in is making things off the beaten path. I’m not saying picking out some chocolate treat from our menu is bad, we love all we have built but in the end we’re artists and the menu is just the beginning of a discussion. As a way for us to show a little of what we are able to do the rest of the fun happens when we get to talk about your chocolate ideas. Customizing Chocolate For Your Special Event... Read more
Is That In Chocolate Years?
Is That In Chocolate Years?
On By Andy Ciordia / 0 comments
This entire journey began last Spring, over a year ago. It was just an idea, a dabble, a trial. Let’s see where it goes, if there was a consumer audience... Read more
Celebrating Mother's Day
On By Karen Dietz / 0 comments
My Grandmother Mother’s day is right around the corner and there are many things I reflect upon fondly but, because food is one of the ways we communicate, celebrate and nurture relationships, I usually end up thinking about family gatherings and things surrounding food. My Mother Helped Me Start the Day Right One of the many things I remember growing up is that I always ate breakfast. When I would get bored with cereal my mother and I would to talk about choices that were tasty in the morning. I... Read more
Spring Chocolates, Fresh Moments
On By Andy Ciordia / 0 comments
What does Spring mean to you? To us, and we have big talks about this, Spring has clean, fresh thoughts. Light, bright, and fun. Spring stepped through on the calendar a few weeks ago but the climate is still figuring it out here in the Carolina’s and much of the Northern Hemisphere. We’re still glad to be in transition though. At the end of a season we feel the call to shift. Everyone around us does from working through closets, a clean home, an office where you can find the... 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
The Secret Chocolatier Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Fudge and Chocolate Fudge Icing
Good Homemade Chocolate Frosting Recipes
On By Bill Dietz / 0 comments
Everyone has their own variant of homemade chocolate icing/frosting. A Little more butter, little less, powdered sugar, egg whites, chocolate chocolate and more chocolate! If I've tried ten I've tried... Read more