Quick Guide to Pairing Wine with Chocolate
One of the nice things about working with chocolate for so many events and activities is that there is never a shortage of chocolate in [...]
Chocolate Imbecile!–What Ganache Really Means…
So much of the chocolate world is full of funny myths, happy accidents, and even completely off-base accounts. I'm not sure if it is a [...]
Blond Chocolate–Sweets for Folks of Every Hair Color
Since the start of the new year, Starbucks has been pushing it's newly launched "blonde roast" coffee, aimed at those folks who couldn't stomach their [...]
History of Boston Desserts
Today I fly back to Boston after nearly a week in Colorado. While I did get to try some rather yummy chocolates and chocolate desserts [...]
Potato Chips + Chocolate = Always the Right Answer
At a birthday dinner not too long ago, I amazed my friends by combining two, pretty much universally lauded, food indulgences; chocolate, and potato chips. [...]
That Time Dessert Lead Me to the Best Fried Chicken
I grew up without cable. Until I left Connecticut to attend college in Boston, the television set that I regularly watched TV on in my [...]
Craft Chocolate Made in Colorado
One of the most interesting aspects of learning more about the chocolate world is being awakened to the wonderful possibilities that lay within the seemingly [...]
How to Win the Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Category
Unless you live in an underground bunker in preparation of the polar ice cap melting apocalypse, you probably are aware that the Oscars were last [...]
Peanut Butter Pie With Pretzel Crust
A couple years ago, I went out for a dinner with my dear friend Erica (who has a fantastic travel blog called As Her World [...]
Chocolate Tea and Making Connections
One of the delightful aspects of working in anything related to chocolate is that you get to meet other folks who have an enthusiasm for [...]
In Search of the Perfect Pain au Chocolat
Within the world of chocolate therein lies a plethora of sumptuous desserts--cakes, cookies, tarts, brownies, bars, mousse, fudge, and pastries. Being a chocoholic since even [...]
Chocolate Postcards on Display at the MFA
Sometimes chocolate adventures don't actually involve eating chocolate--(I know, you think I'm crazy with that statement, but wait). Since chocolate, as a food, dates all [...]