The Round-Up Continues… Ashley made Chocolate Truffles with Edible Gold with a basic ganache using Valrhona 70% Guanaja chocolate. At Gastronomicon, she dipped her way to passionate delight with Passionfruit Truffles surrounded by El Rey chocolate, used for its robust flavor. Baked Chocolate Fudge was a New Zealand treat from Arfi, who used Whittaker’s 72% dark to scratch that chocolate itch. Over at Café Lynnylu,…
The avalanche of entries for Sugar High Friday #27: Chocolate By Brand continues. Thanks again to all participants, and be sure to visit their sites and click on the chocolate links to learn more about the different kinds of chocolate used from around the globe. This entry takes us all over the world, from Paris, to America, through South and Central America, as well as…
The word ‘consulting’ always sounds like a dream job when you’re working in a restaurant kitchen, slaving over a hot stove as a line or prep cook. As a consultant, it sounds like you sweep into a kitchen whenever you feel like it, and bake something up with the staff. But it’s rather challenging work. Restaurants call in consultants when the kitchen is in dire…
One of my favorite things to do in Paris is just wander around, often in neighborhoods that aren’t really known for anything special. There’s always something interesting to find; shops specializing in vintage hairbrushes and combs, or locksmiths for doors installed only during the reign of Napoléan III. And of course, I’m usually on the lookout for food, and am especially keen when I come…
Gretchen di Limur…come on down! You’re the winning contestant for my Paris Chocolate & Gastronomy Tour in the Menu For Hope III auction. Am I going to have to take my fabulous culinary tour of Paris all by myself? Get in touch.
Sorry about the less-than-stellar photo. I was trying to take a picture in a hectic métro station, and when there was a break in the frenzy of commuters, I tried to get my shot. But soon the people behind the glass in the information booth started taking notice of me snapping a few pics of the high-security features of the métro, like metal railings and…
The winners of Menu For Hope III have been announced! Click on the link, or the logo below, to find out if you’re one of the lucky winners. You can read the original post to review the prizes and the information provided by the donor. Here are instructions for the winners: Visit the blog which hosts the prize or prizes you’ve won (just click on…
In the previous post on chocolate-making, I included some information that was given to me that was erroneous. The original post contained information told to me by one of the world’s leading chocolate experts, which didn’t relate to the quality of the company’s products, nor reputation of the company, which was then taken and reprinted. When I received a message questioning its authenticity, I telephoned…
The other night I was having dinner in a restaurant, and struck up a conversation with the fellow dining at the next table, who turned out to be Swiss. As we talked, the conversation turned to what I did and when I replied that I wrote cookbooks on baking and chocolate. His curiosity was piqued, as well as that of the two Belgian women at…
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