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World Nutella Day

Today is World Nutella Day, and Iโ€™m caught with my trousers down. I prepared a dish (well..sort of) but didnโ€™t get around to writing up something unusually profound to say, so a picture of it is going to have to do for now. I got sidetracked by a whole bunch of stuff, and had a lot of things I was going to post about thisโ€ฆ

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Chocolate Thatโ€™s โ€œToo Good To Useโ€

Once upon a time, I worked in a restaurant that was well-known for using ingredients of exceptional quality. The most magnificent fruits and vegetables would come barreling through our kitchen door every day, from plump, rare black raspberries to teeny-tiny wild strawberries, fraises des bois. While I canโ€™t really guess the psychology behind it, we would often treat these marvels like precious jewels, reserving themโ€ฆ

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Gianduja and Gelato

Here I am in Torino, or Turin, if youโ€™re familiar with the shroud. Being on the road means that Iโ€™m in unfamiliar hotels with less-than-ideal access. When I attempted to change the thermostat in my hotel room, the digital display read โ€˜PARTYโ€™. I donโ€™t know what the โ€˜partyโ€™ mode is, but when I pressed the switch again nothing exciting happened. Iโ€™m leading a fabulous chocolateโ€ฆ

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