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Guittard's Guest Chef Series with Andrew Shotts, part 2
The following is a photo journal of the class I took with Chef Andrew Shotts. Some details may be missing as only the photos shown here are described. I highly recommend you take a class for a more t… more →
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Guittard's Guest Chef Series with Andrew Shotts, part 2
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Mindy wrote 5 months ago: The following is a photo journal of the class I took with Chef Andrew Shotts. Some details may be m … more →
Guittard's Guest Chef Series with Andrew Shotts, part 1
Mindy wrote 5 months ago: Lucky me! I was a part of Guittard’s first Guest Chef Series at the Guittard Chocolate Studio … more →
A Gala Affair for Roy Yamaguchi
Mindy wrote 6 months ago: A few nights ago, I attended the Five Star Aloha Gala Affair honoring Roy Yamaguchi who received th … more →
Loss of Chocolate Jobs in the Bay Area
Mindy wrote 9 months ago: As you may have already heard by now, Hershey’s made an aburpt move and decided to shut down t … more →
Supporting Women Owned Chocolate Businesses-Neo Cocoa and Xan Confections
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Mindy wrote 9 months ago: Being in the artisan chocolate industry, believe it or not, usually means that you’ll end up h … more →
Meeting Chloe Doutre-Roussel
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Mindy wrote 1 year ago: Chloe Doutre-Roussel’s history with chocolate goes back to childhood. At age 14, she began to … more →
Amy Reiley's Not Wholly Mole Recipe
Mindy wrote 1 year ago: Here is one more of Amy Reiley’s sensual recipes taken from her book, Fork Me, Spoon Me. As yo … more →
Amy Reiley's Chocolate Covered Brie
Mindy wrote 1 year ago: Amy Reiley is the leading advocate for edible aphrodisiacs. She is a Master of Gastronomy, a title … more →
Firstround Tastetesters for Jade Chocolates
Mindy wrote 1 year ago: Today’s post is dedicated to the hard workers who brave the many flavors that is created in th … more →
Preliminary Wine and Chocolate Pairings at Crushpad
Mindy wrote 1 year ago: In late August, TasteTV organized a gathering of chocolatiers, chocolate makers and Crushpad. Crush … more →
Our Newest Friends, Downey Chocolates and our Booth Neighbors
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Mindy wrote 1 year ago: My relationship with Downey Chocolates began with a simple phone call to Tracey Downey. I knew that … more →
Tinkering with Truffles
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Mindy wrote 1 year ago: Back into the test kitchen I go….with the ease and artistry of Joseph Schmidt truffles in my h … more →
Back at Joseph Schmidt's Factory
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Mindy wrote 1 year ago: Despite being bought out by the Hershey Corporation, Joseph Schmidt still does the 9-5 in his factor … more →
The King of the Egg Shaped Truffle
Mindy wrote 2 years ago: In my online search for learning more about chocolate sculptures by fellow chocolatiers, I was pleas … more →
