Event
International Chocolate Awards 2012- London
Judging Chocolate is tiring, refreshing and oh so good? This week has been such a fabulous experience for me, participating in the first annual “International Chocolate Awards” competition. As part of London’s famed Chocolate Week and Chocolate Unwrapped (London’s best chocolate show), the founders have tirelessly worked to create a truly worldwide collection of entrants […]
Continue Reading
National S’mores Day – Dallas, TX: Tillman’s Roadhouse (EXPLORED)
I don’t usually take a long lunch, but today being National S’mores Day, I decided to head to one of the trendier parts of Dallas for what is arguably one of the best desserts in the country. Featured on Food Network and many print media sources, Bishop Art’s Tillman’s Roadhouse has a S’mores Dessert to […]
Continue ReadingSweets and Snacks Expo “SSE11”: Media Pre-Party
Had a great time at the media party for the annual Chicago Expo. It was a chance to see some of the cool new products that are being introduced in 2011. Chocolate Santander: Columbian Single Origin Chocolate. Norm Haas, President of Foodlinks, Inc. owner of CS/ HAd nice discussion on South American chocolate, fair trade, […]
Continue ReadingChicago Hot Chocolate 5K–Running Down a Dream!
Running Down a Dream!! In the movie theater, when Forrest Gump said, “Life is like a box of Chocolates”, I got a chill. Even then, I knew it was a great line but at the time really didn’t contemplate just how much that comment was meant for and about me! Much of my life is […]
Continue ReadingTV: Food Network- “Covered in Chocolate” weekend
Food Network TV shows will have lots of chocolate segments to enjoy Saturday, February 5th and Sunday, February 6th: 5 Ingredient Fix: Saturday, February 5th at 9:30am, “My Fave Classics” Chocolate Soufflé. Paula’s Best Dishes: Saturday, February 5th at 10am, “Always Room for Chocolate”Milk Chocolate and Almond Brickle, Chocolate Explosion Cheesecake and Chocolate Cream […]
Continue Reading
>NY Chocolate Show: Big Chocolate
A Chocolate Show would not be complete without the Big 3 sampling their pieces. I don’t mean Mars, Hershey and Nestle. I am talking about Callebaut, Guittard and Valrhona. Each has a distinct profile yet each offers endless variety of flavors and types to satisfy any chocolate maker- recrational and professional. Most of the premium […]
Continue Reading
>NY: Chocolate Show of New York’s Fashion Show
Tonight, I attended this very unusual event. Unfortunately, my train from Phily was a bit late, so I wasn’t able to see all of the 2010 collection on the runway, but what I did see was enticing enough for me to book my trip for 2011. For years I have discussed attending fashion shows […]
Continue Reading
Celebrity Chef- EMC gets a flavor
Hi All, Today, I felt that it was important to feature a wonderful ice cream store I stumbled on earlier this year. Milwaukee Joe’s of Southlake, Texas (http://www.icecreamjoe.com/) invited me to come into their manufacturing kitchen and concoct what ever I wanted for this month’s feature product. They actually made me their celebrity guest […]
Continue Reading