Godiva Teams Up With Chuao

I recently had the absolute pleasure of attending an event at Godiva’s 5th Avenue location announcing their new partnership with Chuao, a small chocolatier out of San Diego, bringing savory chocolates to Godiva locations all over! Though this photo only shows two kinds, we were able to sample all five different “Spice&Nut Chocolates” that Chuao creates that are now being offered via Godiva. Salted Caramel Spice (salt butter caramel, rosemary) was surprisingly not my favorite; well, not too surprising if you know of my love/hate affair with rosemary. Too much rosemary turns me, and this was definitely too much for [...]

Green & Black’s

I had the great pleasure to attend an event showcasing the lovely Green & Black’s brand of chocolate, which is completely organic.  Before this, I hadn’t much experience with the chocolate, but I got to sample many different kinds over the course of the evening.  Even more fun?  We each sat down in front of these trays and were then informed… it was a quickfire challenge!  I don’t watch Top Chef or those types of cooking reality shows, but the gist was that we had 7 minutes to create a unique tiramisu from what was in front of us: sugar, [...]

Scharffen Berger – Elevate a Classic Dessert $10,000 Contest

It’s that time of year again – Scharffen Berger’s annual contest was just launched, and they threw another awesome kick off party to which I was invited!  (I attended in 2009 and 2010 as well, click to see info on those parties!)  This year’s theme is Elevate a Classic Dessert – take a classic chocolate dessert recipe and twist it to make it EVEN BETTER.  Just using Scharffen Berger makes it better, yes, but use your imagination – the sky’s the limit – you might come up with something amazing!  Of course, as soon as I walked in, I was [...]

Xocolatti

Recently it became clear that I was the sweetest Feisty Family member… I mean, the Feisty Family member with the sweetest tooth!  As such, Yvo has asked me to periodically review some of the sweet treats that cross her path.  Test new and delicious treats? Yes please!  So here I am, giving you a first look at the latest treat… Xocolatti Chocolates!   Xocolatti was created by Shaineal Shah, whose goal was to “create a brand for chocolate connoisseurs that was respectful of the heritage of fine chocolates, but also offered an innovative and artistic experience.”  Though I am by [...]

Top Ten Pastry Chefs in America 2011

Recently ICE hosted Dessert Professional’s annual awards ceremony, honoring the ten best pastry chefs in America. The Blind Baker covered this event in three parts last year, so yep, as Yvo’s not a huge fan of sweets and had another event to attend, she could only stop by for a short time, so I picked up the slack and made the huge sacrifice to eat my way through their confections. With some time before the ten winners were introduced, we were able to wander through the kitchens as the chefs and their teams set up for the onslaught. Here, Yoni [...]

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