Monthly Archives: November 2008

19 hours nonstop yesterday, a frenzied orgy of creative chocolatiering.  Started compiling formulas/recipes and schedules at 5:30am, made it into the kitchen at 9:30am, and didn’t get home until half past midnight.  I haven’t had this much fun since the Davis Double Century (200 mile bike ride that took 18.5 hours to finish – yes, [...]

Today did not go well.  We managed to finish off the fig/cognac and guava white chocolate bonbons, and nearly finished the milk chocolate hazelnut and milk chocolate caramel bonbons (both of which are delicious), and the saffron-dark chocolate bonbons (which are heavenly).  However, we were on the slate to get four other flavors done, and [...]

Today and tomorrow we will be working in the commercial kitchen, where I have the luxury of all the trays I could possibly want, and the space to put them in.  (To give you a rough idea of my working space at home, I have enough room to set one tray down on the dining [...]

Yes, I actually ran out of chocolate today!  I was due to get a delivery yesterday night, but the narcs busted my runner and… …no, seriously.  My partner-in-crime, who will be helping me on Friday and Saturday, got tied up at work and couldn’t get over to the storage area to get the chocolate for [...]