Archive for the 'chocolate' Category

Chocolate aftermath

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Sent out the last 35 packages of chocolates yesterday, in another gargantuan trip to the post office.  (The postal employees asked, with some trepidation, “Are you going to be back tomorrow??”)  Except for a few chocolate which I reserved for my own consumption, and three boxes in the fridge to be picked up by their [...]

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Photos of the carnage

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Michael was kind enough to take some photos of the candymaking process while we were in the commercial kitchen, and I snapped some shots during the chocolate-packing.  They’re posted on my brand-new chocolatemaking web page on the main site.  Enjoy!

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133 pounds of chocolate

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Yes, that’s the final number.  Not quite my weight in chocolate, but getting close. 
Another day of hard work - got up after about 5 hours’ sleep and spent an hour or two prepping for Weavolution conference calls, then (at the crack of dawn) started photographing chocolates and creating the chocolates index in Photoshop.  [...]

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Presenting this year’s fall collection

Monday, December 1st, 2008
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Lordy, lordy, I’ve got to stop partying like this

Sunday, November 30th, 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, [...]

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