… thank you to Seth Godin for the inspiration of this post from his post, “The vulnerability of ‘thank you’ “… Thank you = Vulnerability Thank you as in: I couldn’t do this without you. Thank you as in: You are the most difficult, scary, unpredictable, sometimes infuriating and irritating, and heart wrenching part […]
#LoveTheLocalChocolate: A Boulder Love Letter
If there’s one thing Boulder’s known for, it’s keepin’ it local. We love our start-ups. Our entrepreneurs. Our beer. Our farms. Our boutiques. Our restaurants. Our coffee. Our, ahem, medicinal products. And, of course, our chocolate. The PL&C team is on a mission to boost Boulder’s love for local into the stratosphere. In the world […]
Louisville’s Annual Pie Baking Contest!
By Chef Genny Fetherston Labor Day. A day we celebrate the hard-working Americans whose strength, dedication, and rigor help to make this country so great. And if I were to labor on that day, it would be over the stove making the world’s best pie. That is why I (used to—now I’m disqualified) would enter the […]
From Chef Sarah’s Desk: CraftBeer.com’s Beer & Food Course
By Chef Sarah, PL&C’s Madame Chocolat There are very few things in this world that everyone likes. (Spoiler alert: one of them is chocolate.) The other two are 1) beer and 2) food. As a new member of Sterling Rice Group‘s Culinary Council, I was invited to their aptly named Beer & Food Course. Needless […]
Vegas, Baby: a Two-Day Intensive with Jin Caldwell of JinJu Chocolates
When Chef Sarah and Chef Mallory, our Confections Manager whom we’ve dubbed “Cocoa Spice,” touched down in Vegas last month, they had one thing on their minds. (Hint: It was chocolate.) As a part of PL&C’s continuing education, our team regularly travels to expos, trade shows, classes and the like to learn the latest technologies and […]