Chef Genny’s Blog: I had the honor of having a newspaper article written about me a couple of years ago when I was the Manager and Pastry Chef at a wonderful patisserie in Louisville. Granted it was just for a local rag, but it was flattering nonetheless. The reporter asked about my assumed classical culinary […]
Are We There Yet…?
Madame Chocolat’s Blog: My Beloved Chocophiles, It is the the day before Valentine’s Day and all through the shop… still the sounds of scrubbing, painting, drilling, sanding and hammering can be heard… but we’re getting there! We are sooooooo close!… but, unfortunately, we will not be open on Valentine’s Day – waaaaahhhh! When I signed the […]
Robb the Builder…
Madame Chocolat’s Blog: My Beloved Chocophiles, The build-out of the shop is coming along nicely! Things are moving fast now and we are even talking “final inspections” this coming week!!! Can you even imagine? We are trying like the dickens to be open by the 14th and the way things are going, we just might […]
Enrobing a Delivery Van in Chocolate…?
Madame Chocolat’s Blog: My Beloved Chocophiles, So, just how does one go about enrobing a delivery van in chocolate? Mmmm….? As a new business owner, I have had to make a whole lot of difficult decisions on where to spend my advertising $$s. Of course, I want my delivery van to serve in her functional capacity delivering chocolate deliciousness […]
My favorite things…
For those that have known me for awhile, it is no secret that I have had a ten-year full-blown-school-girl crush on Chef Christopher Kimball, founder and editor of Cook’s Illustrated magazine.