“The Chocolatier” is the 3rd episode of The Colorado Profiles Project. “The Chocolatier” follows Sarah Amorese, the owner of Piece, Love and Chocolate, a beloved chocolate shop on Pearl Street. The Colorado Profiles Project is a documentary series featuring unique business professionals throughout Colorado – including Fort Collins, Boulder, Denver and surrounding areas. We see, […]
Boulder High School Pro-Start Team
Hello My Lovelies! Today, I find my heart warmed and inspired! I must share with you my experience working with Boulder High School’s catering instructor Jean Lange, fellow chef mentor Chef Ben Keesler (Giam and Via Toscana) and the Boulder High School Pro-Start program. What is ProStart, you might ask? ProStart is a national career-building […]
I am NOT, Hasty!
My Lovelies! A very interesting thing happened to me yesterday! I received a very curt Cease-and-Desist order from Chef Hasty Torres, a 90210 chocolatier in Beverly Hills . Ms. Torres is the really, real Madame Chocolat and does not appreciate me brandying about the name in any way or fashion. Madame Chocolat is the name […]
Teacher is Student is Teacher
My Lovelies… From the beginning (pg 86 in the waaaaay too long PL&C business plan), we had planned on having classes. And, if you’d asked me last year this time the “why?” behind this offering, I would have told you, “great service offering, additional source of revenue, create brand loyalty… blah, blah, blah!” Oh! How […]
Memoirs of Culinary School…
Are pastry chefs born or are they created? From the very beginning of culinary school, perhaps, even that first day of “Skills” with Chef Kennedy, I knew I was destined for pastry and chocolate. However, one of my favorite classes that tested my curiosity was not one of baking. It was the study of the cold kitchen […]