This week, our Exotic Bar Armoire’s spotlight is on Art Pollard, the genius behind Amano Artisan Chocolate. I must say, it was a sheer delight for Heidi and me to meet him at the Fine Chocolate Industry Association’s bi-annual shin-dig in San Francisco last January. Shy and completely unassuming, (also prone to blushing!) this humble […]
Exotic Bar Armoire spotlight of the week
Our Exotic Bar Armoire spotlight this week is on the cherished Tuscan bean-to-bar chocolatiers of Amedei. Their “Amedei 9” bar is a sensuous and exquisite blend of cacao from 9 different plantations and it has won the prestigious “Golden Bean” award from The Acadamy of Chocolate. This phenomenal offering has high tasting notes of citrus […]
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 […]
Fancy Food Show…
Madame Chocolat’s Blog: My Beloved Chocophiles, Last weekend, PL&C went to San Francisco and Giftress Heidi and I attended the 2011 Winter Fancy Foods Show at the downtown Moscone Center. It was a fantastic food-frenzied hoot, indeed! As we seriously investigated market trends, we also sourced out some fabulous gift chocolate products. We cannot wait for […]
Signing the Lease…
Madame Chocolat’s Blog: My Beloved Chocophiles, I wanted to share with you a smidge of the drama and intrigue that was involved in finding my perfect space, 805 Pearl Street. Suffice to say, I had to trip over a lot of educational toads to find my Prince of a space. 805 Pearl Street… what a gem […]