I’m going out to the opening weekend of Choctoberfest, the month-long Chocolate extravaganza held annually in Hico, Texas (about an hour and a half outside of Austin). I caught up with Kevin Wenzel of Wiseman House Chocolate, the chocolatier who started the event, to get some insight on the fest, and on his shop. What […]
As you guys know, my books feature a lot of chocolate, and I have gotten to do a couple of events in conjunction with DallasChocolate.org. So when I found out Dallas Chocolate’s doing a 10th Anniversary Chocolate Dinner, it felt like time to talk to Sander Wolf, Dallas Chocolate’s founder. I can’t wait for the […]
While we were in Monterrey, we got to spend a morning with the Llanderal Family of chocolate makers. It was an educational and enjoyable experience We sat down with Jorge Llandreal first and spoke with him about his business and his journey into becoming a chocolatier/chocolate maker. He told us he earned his medical engineering […]
I’m very excited to be interviewing a chocolatier on the blog today. Scott Shelby, the Sweets Engineer, will be doing a pop-up shop at my Pure Chocolate event in Minneapolis on July 8. Join us both at Magers and Quinn. So Scott. Professional Snowboarder. Microbiologist. Line cook and pastry chef. How does all of that come […]
