What is it about chocolate that captures the popular imagination? From Charlie’s Golden Ticket to happiness having him running a Technicolor chocolate factory, to young John Midas, who suddenly finds that everything his lips touch turn to chocolate, children’s books portray chocolate as an object of greed and obsession, as a relief from poverty, at […]
Here it is, the night before the release of Something Borrowed, Something 90% Dark. I’ve done a blog post just before each of my books, reflecting on what I’ve learned from writing each title. I think this time, I want to talk about how connecting with even just a few readers is such an amazing […]
I’ll be presenting on how chocolate is processed and about my books at this year’s Burleson Senior Center Chocolate Party. You can get more information here on their site.
I often see chocolate-related quotes on my social media feed, but sometimes you want something more tangible. So you can find these quotes printed on everything from pillows to journals. Here are some of the ones I thought were cute. The list contains associate links. I always prefer to give credit to the original source […]
Here it is, release day for Out of Temper. I usually do these posts the night before, but I had a class to teach last night and we are visiting family, so by the time I would have been able to get to it, I was just too tired. Out of Temper really was a […]
Earlier this year, Glenn from Chocotastery interviewed me for the Stay Home With Chocolate Festival, and we discussed how chocolate from different craft makers had influenced the creation of the Chocoverse books. I appreciated how knowledgeable Glenn is about flavor – and I got to hear about his inventory of all the different chocolate bars […]
Here’s my interview with Arcelia Gallardo from Mission Chocolate. I’m excited because we got to do it as a video. We discussed chocolate making, flavor profiles, and one of my favorite topics – cookbooks. So fun to talk to her about her journey. Thank you, Arcelia! Don’t forget to visit Arcelia’s web site https://missionchocolate.com/ . […]
Now that the Dallas Chocolate Festival is over, I got a chance to catch up with Karen Neugebuare from Forte Chocolates. She had done an interesting presentation about taste and chocolate, and I wanted to find out more. Thanks, Karen, for chatting with me. Q: What is the most exciting thing right now about bean […]
Disclosure: Chococlectic approached me with a free sample box to evaluate. I was so intrigued by their business model, that I decided to feature them on the blog. Today I got to chat with Doreen Leong of Chococlectic, a craft chocolate subscription box company that sends curated chocolate bars. I got to find out a […]
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 […]
