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Infusion Series: Lavender Chocolate Truffles
It’s Time to Relax with Chocolate Truffles Infused with Lavender Soothing, calming, a walk through the garden. Descriptors I use for our lavender infused chocolate truffles. Balancing Lavender...
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Charlotte Chocolate Shop Grand Opening Success
We’ve been making chocolate in Charlotte for over 3 years now. We began with just an orange chocolate truffle and a simply pure chocolate truffle at what was then the Tailgate Market. Look at how far...
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R&D: Taza 60% Ganache Taste Test
We are always testing new thoughts, tastes, creations, ideas.. Many of them will never see the light of day but many others we will put out to select groups to taste and let us know course corrections....
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Chocolate Shop Metrics 2011
Each year I comb our sales data and try to create a picture for the family of their hard work for the year. We thought it would be fun to share with you all since this was our largest year ever, and...
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The Secret Chocolatier Thanks Twenty Degrees
In Charlotte the chocolate community is still in its infancy. There is good and bad to that. The good side is of course first mover advantage. We path find for the rest of the community to come in...
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Chocolate at the James Beard House
As you can tell I’m still playing catchup from the end of the 2011 holiday season. During which we were asked by Chef Joe Bonaparte of the International Art Institute to help him with a part of the...
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Chocolate Wedding Favors Win Every Time
There are many thoughts on what makes the best wedding favor. Frames, candles and candle holders, personalized glassware, salt and pepper shakers and pretty soups are all popular choices. For the most...
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Welcoming Fall to the Chocolate Shop
Last Saturday brought in the beginning of Fall. After a monsoon Summer we’re happy to have 60′ nights and mid-70 degree days. It just feels like time. If you live in a climate that doesn’t have...
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From the Chef’s Table, a Perspective on Teaching Chocolate Truffle Making
Our recent foray into conducting hands-on classes has led to a number of revelations as well as a lot of fun! The truffle making class has been particularly endearing. Something about the “golden...
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Chocolate of the Month Club
The Secret Chocolatier balances a lot of ongoing projects. Being a small family business means it takes us longer to make real some of those plans. This is one we are glad to finally get out there, a...
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