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Ecole Chocolat 10th Anniversary in San Francisco

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I have just returned from San Francisco.

I adore San Francisco.  I remember it as one of the first “big foreign cities” I ever visited as a child.  In the summer of 1968 my family moved from London, Ontario to Vancouver and Dad decided to make it a big driving adventure vacation, with a trip to visit family friends who lived in San Francisco, as the penultimate stop. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Chocolatiers, Flavours and Textures Tagged With: Bart van Cauwenberghe, Frederik Bau, Gail Ambrosius, Pam Williams, Paul Debondt, Philippe Givre, Valrhona

Raising the Bar Book Launch

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A couple of weeks ago, I was privileged to be at the launch of Pam William’s new book, Raising the Bar:  The Future of Fine Chocolate.

Co-written with Jim Eber, Pam’s hot off the presses book is a highly informative and interesting  examination of what the future may hold for fine chocolate and those who are attempting to preserve its unique and diverse flavours.

As Pam sees it a bit of a crisis is happening out there in the world of fine flavor cacao. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Chocolatiers, Flavours and Textures Tagged With: books, Jim Eber, Pam Williams, Raising the Bar

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