Chocolate Apprentice

Good For What Ales You, Scotland

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I have the most lovely friends.

After hosting a couple of them to afternoon tea last week, my friend and colleague, Amanda surprised me with a wee giftie as we were driving in to teach Musical Theatre to 6 year olds, VERY early last Saturday morning.

As the gift was a beautiful box of four Historic Ales From Scotland, we both deemed it best to save them for later.

And I immediately decided that at least one of them had to be made into chocolates (not to be confused with my exploration two years ago of chocolate beer). [Read more…]

Good For What Ales You

I was walking past Granville Island Brewing Company on Granville Island, on my way to a matinee performance of Snowman, on a chilly afternoon, appropriately enough.  Pressing my nose against their big windows looking into a bustling “neighbourhood house”, I noticed they had put up a big sign, promoting their HOP CHOCOLATE event.

Aww, I get it.  Even though I do not drink beer (it’s not an allergy, just body sense memory), I can appreciate the wit, and it gets me thinking about chocolate beer. [Read more…]