Chocolate Apprentice

Beta 5 Chocolates

Mmm, I love yuzu.

And Matcha.

And when you put them together, they explode in your mouth in a burst of tart and sour goodness.

A few weeks ago, while researching (I love doing research for this blog) local chocolatier’s offerings for the Valentine’s Day post, my partner and I stumbled upon Beta 5 chocolates, in the industrial area of East Vancouver.

The brainchild of Adam Chandler and Jessica Rosinski, Beta 5 Chocolates takes its name from the stable crystals which form when chocolate is properly tempered, to create the smooth, glossy, snappy look and feel characteristic to fine chocolate. [Read more…]

The Unveiling

Okay, first let me say, I know I have a lot to learn.

And patience has never been one of my strong personality traits, so perhaps the Ecole Chocolat course, along with generous lashings of yoga class, will eventually bear fruit in helping me to become a more zen-like creature, appreciative of every moment – even the one where I cannot get the molded chocolates I have been watching for hours, to release and drop from the molds.

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