What could be better than an evening discussing chocolate? I was able to attend a panel discussion by five Bay Area women with successful careers in the chocolate industry. The panel included Alice Medrich, cookbook author, Kathy Wiley, owner/proprietor Poco Dulce, Penelope Finnie, owner/proprietor Bittersweet, Thalia Hohenthal, scientist Guittard Chocolate and Zohara Mapes, chocolate maker TCHO. It took place at the San Francisco Art Institute, which has AMAZING view of the city. It was an inspiring discussion about how they got their start, their typical day and advice they have to someone with dreams of starting their own business. The discussion was very inspiring. One point that struck me was not to always look for what a career will give you, but look at how you can contribute to something, what skills you can bring to the table. It is great advice for someone following their dreams and passions. I saw a great sign at a Brazilian restaurant recently - You first must love your work, then you will enjoy success.
Love it!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Fancy Food
Aisle upon aisle of chocolate delights, savory meats, delectable olives, Indian food to go and fruit sticks, is this Heaven? No, it is the Fancy Food Show. I was able to gain entry into the show once again and experience the fancy food. One highlight this year was Frut Stix, not a popsicle as I was strongly corrected by the representative, a Frut Stix. I tried the Chocolate Covered Creamy Banana flavor. Amazing. It has a light chocolate coating wrapped around a refreshing creamy banana bar. It was the right blend of banana and chocolate. It brought back memories of a childhood favorite - a chocolate covered frozen banana. We would have these on road trips to visit my Aunt in Oxnard. It seemed very exotic at the time.
Another favorite of mine from the show was hot chocolate on a stick. It is a wooden stick with a block of Belgian chocolate at the end. You take a mug of hot milk, stir it in and enjoy the chocolate rapture. I had dark chocolate at the show and was given the chocolate caramel flavor to go. They come in a variety of flavors - milk, dark, hazelnut, ginger and caramel.
It was all so fancy.
Another favorite of mine from the show was hot chocolate on a stick. It is a wooden stick with a block of Belgian chocolate at the end. You take a mug of hot milk, stir it in and enjoy the chocolate rapture. I had dark chocolate at the show and was given the chocolate caramel flavor to go. They come in a variety of flavors - milk, dark, hazelnut, ginger and caramel.
It was all so fancy.
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