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The Craft Chocolate Experience

The Craft Chocolate Experience
The Craft Chocolate Experience is happening in San Francisco next weekend, March 06, 07, 08!http://craftchocolateexperience.com/If you enjoy chocolate, this exhibition is a chance to take a deep dive into the culture, the flavors, the adventures, the artistry, and social justice movement behind craf
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Pâte de Fruit, what is it? Get some!

Pâte de Fruit,  what is it?  Get some!
pictured: local raspberries, Spanish Monstrell, Allspice liqueurSo what is pâte de fruit? It is an old school French method of preserving fruit, much like jam. So why do I like it?  Well, as life goes, version 2.0 of pâte de fruit is pretty fun.  Chocolatiers and patissiers have
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Chocolate is entwined with humanity

Chocolate is entwined with humanity
Why confections and chocolate?They are far more than candy. Chocolate is entwined with humanity, our celebrations and our struggles. Chocolate represents luxury and our fragile planet. It is sensuous and it is fun. Chocolate is Theobroma cacao, the Gift of the Gods. Explore chocolate with
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