The Bean-to-bar phenomenon: “Micro-batching” grows up
The bean-to-bar movement has awakened America to a new chocolate renaissance, not unlike what happened in the mid-twentieth century to the California wine industry. What’s driving this trend? And which manufacturers offer equipment scaled specifically for this craft niche? This article, originally printed in the Candy Industry Magazine August 2015 issue provides helpful equipment specifications and costs.
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Wine & Chocolate Pairing Guide
If you want to explore wine with chocolate, but are confused about what to pair, this helpful three-page guide will dispel woeful shotgun arrangements and point you to heavenly combinations.
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Developed and taste tested at a dozen national and regional level wine events, the guide includes 18 wines (from sweet/ heavy to dry), nine types of chocolate or chocolate desserts and helpful tasting instructions. Purchase Instructions: Please download and save a copy of the file to your computer’s hard drive prior to opening.
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Chocolate and the Art of Love
Includes vignettes of history’s most notorious chocolate lovers, chocolate and the pharmacopeia of love, a review of dozens of seductive chocolaty products. The 10-page illustrated primer is a great guide to prepare lovers for Valentine’s Day. Originally printed in 2008; revised in 2010.
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Purchase Instructions: Before opening, please download and save a copy of the document to your hard drive. Then, open document from your hard drive.
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Beer & Chocolate Pairing Guide
A companion to the Wine & Chocolate Guide, this two-page guide will point beer lovers in the right direction. Includes 8 beers, five chocolate types and helpful tasting instructions.
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