July 2009
Daniel Sklaar of Fine & Raw Chocolate
As seen last night at the NY Botanical Garden’s Thursday night Edible Gardens on the Tasting Terrace. Posted via email from LaVidaCocoa | Comment »
Jul 31st
Christel Moerck of Knipschildt Chocolatier
As seen last night at the NY Botanical Garden’s Thursday night Edible Gardens on the Tasting Terrace. Posted via email from LaVidaCocoa | Comment »
Jul 31st
LaLoo's Goat Milk ice cream
As seen last night at the NY Botanical Garden’s Thursday night Edible Gardens on the Tasting Terrace.  The deep chocolate was surprisingly good. The mint tasted too sharply of goat’s milk for my taste. A good alternative for the lactose- intolerant among us. Live La Vida Cocoa at www.TheChocolateLife.com Posted via email from LaVidaCocoa | Comment »
Jul 31st
Arcadia Ales' Cocoa Loco beer
As seen last night at the NY Botanical Garden’s Thursday night Edible Gardens on the Tasting Terrace. Posted via email from LaVidaCocoa | Comment »
Jul 31st
I have raised over $1000 for my '09 Euro Chocolate...
I have raised a little over $1000, or about 20% of my $5000 goal for my 2009 European Chocolate Trip fund. Stops on the trip include Perugia (Eurochocolate), Paris (Salon du Chocolat Professionel), Barcelona (the Chocolate Capital of Spain), and London (a recent hotbed of chocolate activity). I will be blogging about the chocolate I eat and the people I meet every day of the trip (complete...
Jul 31st
Ashish Kumar Mishra added a blog post →
Jul 31st
Jeff Stern replied to Clay Gordon's discussion... →
Jul 31st
angelina patterson joined Clay Gordon's group →
Jul 31st
An event by Schooner Manitou was featured →
Jul 31st
An event by Sacred Steve was featured →
Jul 31st
steven added 3 photos to the album 'me' →
Jul 31st
Ivica Sowemimo replied to Ivica Sowemimo's... →
Jul 31st
angelina patterson joined Clay Gordon's group →
Jul 31st
angelina patterson joined Clay Gordon's group →
Jul 31st
Samantha Madell commented on steven's photo... →
Jul 31st
Monica Jakubavicius commented on Clay Gordon's... →
Jul 31st
Gregory Mizerek left a comment for Renata Fantini →
Jul 31st
Gregory Mizerek, Marion Siegel, Kylie Fraser and 3... →
Jul 31st
Ashish Kumar Mishra added a blog post →
Ashish Kumar Mishra added a blog post Having Fun with Chocolate Chocolate isn’t a food but an Experience, Few words evoke the emotional enthusiasm which people feel toward chocolate. It…
Jul 31st
An event by Schooner Manitou was featured →
An event by Schooner Manitou was featured 4 Day Artisan Chocolate and Storyteller Cruise at Traverse Tall Ship Co., LLC September 24, 2009 at 4pm to September 28, 2009 at 1pm …
Jul 31st
Jeff Stern replied to Clay Gordon's discussion... →
Jeff Stern replied to Clay Gordon’s discussion ‘Venezuela’s Cacao Plantations Stir Bitterness’ Bureaucracy is the choke-hold on the pent-up energy of many a business in Latin…
Jul 31st
angelina patterson joined Clay Gordon's group →
angelina patterson joined Clay Gordon’s group OFF Topic OFF - Other Favorite Foods - Topic. The place to share your passion for your other favorite foods.
Jul 31st
angelina patterson joined Clay Gordon's group →
angelina patterson joined Clay Gordon’s group Tastings This group is for people interested in organizing tasting events. Here we can discuss ideas for themes and other issues,…
Jul 31st
Ivica Sowemimo replied to Ivica Sowemimo's... →
Ivica Sowemimo replied to Ivica Sowemimo’s discussion ‘Salon du Chocolat 2009 in Paris’ Hi Anna, I’m really glad that you responded- thanks so much! Could you add a bit more info on…
Jul 31st
steven added 3 photos to the album 'me' →
steven added 3 photos to the album ‘me’
Jul 31st
angelina patterson joined Clay Gordon's group →
angelina patterson joined Clay Gordon’s group The Chocolate Swap The Chocolate Swap is the place for ChocolateLife members to reach out to other members to trade chocolates.
Jul 31st
Samantha Madell commented on steven's photo... →
Samantha Madell commented on steven’s photo ‘IMGP2111’ Cute photo! What exactly are you doing to that sloth?
Jul 31st
Monica Jakubavicius commented on Clay Gordon's... →
Monica Jakubavicius commented on Clay Gordon’s blog post ‘Paris: City of Chocolate’ Estuve en París en Junio, recorrí todas las chocolaterías y pastelerías, INCREIBLE!!!, una de las…
Jul 31st
An event by Sacred Steve was featured →
An event by Sacred Steve was featured Sacred Chocolate Free Tasting of RAW Chocolate at Whole Foods Market at Whole Foods Market, San Rafael, CA July 31, 2009 from 2pm to 5pm Free…
Jul 31st
Gregory Mizerek left a comment for Renata Fantini →
Gregory Mizerek left a comment for Renata Fantini
Jul 31st
Gregory Mizerek, Marion Siegel, Kylie Fraser and 3... →
Gregory Mizerek, Marion Siegel, Kylie Fraser and 3 more joined The Chocolate Life
Jul 31st
Do you need ORIGINAL chocolate editorial?
I am planning a trip to Eurochocolate, the Salon du Chocolat Professionel, and London from roughly October 14-25, 2010 for TheChocolateLife.com, the on-line community about chocolate I created and moderate. I am looking for additional **PAID** WEB (e.g., one-off blog, daily blog - w/photos) and PRINT editorial outlets, consumer and trade, to write for. I am also open to doing research on...
Jul 28th
Results of 2009 National Pastry Team Championship...
Scores include total points plus scores for each element (plated desserts, bonbons, entremets, entremets glaces, petits gateaux, work, and artistry). Link: http://bit.ly/UC7p7 Posted via email from LaVidaCocoa | Comment »
Jul 25th
Considering Pastry Chefs as World-Class Artists @...
World-class Pastry Chefs are among the most talented artists in the world: How many other artists can you name are expert in so many different media and techniques? Posted via email from LaVidaCocoa | Comment »
Jul 21st
ChipIn to Help Clay Make it to Eurochocolate...
Click the bit.ly link: http://bit.ly/FDTq5 to visit TheChocolateLife.com and then click on the ChipIn widget to help Clay make it to Eurochocolate. He will fill everyone in on his adventures every day as a thank-you to everyone who contributed. Don’t be shy if you’re the first one to contribute. Someone has to break the ice! Posted via email from LaVidaCocoa | Comment »
Jul 20th
Interesting Free-Form Chocolate Molding Technique...
A large tub of cocoa powder is used as the medium for creating free-form molds for pieces that will be incorporated into a chocolate showpiece at the 2009 National Pastry Team Championship. Championship rules are very strict about teams bringing molds (other than simple geometric shapes) already made into the competition kitchens. Molds can be assembled during the competition from parts, however...
Jul 18th
Renowned Pastry Chef Albert Adria Judging Bonbons...
It’s not just the second (and final) day of the 2009 Amoretti National Pastry Team Championship, it’s eight o’clock in the morning. SO, a panel of judges that includes Albert Adria is eating chocolate for breakfast. 24 chocolate bonbons to be exact, three from each of the eight teams competing. Day 1 saw the judging of plated desserts, and later on in Day 2 is the judging for...
Jul 16th
Renowned Pastry Chef Albert Adria Judging Bonbons...
It’s not just the second (and final) day of the 2009 Amoretti National Pastry Team Championship, it’s eight o’clock in the morning. SO, a panel of judges that includes Albert Adria is eating chocolate for breakfast. 24 chocolate bonbons to be exact, three from each of the eight teams competing. Day 1 saw the judging of plated desserts, and later on in Day 2 is the judging for the...
Jul 16th
2009 National Pastry Team Championship Results:...
The results of the 2009 National Pastry Team Championship. http://bit.ly/UC7p7 The winner (Gold) goes on to represent the US in the 2010 World Pastry Team Championship at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa around the 4th of July Weekend next year. Save the dates. Posted via email from LaVidaCocoa | Comment »
Jul 12th
World Pastry Forum Hands-on Class Photo Album:...
To see the album, go here: http://bit.ly/M9zfH The class was taught by Chef Bronwen Weber and the album contains 46 photos of the class at work and of the work completed during class. Want to do something like this yourself? Then stay on the lookout for the class announcements for the 2010 World Pastry Forum. Posted via email from LaVidaCocoa | Comment »
Jul 12th