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And we even had a BLB!

Capped off by the best dinner .....

A busy, busy day in the Chocolate kitchen.....

Followed by a dash back to the hotel and our Friday night Show and Tell

A couple of us decided on a cocktail flight along with dinner. the weather was a tad chilly (for those of us from down South), but everyone managed fine and enjoyed themselves..... the flight is (from Right to Left) an “our grotto”; rye and ginger and an estate Manhattan.....all were delicious

We quickly cleaned and headed to a local distillery/winery owned by Wayne Gretzky. We told them the night before we would be bringing a crowd back with us, but....I think they underestimated Workshop people..... They were very accommodating, and had to move a huge table for us...

The afternoons class was about bars.....an After Dinner Chocolate Bar; Milk Nut Bar and a Peanut Butter and Jam Bar

Yesterday began with an amazing array of pastries by @Alleguede followed by his personal instruction during the mornings Nut Paste Master Class

No one, and I mean NO ONE, could ever replace you!!

After two wineries and a distillery, we all decided it was time for PIE service was a bit slow, but, we filled the time with discussions about Caramel, brown butter, slab caramels, piped caramels....and please, notice the WATER filled glasses.... from there, it was back to the hotel to prepare for another busy day!!

They were closed when we arrived but, they took a liking to us, and stayed open to do the last taste test of the night.... we were very pleased at how delicious the whiskey is, so pleased most of us bought a bottle, or two, to take home with us.....

On the way back to the hotel.....we found this place!!

We then moved onto the Lailey winery, which thankfully was open later... and we enjoyed it it so much, we forgot to take pictures

They were so good, we decided to stay for the wine tasting....

What to do after Buffalo Wings and Beef on Weck? Head back to NOL and grab an icewine slushy of course....

What to do after Buffalo Wings and Beef on Weck? Head back to NOL and grab an icewine slushy of course....

After Tomric, we had some free time, so some of us went to Duffs for some Buffalo Wings and Beef on Weck

Brian gave an amazing demo on bean to bar production, here are some photos of the equipment. Tomric is in the midst of a major remodel, their new space is going to be amazing, with a huge demo kitchen and an awesome training facility

We also were able to shop freely on the stock of non discounted moulds

This morning, Tomric hosted us and what great hosts they were! We all were able to do some shopping, including some “deals and steals” of mounds and colored cocoa butter. sadly, I didn’t get a before picture...these were taken after we descended on the deals

Gwbyls and I met in Buffalo and drove up to NOL....sadly neither of our gps knew about a closed entrance ramp to the highway leading to Canada so that set us back. I noticed a familiar eatery on our way to the hotel and since both of us were starving we drove to the hotel, checked in and headed back.... this little place was where the workshop had lunch after spending a morning with Art and Wilma at F/X chocolate Gwbyls was being good and had the roasted vegetable salad, I had the cod special, we both had wine... We then took a detour to NOL to see the town....and it was a tad to dark for pictures

Gwbyls and I here - were is everyone?

The Irish Pub was good!!! Fish and Chips!

There are several on Yelp that sound good.... Tread wells Farm to Table Backhouse The Farmhouse Cafe The Garrison House just need to figure out how much we want to spend ...and type of food....