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Noooooooo! This makes me so sad! I hope you feel better soon Ruth.

Idk, looked like Bob and Donna were doing some prelim research, so I vote one of those two! Otherwise I would be more than willing to take on the task, but I can with full confidence say I will not be able to make any arrangements until I'm on the ground in either Detroit on my layover or in Buffalo on Thursday morning...so if everyone thinks that is enough time to make a reservation, then sign me up!

Obviously I'm in for Thursday dinner Sorry for the late reply...been busy getting stuff buttoned up with wholesale and online orders before the exodus!

Sorry Erika they’ve all been claimed

I posted on Facebook as well but if there is anyone interested in molds, I have some I want to liquidate, so if you're interested, I'll post photos tonight.

Well they’ve all been taken!

That would be correct Kerry. 4 sheets have been claimed so I have 14 sheets left at $2.40/sheet. Let me know if there are any other takers or if Erica is claiming the rest!

Hey does anyone have a want/need for loose gold leaf? I used 5 sheets out of 20 and pretty much vowed to never work with it again, but someone else might have a need. Let me know and I’ll bring it along!

You absence will definitely be missed (I was really hoping you would make it!) but I am super excited that you're finally signing the lease!

I recently found some for $18.78 a kilo, so I bought 10 kilos of it...hopefully it’s as good of quality as Cacao Barry, especially since I’m using cocoa butter in my peanut butter and almond butter cups now. I’ll report back once I get it.

That someone would only want to come for the presenter...

I never realized this could be a thing for participants...

Hey Kerry do you just fill the molds with straight gianduja or do you make a ganache with the gianduja. Just curious....

Is anyone going to be heading to Buffalo on Monday perchance? Trying to figure out rental car logistics...

It was super easy! Nice work Kerry!

Well let me know if it worked! Seemed to on my end. Paid CAD $365 for workshop, one master class and the dinner!

Bummer on no beaver

Alright...I give in. Sign me up for the afternoon bars master class. Might have to work an extra two weeks contracting with the Forest Service to pay for it, but it'll be worth it. And of course I'm in for the dinner. And I looked at those Diamond machines, on their website seems like they are primarily used for bean to bar melanging, but I'm assuming you could also use them for nut paste grinding (which is what I would be interested in using them for...). Do you have one Kerry?

The very important reason to warm your shells with heat before sealing

Well I took the plunge! Kerry put in the confirmed category, because I just booked my plane ticket! Niagara 2018 here I come! I will have lots of questions for all you chocolate business owners, so get ready Woot Woot! I'm pumped!

Put me down as a very big maybe...as many of you know there's a strong chance I'll actually be giving the biz a real go this winter. That means more flexibility to travel and the option to use it as a tax write off, the downside is that I will be counting pennies a little more stringently than in the past. I'd of course love to come, and will work my darnedest to make it work, but will have to be tentative at this point.

I just paid $83 for 50 Grade A Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla beans on eBay. I remember paying $20-$30 for 1/2 lb. of the same quality a couple years ago. But pricing it out, I'm only paying $1.66 per bean, which compared at $10/bean at the store, so I'll take it. I guess when it's something you need/want for your operation, you'll bite the bullet and pay for it...

Here's my report...I notice from my pics that I guess I don't like talking pictures of people , so here are all my foodie photos! Green curry from Mengrai Thai. Finally caught the group after a 3 hour delay in Denver and a missed Morato demo Bloomed chocolate dipped marshmallow from Cacao 70 in the distillery district...we had many ideas as to why it bloomed, but forgot to ask Kerry her opinion (and no, I did not buy it!) My "make your own" pizza and salad of Friday night...both were fabulous. Rodney and Kat did a spectacular job keeping us fat and happy over the weekend! A couple of Saturday morning delicacies, I sure do love French pastries! My progressive pics of the panning we did between Saturday and Sunday...cocoa puffs pre-panned, after panning the first day with a finished product for contrast, and Sunday's final product. Learned a lot and have a much better appreciation of panned items than I did before! A few highlights from Saturday night dinner, the caprese salad was to die for, even if tomatoes are not in season in Toronto right now. Everything was amazing, a truly delightful dinner, worth every penny! I loved the blue crock the chicken dish was in and of course dessert! Kat outdid herself on that ice cream . And I guess I should've taken a picture of wine, as I might have overindulged a bit on the red wine selection As per a recommendation from Matt and Matt, Gaylene and I went on a public transit adventure in the blustery cold weather Sunday night to enjoy some lovely Pho and salad rolls from the Golden Turtle. A nice little cleanse after eating all those darn lovely French pastries! This was probably the highlight of the weekend, the official "winner" of the fuji airbrush. It will have to wait until next fall to get utilized, but I cannot wait to start working with it. We'll see how much of a pain it will be getting it through customs and onto the plane Other than panning I did work on a couple chocolates, just didn't get pictures of them, or of the spread of amazing products that everyone worked on throughout the weekend or what was brought to the social...so it's a good thing that others are better at taking photos than me or we'd have a piss poor report As always, Kerry outdid herself in another fantastically successful workshop. The weekend went way too fast, but it was so great to spend the time that I did with like-minded folks playing with chocolate!

Hey Kerry does Rodney have a panning machine at his shop? If so would it be something we could play around with during the course of the weekend? And you have me right, I'm in for everything but the masters class. And I have limited internet in Jackson other than the weekends to reply on here, so if you don't get an immediate response from me about something, Facebook me, it's easier to work with over here in WYO.

I'm also in for Saturday dinner!