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Report: eGullet Chocolate and Confectionary Workshop 2019


Kerry Beal

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5 hours ago, gfron1 said:

Bulrush is the term common in Europe. In America few know the word although most are familiar with the word because of Moses in the Bulrush. We work hard at not using jargon or uncommon terms when describing our food (sometimes quite a challenge), but like a little mystery and uniqueness in our name.

 

Aaaaaaahhhh, now I understand, thanks, I thought they were used the same way. I would have never thought about Moses after reading Bulrush, the Italian version refers to a generic kind of plant, not a specific one (I never read the Bible in English). Thanks for clarifying, I would have lost all these details which give more sense to your restaurant.

For info and curiosity, the Italian word used in the Bible is "canneto", Canneto is the small village home to Al Pescatore, one of the 3 michelin star restaurants in Italy. Seems like a good sign!

 

 

 

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So in our travels today I saw these at World Market

 

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Didn’t buy any 

 

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amused by this 

 

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dinner at Pappys BBQ 

 

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Ribs and burnt ends 

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Didn’t get too many photos of tonight’s gathering and chocolate selection but will share what I have. Hopefully some other people got better photos. Our gathering tonight was in the bar at Bulrush and it was fun seeing Rob’s customers go home with chocolates and caramel popcorn from our buffet.

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The paint drip wall

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that beautiful table in the lounge

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and some of the ingredients in my cocktail, which was a negroni riff and quite tasty 

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No experience necessary. I knew absolutely nothing the first time I went. I still have a lot to learn as I am one of the hobbyists in the group. Everyone is kind and there are several who enjoy teaching and are happy to show you the basics. And we all chip in on the dish washing!

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1 hour ago, JeanneCake said:

Can I be a spectator next year? I have zero chocolate experience and even less chocolate knowledge but I can wash dishes.....

We would love to have you - dish washing not required!

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Picked up a mocca for Rob at Comet Coffee on the way to the school.

 

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had to get a pic before putting on the lid and hitting the speed bumps

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Group dinner at the Chocolate Pig. I took a few photos and Kerry got all the rest.

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Halibut

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One of the two dessert options, not listed on the menu — cake, honey cream cheese, strawberry jam, strawberry sauce, and some chocolate covered bacon.

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Dinner at the Chocolate Pig.

 

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Brothers Perryman 

 

 

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Chicken fried Brussels sprouts 

 

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Salad

 

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deviled eggs

 

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beet ceviche

 

 

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pork chop ‘on the bone’ yet ‘off the bone’

 

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soup and sandwich dessert  

 

 

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I swapped an EZtemper for a Vaquform so we would have one here at the workshop to play with. It is eG’s fault! I think it was @curls who suggested it first and dragged me down the rabbit hole.

 

I can’t post video here directly so I’ll link to the Instagram video of our first successful mold. There was a learning curve in the set up phase.

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