Report: eGullet Chocolate and Confectionary Workshop 2023

[Kerry Beal]

Well folks - it has been a long time since our last report in 2019. 

 

We are here in Buffalo getting ready to head off to start our first of 3 days of play!

 

 

Breakfast will be ready!

[Kerry Beal]

Willow, Gaylene and Ruth have been in NYC for the past couple of days - walking their feet off!

 

So I'm looking forward to them adding a small report here if they will. They visited some chocolate shops and some iconic sites. 

 

Rodney, Patty and I shared dinner last night from Falafel Bar - so falafel, deep fried cauliflower, brik, chicken cutlet, Israeli salad and pita.

 

 

 

 

 

A little more food than required!

[Darienne]

It it's permitted, and if you have the time...which I can't wonder how you might have...could you please identify the folks in the upcoming photos?  Thanks.  Wish I could be there.  

[Smithy]

I WANT THAT SALAD AND FLATBREAD.  You've barely started, and already I'm drooling! I love falafel. What did you think of the cauliflower?

[patris]

5 hours ago, Smithy said:

I WANT THAT SALAD AND FLATBREAD.  You've barely started, and already I'm drooling! I love falafel. What did you think of the cauliflower?

Falafel Bar is one of my favorite restaurants and I order the cauliflower almost every time I eat there. This time it was underseasoned (unseasoned, actually), but the yogurt red pepper sauce almost made up for that. I’ll still order it every time.

[Kerry Beal]

 

Breakfast - made for me by @patris - hope the ketchup won't offend.

 

 

Lunch set up - Rodney's breads 

 

 

Forgot breakfast pastry pics - hope someone took 

[Anna N]

18 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

Breakfast - made for me by @patris - hope the ketchup won't offend.

Glad that someone is spoiling you for a change.  Rodney's breads  are always amazing. 

[ElsieD]

@Kerry Beal I'm in the ketchup with scrambled eggs group.  I can't imagine eating them without it.

[Shelby]

41 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

@Kerry Beal I'm in the ketchup with scrambled eggs group.  I can't imagine eating them without it.

SAME

[curls]

Didn't take many breakfast photos but I'll share the handful that I took. Rodney's breads and pastries are fabulous!

[curls]

First item being made in the melanger. @patrismade a banana "chocolate". This will be used as a component in tomorrow's experiments. 

 

A number of melangers and melanger parts were purchased and will be heading home with happy chocolatiers. We were joined by the company owner and his chief engineer!

 

[curls]

Fruit purees in the walk in freezer! So many flavors to try!

[curls]

Decor tips and information were shared. @Haleyis using a 3D printer to create airbrush masks.

[Smithy]

I'm confused about the scale in the photos above. The airbrush masks look much larger than the finished confections. Is that simply the photographic angle, i.e. the camera was much closer to the mask than to the finished pieces? 

[curls]

12 minutes ago, Smithy said:

I'm confused about the scale in the photos above. The airbrush masks look much larger than the finished confections. Is that simply the photographic angle, i.e. the camera was much closer to the mask than to the finished pieces? 

The 3D printer masks are sized to fit the egg mould. I included a photo of the egg with the sprayed rabbit. I hope that helps.

[Kerry Beal]

Last nights communal dinner held outside on the patio at TCB - Taco's Community and Beer 

 

 

 

Served buffet style for our group - chicken, barbacoa and a vegetable option. 

 

 

 

Chips, salsas, guacamole

 

[Kerry Beal]

We totally impressed all the other diners when we pulled out our show and tell and put them on a side table. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kerry Beal]

Here you go Bob - got it in 1

 

[Kerry Beal]

Here you go for proportion - the egg is about 5 inches tall 

 

 

 

[Kerry Beal]

 

 

quick, simple, effective 

[Kerry Beal]

Now - where did I put that plastic wrap?

 

[rotuts]

@Kerry Beal 

 

thank  you for for allowing us  follow along.

 

I do love darker chocolate 

 

ie   See's , way back then  

 

[ ed. West Cost Only ]

 

and I do love 

 

The Right Stuff , w numbers ( that change ) :

 

 

 

 

and the pots im sure are , the best pots , having been looked into 

 

my question is :

 

Goya ?   

 

very fine stuff Goya indeed has 

 

Soo   I count make out the label .

[Jim D.]

16 hours ago, curls said:

First item being made in the melanger. @patrismade a banana "chocolate". This will be used as a component in tomorrow's experiments. 

 

A number of melangers and melanger parts were purchased and will be heading home with happy chocolatiers. We were joined by the company owner and his chief engineer!

 

 

I notice that the additional part (what I referred to as a splash guard) is not installed on the melanger.  Was there a reason for that?

[MaryIsobel]

18 hours ago, Shelby said:

SAME

Ketchup on scrambled doesn't offend me and I hope that my salsa (and cilantro if I have some) on scrambled isn't offputting to anyone.

[patris]

2 hours ago, rotuts said:

@Kerry Beal 

 

thank  you for for allowing us  follow along.

 

I do love darker chocolate 

 

ie   See's , way back then  

 

[ ed. West Cost Only ]

 

and I do love 

 

The Right Stuff , w numbers ( that change ) :

 

 

 

 

and the pots im sure are , the best pots , having been looked into 

 

my question is :

 

Goya ?   

 

very fine stuff Goya indeed has 

 

Soo   I count make out the label .

That’s Goya coconut milk. I can’t recall what it was being used for, though.