Planning: eGullet Chocolate and Confectionery Workshop 2025

[Chocolot]

On 1/30/2025 at 3:22 PM, GRiker said:

While past performance is no guarantee of future results, what has been the cost in past years? 

$300 range

[AmyCaaaaakes]

8 hours ago, Chocolot said:

$300 range

Thats incredible, I wish I could go. 

[Kerry Beal]

So am I taking you off the list?

[Kerry Beal]

Chocolot 

Kerry Beal

alleguede 

RobertM

Eat.Choui

GRiker

AmyCaaaaakes

md8232

curls

RWood (hopeful)

Robdoc000

tikidoc (maybe)

Gwbyls

Audrey Brown (hopeful)

lambrecht gourmet

Anniebakes 

[Anniebakes]

I’m planning to come again too!  Looking forward to seeing you all.

[Chocolot]

Hey EGulleters,

The workshop signup is online and ready for you. $310. There is a limited number of spots, so when they are gone, they are gone. Signup at https://chocolot.com/products/eg-workshop 

Dates are May 16-18 in Austin Texas. We will be at TCF Sales. in Cedar Park. We will have access to Enrober, tempering machine, guitar, and panner. We will not have a sprayer, so we will concentrate on nonspray decorations. Hotel is Hampton Inn in Cedar Park. You may stay where ever you choose. You might be able to negotiate a better rate even at the same hotel. Our group rate is $125 per night.

room link: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/rooms/?ctyhocn=AUSPNHX&arrivalDate=2025-05-15&departureDate=2025-05-20&groupCode=CHHCHC&room1NumAdults=1&cid=OM%2CWW%2CHILTONLINK%2CEN%2CDirectLink

Once you sign up for workshop, and pay, there is no refund. You may sell your spot, but we can’t refund. 

We are still working on the agenda, so please tell us what you want to learn. Rodney will be with us for expert advice, but alas, not his pastries.

[Chocolot]

Ok. We are off to a great start. I don’t keep track of egullet names, so I will just post first names so we know who has signed up. 
Kerry

Rodney

Ruth

Bob

Willow

David

Donna

Phyllis

Elizabeth

Gloria 

Kate

Kate’s sister 

Robyn 

lene

amanda

Anna

 

 

 

Keep them coming

 

 

Edited February 14 by Chocolot (log)

[GRiker]

I'm in!  Sounds fun.  I would love to lean new techniques for non-spray decorations.  I see some beautiful work with that, but my own repertoire is pretty limited.  I'm interested in pate de fruit and putting it in bonbons, as well as tips and tricks for working more efficiently.

 

I’d also love to make fondant and cream centers from scratch. I’ve only ever done mint patties and would be happy to learn that technique. 

Edited February 14 by GRiker
More things to learn! (log)

[RobertM]

Count me in!!  

[Lene Marie Chocolates]

These all sound terrific. I'm excited to learn some panning techniques, as well.

[Chocolot]

On 2/13/2025 at 4:58 PM, Chocolot said:

Ok. We are off to a great start. I don’t keep track of egullet names, so I will just post first names so we know who has signed up. 
Kerry

Rodney

Ruth

Bob

Willow

David

Donna

Phyllis

Elizabeth

Gloria 

Kate

Kate’s sister 

Robyn 

lene

amanda

Anna

Anne

 

 

 

 

Keep them coming

 

 

 

[Anniebakes]

I’m all booked!  I would love to learn more technical details of framing, cutting, enrobing, and decorating these types of chocolates.  (Maybe Anna could share her expertise?!)  I’ll bring transfer sheets and some texture sheets for sure.  

[Chocolot]

Add another name

Melani

[Alleguede]

On 2/13/2025 at 6:35 PM, Chocolot said:

Hey EGulleters,

The workshop signup is online and ready for you. $310. There is a limited number of spots, so when they are gone, they are gone. Signup at https://chocolot.com/products/eg-workshop 

Dates are May 16-18 in Austin Texas. We will be at TCF Sales. in Cedar Park. We will have access to Enrober, tempering machine, guitar, and panner. We will not have a sprayer, so we will concentrate on nonspray decorations. Hotel is Hampton Inn in Cedar Park. You may stay where ever you choose. You might be able to negotiate a better rate even at the same hotel. Our group rate is $125 per night.

room link: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/rooms/?ctyhocn=AUSPNHX&arrivalDate=2025-05-15&departureDate=2025-05-20&groupCode=CHHCHC&room1NumAdults=1&cid=OM%2CWW%2CHILTONLINK%2CEN%2CDirectLink

Once you sign up for workshop, and pay, there is no refund. You may sell your spot, but we can’t refund. 

We are still working on the agenda, so please tell us what you want to learn. Rodney will be with us for expert advice, but alas, not his pastries.

Do we know what equipment TCF has available to us? Baking, chocolate? 

[Chocolot]

49 minutes ago, Alleguede said:

Do we know what equipment TCF has available to us? Baking, chocolate? 

Enrober, temperer, guitar, panner. 
Guittard chocolate is providing us our chocolate. We will have all the small and large equipment we need except for spraying. And we will be missing your pastries. They don’t have an oven🥲. 

Edited February 22 by Chocolot (log)

[Chocolot]

Here is our updated list. 

Ok. We are off to a great start. I don’t keep track of egullet names, so I will just post first names so we know who has signed up. 
Kerry

Rodney

Ruth

Bob

Willow

David

Donna

Phyllis

Elizabeth

Gloria 

Kate

Kate’s sister 

Robyn 

Lene

Amanda

Anna

Anne

Melani

[Chocolot]

Here is our updated list. 

Ok. We are off to a great start. I don’t keep track of egullet names, so I will just post first names so we know who has signed up. 
Kerry

Rodney

Ruth

Bob

Willow

David

Donna

Phyllis

Elizabeth

Gloria 

Kate

Kate’s sister 

Robyn 

Lene

Amanda

Anna

Anne

Melani

Gaylene

[Chocolot]

Here is our updated list. 

Ok. We are off to a great start. I don’t keep track of egullet names, so I will just post first names so we know who has signed up. 
Kerry

Rodney

Ruth

Bob

Willow

David

Donna

Phyllis

Elizabeth

Gloria 

Kate

Kate’s sister 

Robyn 

Lene

Amanda

Anna

Anne

Melani

Gaylene
Rana

[RanaMN]

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Austin! I’d love to practice making a pipeable marzipan filling with a good shelf life. I’d also love to make a ganache using pomegranate molasses (which is literally pomegranate juice boiled down until it's super thick—it tastes kind of like balsamic).

Kerry, will you be bringing your AW meter? I still haven’t purchased one—otherwise, I would!

[Chocolot]

 

 

Here is our updated list. 

Ok. We are off to a great start. I don’t keep track of egullet names, so I will just post first names so we know who has signed up. 
Kerry

Rodney

Ruth

Bob

Willow

David

Donna

Phyllis

Elizabeth

Gloria 

Kate

Kate’s sister 

Robyn 

Lene

Amanda

Anna

Anne

Melani

Gaylene
Rana

Kelly

Katheen

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[RanaMN]

Neither Kerry nor Ruth can bring their AW meter to the workshop. Would anyone else be willing to bring theirs?

[GRiker]

1 hour ago, RanaMN said:

Neither Kerry nor Ruth can bring their AW meter to the workshop. Would anyone else be willing to bring theirs?

I just bought one from AliExpress.  I could bring that.

[RanaMN]

Just now, GRiker said:

I just bought one from AliExpress.  I could bring that.

Fantastic! Thank you so much! 

[RanaMN]

3 minutes ago, GRiker said:

I just bought one from AliExpress.  I could bring that.

Which one did you buy? I want one so bad but feel so insecure about buying one.   

[GRiker]

12 hours ago, RanaMN said:

Which one did you buy? I want one so bad but feel so insecure about buying one.   

I bought this one. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805946539504.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.15231802frF804&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

 

I'm still insecure about it but decided to just do it.  I've used it for one batch of things.  I still don't feel confident, but hope I'll get there.