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PATRICIA'S CHOCOLATE TASTING: This Friday, February 13, noon - 6 PM . . . could we have made Valentine's Day any easier for you?
Patricia’s Chocolate is a collection of artisan ganache and caramel chocolates. Each is handcrafted from fresh ingredients and the finest American and French couverture cocoas in the commercial kitchen of Patty's home in Grand Haven. Trained at the French Pastry School in Chicago, Patty creates complex recipes that combine cocoa, European butter and growth hormone-free creams with exotic varieties of imported spices, fresh herbs, fruit purees, coffees, teas, and fine liqueurs.
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CHOCOLATE 3
From our own Grand Rapids, Charles Golczynski of The Catering Company has created a beautiful line of chocolates. Shown here is his dark chocolate heart with sugar flowers and 3 molded heart truffles. (I've got one of these traveling to Florida for Valentines Day to share with my mom!)
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GROCER'S DAUGHTER TRUFFLES
From Empire, near the Sleeping Bear Dunes in Northern Michigan Mimi Wheeler and her small team of chocolatiers handcraft these rustic artisan truffles. They use Rainforest Alliance certified, premium high cocoa content chocolate, and work with a small cocoa growing cooperative in Ecuador that employs fair trade practices. The artisan, hand-made chocolates and hand-dipped truffles are made with many locally grown/blended products such as herbs, spices, berries, spirits, coffees, teas and nuts. They use no artificial flavors or preservatives, and buy locally when it is possible.
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DECO DESSERT WINE
This dessert wine makes a tasty Valentine treat for the love in your life. A unique after-dinner wine, DECO blends the best ports of California and South Australia, gently kissed with essences of natural bittersweet chocolate. Fruit-forward ports made from grapes grown in the Central and Cucamonga Valleys of California are married with rich, aged port from McLaren Vale in South Australia, Australia’s most prestigious wine appellation. A final addition of dark chocolate essence makes DECO unforgettable.
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WINES OF AUSTRALIA TASTING
Feb 25, 2009 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Schnitz Ada Grill
Join hosts Gary Poirer of Estate Wines and Grand River Grocery Wine Chick, Sarah Andro at the Schnitz Grill from 6-8, Wednesday February 25 as they tour wines of Australia. Gary spent time in Australia last year and will be sharing some of his favorite memories and of course . . . favorite wines! Expect to see some Ben Glaetzer, Woop Woop, Kaesler, Slip Stream and others. $30 per person plus tax and gratuity. Email your reservation or question to events@grandrivergrocery.com
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