RPV34: Modern Dwellers Chocolates, Part 2

ReMARKable Palate Video #34: Modern Dwellers Chocolates, Part 2

Chef Mark continues his chat with Martha Brigham of Modern Dwellers Chocolate Lounge in Anchorage Alaska. We learn about some of the unusual (and some may say, crazy!) flavor combinations of their chocolate truffles!


Music: "Go Fish" by Big Money Grip, from the Podsafe Music Network. music.podshow.com

The ReMARKable Palate is a production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com



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RP134: 19th Annual US Pastry Competition

ReMARKable Palate #134: 19th Annual US Pastry Competition

Chef Monica Glass, the "Pastry Princess" joins me to discuss the 19th Annual US Pastry Championship, which brings together some of the top pastry chefs in the country to create sumptuous cakes, luscious bon bons, and inventive sugar and chocolate sculptures, this year with the theme "Under the Sea".

ReMARKable Palate is a production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com



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RPV33: Modern Dwellers Chocolates Part 1

ReMARKable Palate Video #33: Modern Dwellers Chocolates, Part 1

Chef Mark chats with Martha Brigham of Modern Dwellers Chocolate Lounge in Anchorage Alaska. We talk about the inspiration for the shop, and taste some of the traditional Mayan drinking chocolate. On the next show, we taste chocolate truffles!


Music: "Go Fish" by Big Money Grip, from the Podsafe Music Network. music.podshow.com

The ReMARKable Palate is a production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com



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RP132: Unusual Alaskan Chocolates

ReMARKable Palate #132: Unusual Alaskan Chocolates

This week, I pay a visit to a unique chocolate shop and art gallery in Anchorage Alaska, the Modern Dwellers Chocolate Lounge. I speak with Martha Brigham and Zoe Oakley, who have created a homey atmosphere for the enjoyment of some unusual chocolates featuring quizzical local flavors of Alaska, with truffles that incorporate smoked salmon, wild blueberries, candied ginger, nori and even small dried anchovies!

ReMARKable Palate is a production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com



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Chocolate and Spice and Everything Nice!

Sorry I haven't been posting much here besides the podcasts. I've been a busy bee doing lots of hard time in the kitchen for my clients!

Jennifer ran across this great article by Susan Houston in North Carolina's News and Observer about the hot love affair between chile and chocolate (just in time for Valentine's Day), and guess who they quoted?

Chocolate, you see, wasn't always the sweet confection it is today. According to historians, the Olmec, ancestors of both the Mayans and the Aztecs, discovered cacao about 2,600 years ago and probably drank it as a savory drink, mixed with herbs and spices. Later, the Aztecs added chile water to the drink.

"The pungent spiciness of the capsacim enhanced and intensified the taste of the chocolate," writes Mark Tafoya, chef-owner of ReMARKable Palate Personal Chef Service in New York City, on his Web site, www.gildedfork.com.

In Mexico, the mixture of chile and chocolate developed into mole, a savory red-brown sauce most often served with chicken. Ingredients vary from cook to cook, but chocolate and some form of chiles are a constant.

Read the rest of the article HERE.

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