The Well-Tempered Chocolatier

Upcoming events:

• July 11, 2010: Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon
  I’ll be on the awards tasting panel for this chocolate salon in Seattle, WA. Get tickets here.

Interviews and presentations:

• Interview with CBC Radio One’s Stephen Quinn for On the Coast (audio; 7:32)
• Interesting Vancouver 2009: The Science of Sweet Things (video; 9:55)

Past events, 2010:

• May 29-30, 2010:B.C. Chefs Association Chocolate Competition and B.C. Chefs Association Culinary Salon Competition
  It was an honour to judge the chocolate and salon competitions as part of EAT! Vancouver. The chocolate competition featured sculptures, bonbons and plated desserts, while the salon featured vegetable carvings, buffets, hors d’oeuvres, and multi-course plated meals.

• May 2010: Chocolate 201: Artisan chocolate tasting classes
  A four-part master class in artisan chocolate tasting. Presented with Xoxolat and featuring Von Albrecht & Association scotch. More about Chocolate 201 here.

Past events, 2009:

• November 21, 2009: Whisky, cheese and chocolate, oh my!
  Part of the Hopscotch festival: a guided whisky, cheese and chocolate tasting

• November 20, 2009: A Night with Theo Chocolate
  An evening of Theo Chocolate paired with artisan wine, hand-crafted cocktails and local products.
  Buzz:
  “Best Foodie Events of 2009” (VancouverFoodster.com, December 28, 2009)
  “A Night with Theo Chocolate” (VancouverFoodster.com, November 21, 2009)
  “PR Newsdesk: Pre-Hallowe’en Edition” (Urban Diner, October 30, 2009)
  Photos:
  “A Night with Theo Chocolate” (TinyBites on Flickr.com, November 20, 2009)

• October 23, 2009: Interesting Vancouver
  A 10-minute presentation about “The Science of Sweet Things: Chocolate”
  Video:
  Interesting Vancouver 2009: The Science of Sweet Things
  Buzz:
  “Interesting Vancouver 2009 – Interesting!” (InterestingVancouver.com, October 2009)
  “Interesting Vancouver” (Idleglory blog, October 27, 2009)
  “Speaking at Interesting Vancouver” (KevinBroome.com, October 19, 2009)
  “Foodists Represent at Interesting Vancouver” (Foodists.ca, October 13, 2009)
  “Interesting Vancouver Profile: The Well-Tempered Chocolatier” (InterestingVancouver.com, October 2009)

• October 17, 2009: Social Bites
  After an evening of eating and walking, Social Bites participants gathered at Forsya Boutique for a quick talk about where chocolate comes from. I made chocolate macaroons and honey-passionfruit truffles.
  Buzz:
  “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” (Granville Magazine, December 8, 2009)

• October 16, 2009: Single Malt Scotch and Chocolate
  Part of the West Coast Chocolate Festival: a guided whisky and chocolate tasting
  Buzz:
  “Scotch and Chocolate, Oh My” (Foodists.ca, November 10, 2009)
  Photos:
  “Single Malt Scotch and Chocolate Pairing” (TinyBites on Flickr.com, October 16, 2009)

• October 15, 2009: Salon du Chocolat West Coast Chocolate Festival Opening