Tag Archives: caramel

Meet the Maker: Fran Bigelow of Fran’s Chocolates

It’s hard to go anywhere in the Pacific Northwest without running into Fran’s Chocolates and their insanely addictive salted caramels. The company is named after founder Fran Bigelow, who started the Seattle company in 1982, far before fine chocolate had made its mark on North America. I caught up with...

Theo Chef Sessions limited edition confections

The idea of limited edition is kind of like eating seasonally. Something that’s limited edition is less likely to be taken for granted, though you run the risk of turning it into something precious. Or, worse, a marketing scheme. Thankfully, in the case of limited edition things that are actually...

Mountain Nugget Chocolate Company

I’m always looking for chocolate, and I’m continually surprised and delighted by teeny tiny chocolatiers in the most unlikeliest of places. For example, my recent trip to Salt Spring Island find of Chocolate Beach. Or, more recently, on my fabulous weekend in the mountains of Rossland, B.C., visiting the Mountain...

Marriage, macarons and mountain time

Lean in close, and I’ll tell you a secret. I don’t really like people. Don’t get me wrong. I’m no curmudgeon, and I’m social enough when I need to be, but let’s face it: I’m an introvert. And I’m a writer. And as much as I hate to stereotype, that...

San Francisco Fancy Food Show

Five years ago, I worked in a fancy kitchen store. The owners would take off every summer for the New York Fancy Food Show and come back exhausted, a little bit pudgier, and full of stories about all the fabulous new things we’d be getting in the store. Well, last...