Events and appearances

Upcoming events:

• May 11, 2011: Raincity Chronicles: Recipe for…

• May 14, 2011: Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon

• May 15, 2011: Chocolopolis Serious Chocolate Contest

Interviews and presentations:

• June 15, 2010: Interview with CBC Radio One’s Stephen Quinn for On the Coast, talking about supposed health benefits of dark chocolate versions of candy bars
• April 6, 2010: Interview with CBC Radio One’s Stephen Quinn for On the Coast, talking about artisan chocolate and my Chocolate 201 tasting classes
• November 2009: Interesting Vancouver 2009—The Science of Sweet Things (video; 9:55)

Past events, 2011:

• April 26, 2011: Chocolate-tasting class at Kafka’s Coffee & Tea
  Buzz:
  “A taster’s guide to the best chocolate in Vancouver” (Granville Magazine, April 28, 2011)

• March 10, 2011 : UBC Chemistry Forum
  March 17, 2011: Beyond the B.Sc.
  March 22, 2011: 3 Course Connections
  March 23, 2011: Women in Science and Engineering 2011
  How do you go from a degree in Chemistry to being a chocolate expert, educator and writer? That’s the question I answered as a presenter, panelist and alumni mentor at these UBC events focused on career paths with a science degree.

Past events, 2010:

• December 15, 2010: Chocolate tasting night at Kafka’s Coffee & Tea
  This evening featured tastings and stories of fine chocolate makers in Europe and North America.

• July 11, 2010: Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon
  I was on the awards tasting panel for this chocolate salon in Seattle, WA.

• 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:
  “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)