The title of this post is a bit misleading.
I feel like we've been "getting started" for ages now. It hasn't really been too long in the grand scheme of life, but it feels like a whole different lifetime that we hatched this idea of owning and operating our own chocolate empire. Since we "got started" we have bought a house, had a baby, and I almost filed for a divorce.
So, what have we done to get this off the ground?
Well - first of all, our marriage is better than ever now that my hormones from the pregnancy are somewhat evened out. Although, even as I type this I confess I'm in a delusional state from taking care of a newborn all night.
Here's a list of some things we have done for our chocolate venture so far:
- Tim put in some serious time researching. For months this is what my husband looked like to me. --------->
- We bought and tasted chocolates to get an idea of what we liked.
- Purchased some organic cacao beans! These arrived at our house as I was in the hospital giving birth! Tim was excitedly telling me about the delivery of our firstborn beans as I was having contractions. If I had the bag of beans in my hand I would have thrown it at his head.
- Bought some small batch machinery. Another blog post will eventually break this down. I had no idea this would be so complicated!
- Made some calls about permits and zoning (ugggggghhhh)
- In addition to making some small batches with our machinery, we've tried a few other methods, including a lava rock mortar and pestle.
- Ordered some books about chocolate making off Amazon... they have yet to be read but at first glance they do provide much more detail than what can be found on the internet.
- Signed up for a chocolatier certification program through Ecole Chocolat, which means "chocolate school" in French. www.ecolechocolat.com
All of this happened within the last year and I'm so excited for what will unfold in the next few years! I hope you subscribe to our blog to watch it happen right along with us.
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