One word ... Chocolate!

The movie "Chocolat" has always reminded me how much interest I have had in the idea of making my own chocolate, conjuring visions of mixing and preparing  wonderful chocolate creations, opening my own shop, watching passersby taking in the aroma as they are mesmerized by the array of choices and then ... I moved to Belgium. 


Belgium, where some of the best chocolate in the world is made. I have tried many different chocolates over the last year and tried finding someone who spoke English to teach me how to make my own. I took a "class" at one shop that was more of a demonstration and lesson of what chocolate is than an actual class on how to make chocolate. What a disappointment. Then last month, I stumbled across an ad for classes at Rende-vous Chocolat. Voila!! The classes I have been looking for are taught here? And it is only 5 minutes from my house? Who knew??

So today, I took my first REAL chocolate making class and of course, I loved it!! I got dirty (well, if you call getting chocolate all over yourself dirty), made some lovely boxes, learned to temper chocolate and met some wonderful people. This could well be the beginning of a wonderful venture into the chocolate making world.