My Seussical Life for 2003 November 18 (entry 0)

(3) Tue Nov 18 2003 22:07 Divine Chocolate: I just got home from the most marvelous cooking class with a professional chef and pastry chef at the Merc. It was a chocolate class where we learned how to make ganache, a wonderfully rich chocolate sauce, chocolate mousse, truffles, and chocolate gingerbread souffle cakes. You should have seen people come alive, and become inebriated with pleasure as Chef Sula brought around a chunk of ganache and spoonful of the finest cocoa for each attendee to form his own truffle. Some had small chocolate mustaches from the cocoa, a woman with braces caked thick with the ganache, others with chocolate crumbs around the mouth. A high school aged boy a few seats down from me went all out, rolling the chocolate in his palm and fingertips. This scene reminded me of one in the French film, Babettes Feast, when all the townspeople are brought together at the end of the movie by Babettes feast, hence the title. Also like in Chocolat, which, come to think of it must be inspired by Babettes Feast.

Comments:

Posted by Jennifer at Wed Nov 19 2003 05:59

Alee, I hope that you are planning to share the recipies!! That class sounds like heaven!!

Posted by Betty at Wed Nov 19 2003 06:43

Aly The class sounds fabulous!! How was the chocolate gingerbread souffle?? If you want to practice ,I will be the taste tester. I wouldn't mind recipes either:)
I talked to Atticus on the phone last night and he sounds great! I asked him if Samuel had had a birthday cake and he said no .... a cupcake. I was tickled that he would be precise enough to make that distinction. It warmed my heart to hear I love you Grandma.. I just hope he remembers me:(
Love you all Mom

Posted by Alyson at Wed Nov 19 2003 12:57

Recipies are forthcoming!! The souffle was especially good, and in fact reminded me of your saucy brownie pudding, Mom.