Gourmet chocolate truffles for my birthday

They were so good and they actually had Guinness Beer in them. Very rich and decadent and I loved them!

Thanks to The Cocoa Tree and Threadventures for their support of "The Nashville Experience"

I need to thank The Cocoa Tree and Threadventures for sponsoring my show the other night. The Cocoa Tree provided $10 gift card, which Nicole won and Threadventures created the Nashville Experieince shirt. Thanks to both businesses, I really appreciate your support!
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Visit The Cocoa Tree website to start planning your next visit there. http://www.thecocoatree.com/
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Visit the Threadventures website to find out what all you can have done for you. Embroidery, designing logos, direct to garment printing, vinyl graphics, digitizing and much more. http://www.threadventuresemb.com/

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and the winner of a gift card to The Cocoa Tree is...

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Nicole Winter won the $10 gift card to The Cocoa Tree. Thanks for watching the Nashville Experience and keep watching for more cool stuff in the future.

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Let's talk about Nashville, food, travel and more tonight

Live chat with Corey tonight! Mingle, ask questions and win a $10 gift card to The Cocoa Tree. http://www.ustream.tv/

Just search WebbspunIdeas and the show is "The Nashville Experience"

The Nashville Experience by Corey Webb is on UStream.com

We are now online at UStream.com and happy to be there. I'm able to do live chat with you all and to have more capabilities there so I hope you all check it out. I will be doing my next live chat this coming Wednesday. Check it out via the link and I'll have a drawing for a $10 gift card to The Cocoa Tree. If you enjoy Nashville, travel, food, history you don't wanna miss this.

Here is the link...
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nashville-experience

So the chocolate tasting was a success

Here is a testimonial from someone who went to the chocolate tasting at The Cocoa Tree. The folks from The Cocoa Tree were just in New York City for the Fancy Food Show. I hope that went well for them and perhaps someone can tell us all about soon.

Corey Webb

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The chocolate tasting was amazing! Thank you for letting me know.

Bonus Part was the fact that I was eating great chocolate, washing it down with chocolate and won a raffle prize for a $50 gift certificate to a Moment's Peace Day Spa!

Amanda

Are you in need of good chocolate for Valentine's Day?

Here are some options for some really good, gourmet chocolates. Yes, she will know the difference when she tastes it so go out and do something to impress her.

Xoconochco
Historic Downtown Franklin
434 Main Street
Franklin, TN 37064
(615) 599-0236

Cocoa Tree
121 3rd Ave N
Franklin, TN 37064
(615) 599-1989

Pralines by Leon
138 2nd Ave N # 102
Nashville, TN 37201
(615) 254-5030

Chocolate Tasting with Dorie Greenspan

After baking authority and author Dorie Greenspan did a Valrhona chocolate tasting with the company's sensory expert, she stopped by the show to share what she learned. As she and Lynne sampled Valrhona's Manjari Grande Cru, Dorie explained the seven steps involved in tasting chocolate:

Look: note the color and sheen (shininess is a sign of good tempering)
Smell: breathe in the odor (what you smell when breathing directly through your nose)
Break: assess the "snap." A crisp snap indicated good tempering.
Put in mouth: note the texture.
Melt in mouth by pressing the chocolate against the roof of your mouth with your tongue.
Distinguish aromas: fruity, floral, warm, heavier (toasted nuts, woods)
Taste: you taste acidity first and bitterness last



This comes from the Splendid Table.

Chocolate Sommelier :: Amber Restaurant, Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong

C’mon, you knew it was going to happen. Some trends, copy-cats and sequels should just never happen, but sometimes they are the perfect evolution. (Case in point, “Live Free or Die Hard” was even better than the original.)



A fine dining establishment provides expert sommeliers to help educate, entice and guide us through often unknown territories. First there were wine sommeliers, next cheese sommeliers (often referred to as Affineurs) and a few times I’ve even had a lavish silver cart wheeled up to me with me with my “water sommelier” offering his pairing suggestions for my meal.

So, hiring a Chocolate Sommelier is a natural! When you’ve risen above arguing the merits of milk chocolate vs. bittersweet, and let no less than 85% cocoa pass your lips although you really prefer 95%, or words like “single origin, varietal, & estate grown,” creep into not only your wine but chocolate vocabulary, than you’ll want the services of a trained C.S.

Read the complete story at Vagablond

Where to Find Chocolate in Nashville

Take the time to stop in and visit these wonderful places for delicious chocolates and other sweets. Support your local businesses so we can all enjoy their creations for years to come.
~C.S. Webbspun

Xoconochco (locally owned)

The Cocoa Tree (locally owned)

Pralines by Leon (locally owned)

Godiva Chocolatiers