Recchiuti Confections 2010 Taste Projects
July 26, 2010 Local gourmands: If you haven't been to the chocolate Taste Projects from Recchiuti Confections, you might wanna think about attending one this year. I had a blast last summer at the Olive Oil & Chocolate tasting with Fran Gage. On top of this extravagant sugar and carb overload, we also learned a lot about buying, smelling, tasting, and storing olive oil.
Michael Recchiuti at the Recchiuti Confections Taste Project.
There will be three special Taste Projects for 2010. The August event is all about Soy & Chocolate with Hodo Soy Beanery. In this classroom style tasting, tofu master Minh Tsai and chocolatier Michael Recchiuti will cover the extensive production processes of soy products. You'll learn how the humble soybean is transformed into tofu, soy milk, Yuba (tofu skin), infused tofu and savory tofu dishes.
This is not where you take a bite of chocolate and eat it with a slice of raw tofu - it's much more interactive and sophisticated than that. For example, attendees will taste caramelized chocolate-covered soybeans (dragée style) as a starter. The second course might be a semifreddo made with a soy base and 64% semisweet chocolate. You'll also sample the burnt caramel soy chocolate milk and a savory Yuba dumpling with a wild mushroom and chocolate custard filling.
Recchiuti with the Hodo Soy Beanery team.
To make things even sweeter, Recchiuti will demonstrate a soy and chocolate bon bon filling in his kitchen. Lastly, you'll finish with a tasting of his private collection of rare origin chocolates, with a soy twist of course. Each guest will then be sent home with a tasty gift bag. Talk about a mega sensory overload!
In addition to this taste project, the Cheese & Chocolate tasting in September will be conducted with Laura Werlin, a prominent national cheese expert. I'm rather tempted to check out the Salt & Chocolate tasting with Mark Bitterman (of Portland's The Meadow).
For event schedule and menu info, head over to www.recchiuti.com.
Reader Comments (2)
Yum!! Salt and Chocolate tasting sounds so good!
As IF I needed an excuse to enjoy more chocolate! ;)
Tami: I know, right??! :D