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We hope y’all had a very nice Easter weekend. Melanie and I actually worked on Sunday, but only until 5pm. We then went to take a walk in the park and enjoyed the chilly, but nice and fresh air and the blue sky. Afterwards we had ‘Boeuf Stroganoff’ - except that I made it with pork instead of beef (just had pork) and I made it just like my dad still makes it, with lots of red wine and cornichons in the sauce.

Well, where does the chocolate fit in?!

Today we delivered the goodies for ‘A spoonful of sin‘ - a dessert of the month club coming out of Manassas, Virginia. All members will get a package containing some of our chocolate confections, marzipan fruits and Wine Pate de Fruits. We are eager to hear what everyone thinks!

This Thursday we will be having a tasting event at Artfully Chocolate in Del Ray - it’s free and there is usually sparkling wine as well, so come on by if you have nothing else planned yet! The folks at Artfully do ask to RSVP (although walk-ins are always welcome) - we will make sure to have enough chocolate for everyone

Yes, we are wearing green today

No, we are not coloring our chocolate green (or with any other color for that matter!) However, we are enrobing quite a few chocolates today in preparation for this week. Easter is on the way and we spent all weekend making Easter Eggs and Bunnies - all of them are already sold though! I guess we will be making more tomorrow …

Our Rocher Eggs are made with the same delicious caramelized almond/dark chocolate mix than our Christmas Trees around Christmas - if you enjoyed those, you might want to consider to get your egg (or you have to wait until Christmas - and it’s a looong wait )

Some impressions from last weekend:

What is he telling his friends?!

Eggs everywhere! It is a nice sight though and it’s great to see the smile on people’s faces when they get their own ….

Oh, and here is a little story:

So, we met a fellow German, who came by to check out our production and discuss an order. He realized that we make and work with marzipan and saw the bunnies and asked if he could have one. Sure! - I said and handed it to him …. The next moment, the bunnies head was gone ….. then the paws and finally (not a minute had past) there was nothing left.

Now, don’t be surprised - this is actually how it is supposed to be. Not only is the marzipan bunny nice to look at - but it tastes even better!

So, if you are planning on getting a Rocher Egg with Easter Bunny, then please, don’t feel bad at all  and EAT the Bunny!

To all of you the best! And don’t forget to wear green today!