01/16/2024
I'm excited to announce that we will be offering TWO Supper Club events in February!
🌹A Chocolate Making Class on February 10th
The perfect opportunity to create handmade artisan chocolates for your special Valentine!
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🌹A Romantic 5-Course Chocolate Dinner for Couples at the Valle Crucis Lavender House on February 14th with private seating, live Cello music, candlelight, and mini-bouquets for you to take home!
February's Featured Chef:
Meg Brown of Devorah Chocolates
Meg's foray into the culinary arts began at the age of 8 when she began attempting to replicate the eastern European delicacies of her grandmother. Since then she has loved to discover food traditions and culture from her own corner of Appalachia and around the world.
As a young adult, Meg had the opportunity to live on the island of Sicily in southern Italy where she spent her days learning Italian home cooking from her adopted Sicilian grandma, and climbing trees picking citrus and olives.
Meg's time in Italy profoundly impacted the way she conceptualizes food. She sees it not as a mere necessity that must fit around our busy schedules, but as a reason to get up in the morning, to seek out fresh locally grown ingredients, prepare them with intention, and share with people we love.
While studying sustainable food systems at Appstate Meg began to go down the rabbit hole of understanding the unethical nature of the international chocolate industry.This led to a fortuitous encounter with a family operated Peruvian Cacao Farm in 2016, where, in the heart of the Amazon, she harvested, fermented, and dried what would become her first batch of homemade chocolate.
This led to the creation of her own Bean-to-Bar chocolate company, Devorah Chocolate, focusing on ethically sourced cacao and simple wholesome ingredients.
Meg continues to explore and honor the rich traditions and customs around chocolate, from ancient cacao culture to present day methods, through teaching, advocating for ethical trade, and contributing her own innovations to the ever evolving world of chocolate.
February 10th ~ Chocolate Making Class
* Limited to 12 participants *
Tickets $120
1 - 5 pm at Sweetwater Kitchen
Join chocolate maker Meg Brown of Devorah Chocolate for a fun and festive day of chocolate making.
This 4 hour workshop will take you on a sensory journey as you taste, touch, and smell your way through the fascinating process from cacao plant to chocolate bar.
During this workshop Meg will give you an inside glance into how she creates craft chocolate using ethically sourced wholesome ingredients. Together, you will learn how to temper chocolate creating your own custom chocolate bars and learn how to make dark chocolate truffles in your home kitchen.
** You will leave this workshop with a belly full of chocolate, 2 handmade chocolate bars, recipes, and a box of handmade truffles (take home $50 value in chocolates). You will also have the opportunity to make beautiful custom packaging for your chocolates, creating the perfect Valentines for your loved ones**
Stay tuned for another post with more details and the menu for our Valentine’s Dinner! 🌹
