This week's discussion on Straight From the Source is all about chocolate stouts. How did they get their name? How are they made? Is there any actual chocolate used in the process? Tune in as Clay Gordon chats with beer expert and host of Fuhmentaboudit!Chris Cuzme about all things stout, and follow them as they taste a few different ...
Learn about the origins of chocolate from Mark Sciscenti, a chocolate historian and chocolate maker currently in Santa Fe, on this week's episode of Straight, From the Source. Tune in and hear about flavorings for traditional (pre-Colombian) chocolate beverages, the uses of honey and agave primarily as flavorings not sweeteners in chocolate ...
Learn more about the fair trade movement on a special episode of Straight, From the Source as host Clay Gordon is joined by Rob Everts, Executive Director of Equal Exchange. Equal Exchange is an organization that continues to find new and powerful ways to build a better food system. Their products now include fairly traded and organic coffee, ...
Celebrate Valentine's Day on a special episode of Straight From the Source! Clay Gordon is joined in the studio by Bryan Graham of Fruition Chocolate, and calls Nat Bletter and David Elliott of Madre Chocolate in Hawaii. Tune in to hear Nat and David talk about some of the aphrodisiacs that they are including in some of their upcoming ...
We've heard of single-source coffee and chocolate, but single-source ice cream? That's the topic this week on Straight From the Source. Guest Marc Boatwright is the founder of Choctal, the makers of the first single-origin chocolate ice cream line in the US. They extended to create a complementary line of single-origin vanillas. Tune in and ...
Dominican-origin chocolate is the focus on this week's episode of Straight From the Source. Find out how Eric Reed went from livestock farming to becoming a chocolatier. His company, SPAGnVOLA, uses exquisite Dominican Republic estate-grown and processed cocoa which manufactured into chocolate in their Truffle Factory. Tune in and find out ...
Today on Straight From the Source host Clay Gordon is joined by Texas chocolate maker Scott Moore of Tejas Chocolate. Scott was inspired to start the only bean-to-bar operation in Texas and has been honing his craft ever since. Scott talks about his experiences sourcing local cacao and the origins of these flavorful beans. He discusses the ...
Askinosie Chocolate is an 8 person company and does more for ethical sourcing than most. Today's guest is Shawn Askinosie, founder of Askinosie Chocolate out of Springfield, MO. Clay and Shawn met back in 2005 in October in Ecuador and four months later they were in Mexico and Venezuela buying beans. Tune in and learn about some of the ...
