Washington DC Wine-TasteDC Chocolate Making 101 at Chocolaterie Wanders Facility

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Spend a Day Learning, Tasting and Making Chocolate!

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Join TasteDC as we meet you out in Virginia for the day to learn, taste and make chocolate
from world-class artisan chocolatiers Wilhelm and Melanie Wanders of Wanders Chocolates!
"Chocolate Making 101" is for any chocolate lover who craves to experience chocolate the
ultimate way - by dipping right in! We'll spend our day at Wander's Warehouse in Manassas,
Virginia (yes, you will be in their Chocolate Production Facility!) sampling chocolates,
creating chocolate confections and learning chocolate making techniques (you will get some
hands-on chocolate time as well!). Included in this class will also be recipes on how to take
your newly learned chocolate skills and apply them to making quick chocolate recipes at home!

This class is about experiencing making Chocolate from hands-on experience, no prior chocolate
background is required. This day of chocolate is taught by Chocolatier and Master Pastry Chefs
Wilhelm and Melanie Wanders! Wilhelm and Melanie became expert chocolatiers by learning from
such notable dessert institutions as Conditorei Café Endle, Café Wiacker in Herne, Germany,
under Markus Faerbinger, L.A. Burdick Chocolates and Alice Water's famed Chez Panisse in
Berkeley, California. The Wanders are continuing the century-long family tradition of producing
fine artisan products with Virginia's own Wanders Artisan Chocolaterie—a way to savor the
Old World through deliciously exquisite handmade confections! As part of participating in
this event, you will also receive a gift box of Wanders Chocolates to take home with you - if it
makes it that far! Please See Below the Day's Schedule. We'll also have for you a
gourmet lunch of a variety of Virginia-made products including hams,
cheeses, fresh salads and chocolates:

Chocolate Making 101 Outline (with Lunch and Plenty of Chocolate Tasting!):

-Introduction to Chocolaterie Wanders
-History of Chocolate
-How Chocolate is Made
-Chocolate Tasting
-Making a Ganache Demonstration with Hands-On Participation
-Marzipan Lecture and Demonstration
-Hands-On Group Makes Comme un Bijou
-Groups Roll Ganache into Balls
-Guitar Cutting of Ganaches
-Tempering Lecture and Demonstration
-Groups Temper by Hand and with Machine
-Groups Enrobe by Hand and with Machine
-Quick Easy Recipes for Chocolate at Home
-Packaging of Products to Take Home/Q&A

THIS CLASS IS RAIN OR SHINE!

Please Note: We will provide a full catered lunch of Virginia-made products such as cheeses,
hams, salads, and other tasty foods! Please come in "very" casual clothing jeans, t-shirts, and
comfortable shoes work great.

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