Posted by neil sheldon cpc on December 26, 1997 at 17:28:06:
In Reply to: Re: Phase One: Completed posted by Gterard on December 25, 1997 at 23:22:42:
: >>the Cafe Pheonix in grinnell Ia. I kept on hand all the time customers loved it especially the ladies.>>
: I've seen it under a few names, death by choc sounds similar.
: We first heard about it from NY, made by 2 women called Trianon and a friend concocted a recipe from that which we called original sin. For xmas I mix marron paste 50% into it and baked in a water bath, its more like truffle. I gotta do something to get away from the darn logs, spent at least 10 solid hours to make 24 which sold out in a flash.
: Where are you now, did you go after a job in NYC ?
: Gerard
:Hi Gerard merry x-mas,Im at the university of Iowa student union as a baker I. The money is lot better and health bennies are free. Went to NYC for job interview at a top french restaurant but could not afford to move out at that time. Im going to stay on for one or to years, then move out to a coast getting land lock here in the corn belt. I know how those logs can be one of our bakers did six for catering beutiful work but they took a long time. I had to do 2000 lemon rosemary custard cakes over a four day period, they were for a madrigal dinner theatre. hay man I will have to come to boston and visit. Im hoping to go to the pastry alliance convention in march 98 in NYC, I will try and make it up there then take it easy, pastry forever! P.S susan exscuse my writing I guess im a baker not a writer merry x-mas happy new year