Lorena bought one of those LivingSocial deals to learn how to make truffles at the ChocoLee Chocolates (Dartmouth/Tremont Streets). I guess we were both envisioning it to be something truly romantic to do in month of February around Valentine's Day. We imagined being in a cute kitchen around a table learning the mysterious process of making truffles. Well, we should have reasoned a bit. After all, if you are buying a deeply discounted experience, that is what you are going to get.
So when we showed up at the place on a Wednesday night, this was nothing like what you see in those chocolates commercials on television. The classes are held in a dinghy soup kitchen. The chef is knowledgeable and a lot of fun. She has also structured the class well so everything is taken care of, but the class is overcrowded. So you have to mostly stand and watch. You still get to do some things and you will learn pretty much what you need to in order to make truffles at home.
The other big problem is hygiene. I am not convinced that just washing hands is enough. The chef also mentioned that it was okay to eat while making truffles, and you could see some people really pig out (what is it about chocolates that it turns perfectly decent people into pigs?). So enjoy the lesson, but do not eat anything. You are allowed to bring some chocolates with you, but if you do not want to get sick or detest the idea of eating something that is not spectacularly clean, consider donating the chocolates for the homeless people who will come for a meal in the future in the soup kitchen.
So when we showed up at the place on a Wednesday night, this was nothing like what you see in those chocolates commercials on television. The classes are held in a dinghy soup kitchen. The chef is knowledgeable and a lot of fun. She has also structured the class well so everything is taken care of, but the class is overcrowded. So you have to mostly stand and watch. You still get to do some things and you will learn pretty much what you need to in order to make truffles at home.
The other big problem is hygiene. I am not convinced that just washing hands is enough. The chef also mentioned that it was okay to eat while making truffles, and you could see some people really pig out (what is it about chocolates that it turns perfectly decent people into pigs?). So enjoy the lesson, but do not eat anything. You are allowed to bring some chocolates with you, but if you do not want to get sick or detest the idea of eating something that is not spectacularly clean, consider donating the chocolates for the homeless people who will come for a meal in the future in the soup kitchen.