Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

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Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

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Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

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rolling a piece of paper to make a pen.

Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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Mashing the whole beans removes the shells for tossing.

Sorting the cacao bean prior to mashing and removing the thin shells

time for some machete work

releasing chocolates after cooling in fridge

Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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Pruning the banana and cacao crop. Planting bananas next to cacao gives it shade without overpowering the young tree. Weeds are removed, which can choke young cacao plants

Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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Eladio Pop showing off this tree's many "babies" sprouting from the limbs and trunk

Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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closing the back of the pralines, and then to the fridge.

filling pralines

Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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Youngest member of the "Pop Family". Eladio says he takes after his cacao trees, which have lots of babies. He has 12 children, aged 1 to 30!

what was not eaten in the process went home.

A sweet end to a nice evening.

Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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without an emulsifer, the cocoa butter tends to leak out of the rest of the chocolate.

Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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Removing some of the shells prior to tossing the cacao, which removes the small pieces

Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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Holiday Chocolate-making & Wine! Ladies Night at You+Dallas with nib chocolates!

Wine and Chocolate. What more could you ask for?

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, You+Dallas - www.youplusdallas.com - invited a couple dozen ladies to experience the joy of chocolate making with Stephen Smith of nib chocolates - www.youplusdallas.com/stories/nib-chocolates

The delicious chocolatier Stephen Smith taught attendees how to make holiday-inspired chocolates. In addition, we paired our chocolates with wine as we savored them throughout the night!

Find out about more Dallas private events we're hosting by clicking here: inthehouse.youplusdallas.com/

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