Last Thursday Sens hosted a 4 course chocolate dinner with Hotel Chocolat chocolate in every course. The night before I was delivered one container of a liquid chocolate mix and was asked to make pot de creme for a TV shoot the next day.
It's a good thing I know how to bake. Because I looked at the recipe and thought, "this is not going to work," but I had to follow it anyway. Seems that when the recipes was converted from metric to our ounces, some important numbers were omitted. The recipe I had on hand ruined the one and only container of the mix which had been carried into SF from London by Angus Thirwell, co-founder of this new chocolate company.
The recipe was for a caramel-chocolate pot de creme, so I made one from scratch instead. A small quenelle of whipped cream and a garnish of cocoa nibs, my own personal garnishing style, was placed on it the next day and given to a messenger to get it to the TV studio.
Have about 10 minutes? Here is the link to View From The Bay on abc7 news where my own recipe is enjoyed, my name is mentioned and even pronounced correctly!
I love the way he took pains to say your name loudly and clearly. Awesome, Shuna!
Posted by: Elise | 05 November 2007 at 07:47 PM
Cool! I kept watching the talking heads and the British dude, wondering when you'd show up :).
Posted by: shelly | 05 November 2007 at 09:08 PM
So the caramel-chocolate pot de creme they ate did not contain the Hotel Chocolat chocolate? Hee hee.
Man, it sure looks delicious.
Posted by: Brian | 05 November 2007 at 09:26 PM
Congrats on the mention!
But I'm perplexed -- does the mix contain eggs? How does it set up? :S
Posted by: Anita | 05 November 2007 at 10:33 PM
Elise-- thank you!!
Shelly-- yes, talking heads indeed.
Brian-- welcome to tv-- where few things are what they seem...
Anita-- chocolate pot de creme needs neither eggs nor an oven to set up. Chocolate is like that-- it firms greatly when cool...
Posted by: shuna fish lydon | 06 November 2007 at 01:24 AM
I, too, watched till your shout-out. I'm so glad for you, but that clip reminded me why I hate "news" programs like that.
Posted by: Melissa | 06 November 2007 at 03:05 AM
Those two are hilarious, and yet... so, so creepy! I'd forgotten what network news was like.
Posted by: Tommy | 06 November 2007 at 05:46 AM
you took her to chocolate heaven!!!
Posted by: Kung Foodie Kat | 07 November 2007 at 06:39 AM
Shuna, I don't suppose you'd like to share the recipe you actually used...? I'd love to have it!
Posted by: Zoomie | 10 November 2007 at 05:49 PM
Zoomie,
I could post the recipe but I have little time to explain the details-- do you know how to make creme anglaise?
Posted by: shuna fish lydon | 11 November 2007 at 08:42 PM