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 Chocolate NewsSurvival! An important consideration -- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMaya Oaxaca MayordomoM.D. Creekmore over at the The Survivalist Blog - a survival blog dedicated to helping others prepare for and survive disaster - with articles on bug out bag contents, survival knife choices and a wealth of other survival information is... read moreHerald Dispatch February 7th 2010 -- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMaya Oaxaca MayordomoPage 1Page 2... read moreChiammaya SOLD OUT!!!! -- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMaya Oaxaca MayordomoOn Sunday, February 6th, Dave Lavender of the Herald Dispatch newspaper ran a story on Chiammaya Custom crafted chocolate. ( www.herald-dispatch.com/life/.../Almost-Heaven-Mountain-State-Chocolate and http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life/x1838467874/Food-Network-junkie-gives-up-home-brewing-for-chocolateering?i=0 )What followed was totally unexpected. Knowing that Valentines day was nearly upon us, we had worked hard... read moreChiammaya Chocolate: Traveling West Virginia from Eyewitness News -- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMaya Oaxaca Mayordomohttp://www.wchstv.com/traveling/2009/twv091217.shtmlLast Monday, WCHS TV came to visit Chiammaya and did a VERY nice piece. The explored Chiammaya and it's link to Oaxaca Mexico and did a VERY nice job. I hope you enjoy the piece as much as I have.... read moreChiammaya goes INTERNATIONAL -- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMaya Oaxaca MayordomoWOW what an exciting day it was today. I've been e-mailing back and forth with a person from Norway who had visited Oaxaca and, like me, couldn't shake the call of the chocolate. Finding Chiammaya on the web, they wrote... read moreFIRST retail location -- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayaAfter the Smoke on the Water fund raiser, I felt it was time to speak again to Vickie at Old Village roaster --http://maps.google.com/maps/place?oe=utf-8&rlz=1R1GGGL_en___US345&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=old+village+roaster&fb=1&gl=us&hq=old+village+roaster&hnear=Chesapeake,+OH&cid=4683147543477795291 -- About becoming a retail outlet for Chiammaya.I stopped by and we came to terms and yesterday... read moreA BUSY Saturday 10/10/09 -- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayaAbout 6 weeks ago I got tow exciting phone calls. The first was from the Central City Market -- the tailgate market here in Huntington WV -- and the other from Angie Jones from the Marshall Artist Series.The Tailgate market... read moreTrade Show visit was OVERWHELMING -- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayaFor the last week I have been visiting the annual national convention of the Retail Confectioners International (RCI). While I am new to the group I have several long time friends who are well respected in the group and felt quite... read moreWSAZ features Chiammaya -- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayaLast week, WSAZ, a local TV station ran a great story in Chiammaya that can be found here: It has gotten some interest and a few orders and that is always good! Two interesting things came from this story so... read moreflat belly diet - Google Searchhttp://www.google.com/search?q=flat+belly+diet&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-aThis diet includes TWO of the four ingredients in Chiammaya Custom Crafted chocolate. The perfect diet with the perfect chocolate. Buy some now!http://tinyurl.com/9j689l... read moreNew, Affordable Food and Drinks for 2009 - WSJ.com -- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayahttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB123069062782044697.htmlWhat could be more premium chocolate than one specifically blended for you? Your recipe, your design? Order some today!... read moreEquipment issues - Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayaNow that the production facility is 99% ready I've tried using it to temper chocolate for bar production. As you know we only have 4 ingredients and we don't use any kind of filler or emolient so we have a... read moreGrey cloud has silver lining -- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayaLast Saturday, Octover 25th, Chiammaya was the guest "chef" at the Marshall Culinary Institute. We had it planned so that The class cound observer or even create their own blend of chocolate and then we would go inside and discuss... read moreTwo steps Forward, One step back -- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayaWell, a lot has happened since I last wrote. It took a while for the chocolate machine to arrive. First I had to wait a week for my payment to clear PayPal. Things were going slow and I hadn't heard... read moreThe Factory is coming together -- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMaya Wow! Things change quickly. When I last wrote I was trying to find the RIGHT place to set up a production facility. Now the search intensified.You see, I keep an eye on various places for used but in good... read moreCharleston Daily Mail - Life - Huntington man finds do-it-yourself works best to make his specialty chocolate -- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayahttp://dailymail.com/Life/200808200476Another story which I always love. Thanks to the Charleston Daily Mail, the word of Chiammaya is spreading. Though there are some time line errors I am happy with the story and hope to be hearing from people in Charleston... read moreBars are a good thing!-- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayaWhen I got back from the strawberry festival, I returned with a great deal of information. I learned how to improve my fudge recipe, I learned what kind of festivals would work for Chiammaya, and I learned that though watching... read moreCocoa flavanols may boost blood flow in the brain-- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayahttp://www.foodnavigator.com/Publications/Food-Beverage-Nutrition/NutraIngredients/Research/Cocoa-flavanols-may-boost-blood-flow-in-the-brainEVERYONE always knew chocolate was great to eat and now and then we hear it is good for us too! Here is a very interesting article showing it can be brain food too!... read moreALL press is good press-- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMaya About three weeks ago I got a call from WOWK TV about an interview for their business section. We scheduled a meeting and I made sure the truck was completely cleaned and I had a batch of fudge for... read moreAll HECK broke loose!-- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayaWell I got my name in the local paper -- http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/x2102944713/Shop-creates-custom-chocolate-for-clients -- and things got CRAZY!!! The web site had a 4000% increase, and the phone began ringing off the hook.I called the department in West Virginia to ask about... read morePerfecting fudge, an ongoing trip-- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMaya Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";... read moreThe next step-- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayaThe Strawberry Festival went well. The weather was fantastic except for a couple of brief showers. The crowds were great and for the most part. I did have an incident where a woman asked for a sample of Total Chocolate... read moreNew names, Same great taste-- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayaAfter the Long Grove Chocolate Festival I realized that the names for the different blends along with the look of the menu board was confusing people. I can't tell you how often I overheard people walking by saying, " Oh,... read moreA new offering for Chiammaya?-- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayaSince I returned from Tabasco and the exploration of the cacao plantations I have stayed very busy making chocolate and getting ready for the Strawberry Festival in Long Grove IL. In order to keep things fresh I always try to... read moreTabasco and Chocolate a FINE combination!-- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayaNot THAT Tabasco, the state in Mexico. You see, Tabasco is about the closest cacao growing region to us here in the USA.I spent the better part of Last week with Elaine Gonzales -- the QUEEN of chocolate -- on... read moreIt is NOT coffee!!!-- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayaThough there was very little traffic on Saturday at the Long Grove Chocolate Festival, there was enough to let me see that I had made a HUGE mistake. As you know everything about getting ready for this festival was rushed.... read moreChocolate Festival Finals!-- Mexican Custom Crafted Chocolate - ChiamMayaIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It IS over. I am tired, sore and have a lot of equipment to clean up but It seemed to be a success. As I mentioned before, I... read moreLong Grove Chocolate Festival, here I come I left yesterday in order to make the trip easier. As before, I got the trailewr, at 9:30 Monday night, got home at 12:30, got the trailer to the sign shop on Tuesday at 7:30, picked it up at... read moreWrapped Trailer read moreTrailer arrives!!!There were no bands, no screaming adoring fans, no fan fair at all. Mostly it was because it didn't arrive home until after midnight last night. read moreChocolate and UlcersToday has been a blessing and a curse. I went home for lunch and when I got there, I found 350# of freshly roasted organic cacao! I AM in business, Life is good!Then I call the All A Cart to... read moreChocolate festival bluesThough I haven't gotten through my first chocolate festival I am looking for more. As I have to drive, distance is an issue but I am finding festivals that range from 500 people to 50,000 people.Just as I had trouble... read moreCash or credit for Chiammaya?So I'm getting ready for the Long Grove Chocolate Festival and was wondering if I should take credit cards or not. I realized that right now I use credit cards almost exclusively, and thought that I couldn't be alone. Debt?... read moreA look inside the chocolate truckWhen I first built the truck, it was a representation of a kiosk intended to be located in a high end retail store. I invited people into the truck as I would into a shop in a store and it... read moreChiammaya -- what DOES it mean?I was asked this question the other day and realized that it comes up so often that I should blog about it. As I mentioned in past posts, my original intent was to have a strategic alliance with the largest... read moreChiammaya Chocolate REALLY gets aroundI'm still going nuts getting ready for the Long Grove Chocolate festival. I've been ordering supplies and equipment and pacing the floor like an expectant father, waiting on news about the concession trailer. It dawned on me that the way... read moreChiammaya Chocolate ExpandsThe Long Grove Chocolate Festival ( May 2,3 and 4 ), In Long Grove, IL is fast approaching. In order to fully serve our new customers we have contracted with All A Cart in Columbus Ohio ( www.allacart.com) to construct... read moreChiammaya Chocolate in Chicago May 2, 2008Last Thursday I was sitting at my desk thinking about my visits to Oaxaca and my work with Mayordomo when the phone rang. It was the owner of Long Grove Confectonary calling to tell me that Long Grove IL was having a chocolate festival, May 2,3 and 4, and he thought I should come. read moreChiamMaya is a USA-based supplier of custom-blended chocolate made to customer specifications. ChiamMaya takes whole Cacao beans, hand-grinds them and adds almonds and sugar. A second hand-grinding ensures a smooth, consistent texture. The result is custom-crafted ../chocolate in the centuries old Mayan tradition. Use ChiamMaya chocolate in recipies like fudge, chocolate brownies, or enjoy it as the main ingredient of the best hot chocolate you'll ever have. ChiamMaya can be ordered online, custom blended and shipped anywhere in the world - fast, convenient and definitely decadent chocolate - food of the gods.
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