Wow….look at this beautiful turkey (cake) made by one of our very talented local pastry chefs, Robin Duke, at the Luxor Hotel Casino. Don’t we all wish we were there to try a bite!!!

From the LV Review Journal, 2.28.11

“With greasy bar food, belly-busting buffets and deep-fried Twinkies, Las Vegas has plenty of options if you’re looking for food that’s bad for you.

But how many of them come with a disclaimer?

“The Heart Attack Grill diet is not for everyone,” states the warning from the Heart Attack Grill, which is scheduled to open in downtown Las Vegas by the end of the year. “Side effects may include sudden weight gain, repeated increase in wardrobe size, back pain, male breast growth, loss of sexual partners, lung cancer, liver sclerosis, stroke and an inability to see your penis.”

Read the rest:

http://www.lvrj.com/news/owner-of-heart-attack-grill-opening-in-las-vegas-insists-he-helps-people-eat-better-126236698.html

Please come and see all that we have to offer you.

Join us for:

Wine, Chocolate & Cheese

• Gift bags and Samples
• New Products
• Meet our manufactures and import partners

Monday May 2^nd
Noon – 7pm

 Our new office location is:

6340 S. Sandhill #4
Las Vegas, NV 89120
261-0020

Major cross streets are Eastern and Pecos.
We are 1 block East of Pecos then travel north on Sandhill half a block
and we are on the East side of the street in the office complex.

We will look forward to seeing everyone there:)

Marco Cossio, of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas,

for his hard work & dedication to the profession

Winner of the 22^nd annual U.S. Pastry Competition

“U.S. Pastry Chef of the Year”

Chef Daniel Boulud

Bertie C. Forbes

You can apply this delicious concept to anything that gives you a morsel of delight in your day. Try having your morning coffee in your favourite cup before anyone else in the house is up so you can savour the silence at the start of a new day. Take a solitary walk in the afternoon and feel the sun on your face. Buy yourself flowers. Go to the beach and collect shells or just watch the waves. God means for us to enjoy the abundance he has provided.

Treating yourself with kindness means paying attention to the small details that lift your spirit. If you are a chocolate lover like me, try going to a chocolate boutique and buying yourself some fabulous truffles, one or two for each day of the coming week. Or rather than waiting until Christmas, treat yourself now to a box of chocolates. If you can make them last all week, you can savour the pleasure that much longer. If you can’t or don’t want to, oh well.

Think about the things that you really enjoy, those little things that you love to do, that may have become lost in the rush of life. Do you love quiet time to read? Decide on a time to include a reading break in your day. Are you getting enough sleep? Try going to bed earlier. Think of it as a retreat from the rest of the world. If you enjoy beautiful music, put some on while you drive or work.

We must continually treat ourselves to luscious moments, morsels and delights. These self-loving gifts are the stuff of everyday lusciousness.

10. Chocolate contains tryptophan, a chemical in the brain that is used to produce the neurotransmitter, serotonin. High levels of serotonin stimulate the secretion of endorphins, and produce feelings of elation.  Serotonin is found in the antidepressant Prozac, and the designer drug “ecstasy” produces its effects by increasing serotonin levels in the brain.  So… antidepressants, illegal drugs, or a Hershey’s bar.  You pick.

9. Chocolate also contains a chemical called phenylethylamine. High levels of this neurotransmitter help promote feelings of attraction, excitement, and giddiness.  Phenylethylamine works by stimulating the brain’s pleasure centers and reaches peak levels during orgasm.  Guys, THIS is why you should always give a girl chocolates on a first date.  Can’t hurt, right?

8. Chocolate might help fight heart disease. Chocolate contains chemicals called flavinoids, which thin the blood, helping to prevent clotting. All these wonderful pleasurable feelings, and good for your heart too?  Man… this just gets better and better. 

7. Chocolate reduces the need for drugs.   See above.

6. A chocolate craving during pregnancy may indicate mild anemia.  Call it an early warning system.  Chocolate contains iron, and this may be the pregnant body’s way of signaling that iron levels are low.  So eat that chocolate bar!  It’s for the good of the baby.  When Momma is happy the whole world is happy!

5. Chocolate contains magnesium, which is known to ease symptoms of PMS.  Calcium does too, which of course can be found in milk.  So, if your girlfriend, or wife, or woman-in-your-life-that-you-are-close-enough-to-that-you-are-even-aware-of-such-things is having a bad time of it, bring her a piece of chocolate cake and a big glass of milk.   

4. Chocolate contains sugar and caffeine.  Um, what else is there to say?  Told you… Perfect.

3. Chocolate may help people live longer. In a Harvard University study conducted in 1999, researchers tracked 8,000 men and found those who ate chocolate lived almost a year longer than those who didn’t. Although scientists don’t know why the men lived longer, they speculate it has to do with the antioxidants found in chocolate.  I speculate that it’s because these same men had enough chocolate around their house that they had no shortage of woman willing to come around and cook them healthy meals and clean their bathroom once in a while.  But that’s just a theory.
2. Chocolate is a viable alternative energy source.  Researchers at the UK’s University of Birmingham fed Escherichia coli bacteria a feast of waste caramel and nougat from a chocolate candy bar. The bacteria subsequently burped out hydrogen gas, which was harnessed via a fuel cell to power an electric fan.    

1. Cocoa butter melts at 97°F.  That’s right, just below body temperature.  So it actually does melt in your mouth.  That also means if you put a feve on your honey’s tum-tum, it will slowly melt into a little pool of chocolate. Uh oh… you’d better clean that up.  hmmm too bad, eh?