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i it: -\\all Al i N it "RUN“ l} - mull“ all“ "mu llllul ‘. 3mm 0 0 O O C â€" For thlS Waterloo family, life 13 lzke a box of chocolates BvCiumumleoP/mxmu ;' 1; - ,. . ~. . Asa-ext, ' '. _ . . â€", chronicle Staff as? is? it? ' is? “‘ v; t " t f . ~ - ‘ ast May. Tricia Eagle and her family took ti it: - £3 A . a. if; g.- 3,514} _ 7 ~ If "u t ‘; (v , ' j. 5 . ' I I bunch of her handmade chocolates to a 5 ‘ -' "““*â€" 1 4.- ’ ' "t“ f' “~ g . ' I '/ ' , _‘ . ' ,;A_,,,A.-~-;,,~»z.- , n; “I; ieigd’tboumtxxd festival to test the waters ‘- . aw . , iv“; ”34???“ ,: 3 1; 7 a; ':§;M,’ ‘ 13:33:73 After trying to keep high quality chocrr a We“: f ' ‘ r fi' 11; J ”C; ‘_ _ his > J ,. A; _x" fifty “14" fl, late from melting on one of the hottest days £1z 3"? , _. “1&le -'-“ it‘ll-11; - ‘ti “Him 7. f; it v eigjf fir -’> {if g i": that spring, while selling to a crowd of about ;3;"* ‘ j "5, y}? 7 ., g a. Hf, , anti. W3 . ' j .,-":3l.1¢f:,', _ 4} '?‘0-‘f3"::i;5-.3;;; "@ 1,200 people. Tricia was ready to tackle an if v' fig??? ‘ - "M“ “my gs'jfw’ a a’ ‘ ’ iggzgfi'fiflgki"? even greater challenge: starting her own ~ "‘"~' “f" , ' ~ ' ’ ~; T"? " .._ lliifiefiigf‘ chocolate shop. . é; - a. t . ‘Ma “I've made chocolate for my family for ,,._"~»‘:"" f t; f“: ' “v; in” it“ if; ._ ‘tzesfijié‘ many years." she said. “And they always said i {a as», .s&t§%§}sgk’g,r fig 253, or}??? ' we? [should sell these." “i “y 4 “5?“ ?~" "V’fiffi’fia‘f‘ “WV ‘ if? Exquisitely Chocolate is holding its grand ‘ " ’ "~t-’~‘Je§.r;v ,» . vii-w"? M1 " » opening this Saturday. The new shop on e; “H? ’ ' "':‘*"33ޤ r“ -' " a” “j; Lexington Court has been renovated from t'j'v" ' -<‘f’i’~". " “ fl " '__,."1i‘,5;.'?3, top to bottom by Tricia and her husband «27; We ‘ ' ’ ’* Leonard. with the help of her son Gregg "a . . - ” if“ " ' -;,; Young, [if " a? . ‘ ‘ ~‘ "t 35 ... The shop includes a showroom where if»: ,. " 51. .. ' Eff-7.“ many other products will be displayed and 5 “If"? ‘ 2“ "A s» », . i . 4 . sold, and a consulting area where they can quality chocolate. And i wanted to fill that work with clients on larger, custom orders gap.” ‘ 4) There's also a huge, sparkling new She's planning on filling the gap with . ‘ _» t “' , kitchen with all the accoutrement to turn truffles. mendiants and delicate handmade 7 ‘- 5’ . j ‘ if W's. ‘ . raw chocolate into exquisite chocolate. - Chocolate bowls 4 _ _,, f,- 4; _ _ - ; if; ; The family did a lot of research before She creates large truffles filled with a -. , , ';')-f T‘ " ' ’ . .? - opening the artisanal chocolate business. Chocolate-based ganache in several flavours. '. -‘, 9. .» ' at; w -_1 ‘ . But it's not hard to do research when it including chai, mint and orange confit. . (Hf - "3, it» involves eating chocolate. She developed her lavender truffles for ;. f .. , ‘ ‘We spent a lot of time taste-testing an event heldbythe Canadian Federation of .«\' ~ g in." ST" , before choosing a supplier,“ Leonard said. Aromatherapists. The flavour was so popuâ€" ’ " , Tricia uses 100 per cent Belgian chocolate lat. it will now make a regular appearance in r, , ‘ g s. _. , g with no additives or preservatives, and said the showroom at l-‘xquisitely Chocolate. j J i‘“’5 7, ' her treats have to be eaten within three to Mendiams are chocolate medallions that i“ » ,. fig" four weeks, because they are made with originated as a Christmas treat in France. . " fresh cream. They were decorated to represent the , “We've done (our events, and We really COlOUIS Of the robes Of four groups Of monks developed the product,” Tricia said. “I â€" raisins for the Dominicans, dried figs for ~ “a; A . ..,q§_,fij;§ssl‘ researched the area thoroughly and there the Franciscans, almonds for the Garmelites . x 7_ V5 Eff»: ‘1___ wasn't anywhere that was selling really high- and hazelnuts for the Augustines. ' ' ' h ‘ , i _. $17 Tricia's modern version, which she'll sell ' fig: __ _ "w' ’ a all year round, includes roasted pistachio. . . hazelnut and pumpkin seed. Gr Youn , Tricia Ea Ie and Leonard Ea le have turned their famil 5 secret sion for EqulSltelY ChOCOIate She also crafts chocolate bOWlS that can higegzualitygchocolate ignto a business cats-sing to retailers and event gamers. pa Grand opening serve as gift baskets. holding other choco- (mLOW‘Emmlnu more Saturday, Nov. 28 lates. She W1" have a full range Of her prod- They are hoping to build their business eating the inventory. but although she's 11 a.m. â€"6 pm. ucts m well as 81h, boxes and baskets ready through corporate representatives, event spending every spare minute in the kitchen. 1591) lexington CL, Waterloo for the grand opening. , planners and wedding planners as well as her consumption has actually gone down. wwwfixqujsitemocomecom Leonard said they dont expect {1 l0t Of retail sales. They will also wholesale to retail Meanwhile, Leonard is acquiring a taste Featuring buy one, get one halfofl rem] traffic through the store. bl“ “1" have stores. for dark chocolate. something he never and 7595 05m certificates a full e-commerce “fl/1C? available through Tricia still works pan-time as an occupa- enjoyed before. the” WEbSlle- .lh9U.8'h W? do encourage tional therapist. One of the occupational "That's the thing." 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