Chocolate Shower

Last Sunday my beautiful and talented friend Jacquie, who also happens to be a chocolateur (like Juliette Binoche in the movie "Chocolat" with Johnny Depp!) and the creator of Jacek Chocolate Couture hosted a baby shower for our friend Laurie and it was the most delicious shower ever.


Jacquie's Grandmother who received all these tea sets as wedding shower gifts fifty years ago passed her lovely collection down to her. The guests all sipped yummy raspberry tea throughout the afternoon.

Here I am with the mama-to-be.

She's due November 20th (it's a girl!) but is expecting an early arrival. That baby wants OUT!


So much food. See those pink cupcakes on the right? Yeah, they changed my life. They were vanilla cupcakes but had a tasty chocolate filling in the middle, made by Jacquie's cousin who I think needs to open her own cupcake shop stat because they're that good!

Close-up of those cupcakes. I'm in love.

A few hundred of the thousands of her savory chocolates Jacquie's making for the upcoming Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival.


The guests all went home with individually wrapped chocolates from her luscious Loulou Belle collection. I had the strawberry champagne sample that consisted of "milk chocolate infused with champagne and strawberries in a smooth ganache." Can you say, "Yum?"

To learn more about Jacquie (above) or to purchase her chocolates you can click here. Stay tuned for an upcoming post about her special 2010 Christmas chocolate collection!

Did you all have a nice weekend? I hope so! Let's get Monday over with shall we? ; )