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First Aired - 10/03/2012 03:00PM
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Do you know what you're looking at when you read a chocolate label? Clay Gordon is here to help on this week's episode of Straight From the Source. Clay explores ingredients, regulations and standards as they relate to chocolate and breaks down all the fine print on a chocolate bar label. What do percentages mean? What are the differences between dark, light, white and milk chocolate? Find the tools you need to be a more educated chocolate consumer on Straight From the Source. This program was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.
"Chocolate labels are all regulated by the US Government." [02:02]
"It's amazing that more chocolate doesn't use salt as an ingredient." [05:30]
"People often confuse percentage of cocoa with quality. There is no direct correlation between the two - none whatsoever." [10:15]
"The issue with vegan chocolate is the sugar that's used to make the chocolate." [12:00]
--Clay Gordon on Straight, From the Source
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How To Read a Chocolate Label (16:40)
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labeling, chocolate bars, government regulation, legal standards, white chocolate, organic bittersweet chocolate, ingredient list, flavor enhancers, salt, vanilla, vanillin, cocoa bean blends, vegan, gluten free,Ingredients, Percentages & More! (16:16)
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standards of identity, milk derived ingredients, butter oil, fat blends, melting points, mouth feel, texture, definition of chocolate, cocoa butter replacements, certified organic, cocoa cooperative, Green & Blacks, Cadbury, fair trade certification, Kraft,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 05/22/2013 05:00PM
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We explore the business of entertainment with singer Noelle Scaggs of Fitz and the Tantrums on this week's episode of the business of The Business. Find out how Noelle discovered music and songwriting and how she's grown since her formative years writing down lyrics from her favorite songs. Learn about the parallels between successful musicians and successful chefs, as Noelle explains how compromise is not an option when it comes to creative endeavors. This program was sponsored by BluePrint Cleanse.
"If you do everything for everybody else - you're always going to fail. You have to do things for yourself."
--Noelle Scaggs on the business of The Business
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Noelle Scaggs of Fitz & The Tantrums (19:30)
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entertainment, hospitality, Noelle Scaggs, Fitz and the Tantrums, More than Just a Dream, music, performance, creativity, record labels, management, Philadelphia, blue eyed soul,Recording, Songwriting & Food (15:30)
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food on tour, songwriting, recording, rehearsal, touring, business plans, jingles, advertising, economics,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 08/18/2009 04:00PM
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This week on At The Root Of It, Erin talks about branding wine and private labels with the Owner & Managing Director of Barterhouse Wines, Brian DiMarco
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Weekly Wine Recap (3:58)
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Erin Fitzpatrick, Weekly Wine Recap, Testa Wines, Hennessy, Diageo, Wine Spectator, California is facing an over supply of fine wine grapes, Napa, recession, consumers are buying less wine in the $20 plus range, new and small growers are at risk, grape glut might be short term, vineyard plots, Sigales is being commissioned 30,000 Euro's to perform a study on Beaujolais, LVMH,Brian DiMarco of Barterhouse Wines Talks About Wine Marketplace Changes (14:19)
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Brian DiMarco, importer, distributor, Owner & Managing Director of Barterhouse Wines, http://www.thebarterhouse.com, blogger and author, www.taintedcork.com, boutique high end market, Barterhouse has doubled down on bottles under $10, high taste profiles, product labels, Santa Barbara, Pinot Noir, blended wines, Argentina, consumer following, Meander Wines, Conspire, Amy Aiken, textured, less expensive wine in South America, real estate prices, cost of land, Hamptons, Long Island wines, the industry has a lack of awareness for Long Island wines, North Fork, Bridgehampton, Montauk, www.to27.com, Highway 27, fruity up front reds, Shenandoah River, Italy, Austria, www.taintedcork, beer, musings, jug wine, watered down, pizza joint wine, twitter, blogging is an experiment in terror, wholesalers are looking for their own version of the $12 Malbec, liquor,Brian DiMarco Discusses the Impact of Private Labels in the Marketplace (12:02)
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corked wine, tainted corks, fungus, Portugal, cork trees, winemaking is an imperfect science, there is no consistency with corking, Saintsbury, Marks & Spencer, private labels, UK, grocery stores, Mendoza, brand recognition, Whole Foods, salsa and chips, store brands, Trader Joes, Two Buck Chuck, bulk wine, many of us are motivated by packaging, brand affinity, sophisticated buyers, people gravitate towards brands, advertising, Mike's Hard Lemonade, Rapheal Winery, AVA's, American Viticultural Area, Long Island Merlot, private labels are the future,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
