The Viking Store near me is having a class next month with Roland Mesnier. Here's the description: "Chef Roland covers chocolate techniques from simple to advanced in this class, drawing from his extensive experience as a pastry chef in France, Germany, England and of course, the White House. You will learn to temper chocolate and then use it in a variety of ways. If you have a block of chocolate, a candy thermometer and some patience, Chef Roland is confident you will succeed in making these incredible chocolate decorations and candies.
# Chocolate Shavings
# Molded Chocolate Leaves
# Chocolate Ribbons and Bows
# Chocolate Galette or Chocolate Pear Brandy Truffles
# Chocolate Kisses
# Chocolate-Covered Caramel Walnut Candy"
Do you think it's worth my 2 hours and $69 to take this class? Anybody have any insight? Thanks!
Wasn't he one of the guys in a Food Network Challenge? You may be able to go to foodnetwork.com and put his name in the search and see what you get.
If it's him, I think it would be worth your while. His work on the challenge was pretty amazing.
Good luck! 
I'm all for learning new stuff. I say go for it!
I live in Salt Lake City, Utah 
and it seems like no body exciting with regard to cake decorating or confectionary skills ever comes and teaches classes here. I am always searching. If that class was offered here, I would take it, but that is from someone who is very desperate for some more exciting learning. 
Hope that helps.
That sounds like a cool class to take. I wish they would have something like that here.
Mesnier is great. Are you interesting in tempering chocolate and all that? It's a lot fussier than melting candy melts/"bark".
I would take it myself in a heartbeat! (Chocolate obsessed here!)
If you think you'd actually use those techniques or are interested in learning them so you can do it, then definetly take the class. If you don't think you really will, or already know how to do those well, I'd save the cash for a class you would get more use of.
Thanks for your input, everyone! I was all set to register (because I really AM interested in all that fussy stuff and just 'cuz I love to learn) when I thought "I'd better ask the folks on CC what they think!!!" Always good to get a second opinion, y'know. I'm off to register right now! (And then finish a baby shower cake . . . )
The Viking Store near me is having a class next month with Roland Mesnier. Here's the description: "Chef Roland covers chocolate techniques from simple to advanced in this class, drawing from his extensive experience as a pastry chef in France, Germany, England and of course, the White House. You will learn to temper chocolate and then use it in a variety of ways. If you have a block of chocolate, a candy thermometer and some patience, Chef Roland is confident you will succeed in making these incredible chocolate decorations and candies.
# Chocolate Shavings
# Molded Chocolate Leaves
# Chocolate Ribbons and Bows
# Chocolate Galette or Chocolate Pear Brandy Truffles
# Chocolate Kisses
# Chocolate-Covered Caramel Walnut Candy"
Do you think it's worth my 2 hours and $69 to take this class? Anybody have any insight? Thanks!
why oh why hasn't my house in Jersey sold already so I can move to OHIO ?????????
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