Sara Hardin, pastry chef at Markham and Fitz Chocolate in Bentonville, gives a behind-the-scenes look at how chocolate tarts are made.
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Pastry chef Sara Hardin fills chocolate tartlets Monday at Markham and Fitz Chocolate in Bentonville. “We’re in our own little bubble here. When people come here, they want to try different types of chocolate, and I would say the artisanal aspect is the trend that’s growing,” Hardin said, as she prepares to make Indian chocolate and white peony baked cookies. The Indian chocolate has a tart green apple flavor, a bold flavor, she said, that complements the sweetness of its other ingredients. The experience, she said, is distinct in its intentionality of flavors compared to buying chocolate at a big box store. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today’s photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Charlie Kaijo)
Pastry chef Sara Hardin fills chocolate tartlets Monday at Markham and Fitz Chocolate in Bentonville. “We’re in our own little bubble here. When people come here, they want to try different types of chocolate, and I would say the artisanal aspect is the trend that’s growing,” Hardin said, as she prepares to make Indian chocolate and white peony baked cookies. The Indian chocolate has a tart green apple flavor, a bold flavor, she said, that complements the sweetness of its other ingredients. The experience, she said, is distinct in its intentionality of flavors compared to buying chocolate at a big box store. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today’s photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Charlie Kaijo)
Pastry chef Sara Hardin samples a tangy Indian chocolate Monday at Markham and Fitz Chocolate in Bentonville. “We’re in our own little bubble here. When people come here, they want to try different types of chocolate, and I would say the artisanal aspect is the trend that’s growing,” Hardin said, as she prepares to make cookies baked with Indian chocolate and white peony. The Indian chocolate has a tangy green apple flavor, a bold flavor, she said, that complements the sweetness of its other ingredients. The experience, she said, is distinct in its intentionality of flavors compared to buying chocolate at a big box store. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today’s photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Charlie Kaijo)
Pastry chef Sara Hardin displays a finished tart Monday at Markham and Fitz Chocolate in Bentonville. “We’re in our own little bubble here. When people come here, they want to try different types of chocolate, and I would say the artisanal aspect is the trend that’s growing,” Hardin said, as she prepares to make cookies baked with Indian chocolate and white peony. Indian chocolate has a tart green apple flavor, a bold flavor, she said, that complements the sweetness of its other ingredients. The experience, she said, is distinct in its intentionality of flavors compared to buying chocolate at a big box store. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today’s photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Charlie Kaijo)
