FOF #441 - Journey into the World of Chocolate - 12.07.06
As delicious as it sounds, every year one the AIDS Foundation of Chicago organizes their holiday fundraiser in a ballroom filled with pastry chefs, choclatiers and all-around chocolate experts for their one-of-a-kind event- World of Chocolate.
This year was their most successful event yet, drawing over 1,500 people from around the midwest to the most delicious AIDS fundraiser you will ever lay your taste buds on.
Listen as Amanda Steinstein, Marc Felion and me, Fausto Fernós, explore this magical world of chocolate as we talk to all the fans and makers of that thing that Montezuma gave to Cortéz almost 600 years ago.
Whats your favorite type of chocolate and it's form?
Click here to see all the fabulous photos of the event.
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this podcast made me hungry
and craving chocolate... argh...
Said by: Jau at December 7, 2006 01:31 AM
Great show guys! Fighting AIDS was never so delicious.
Said by: Daryl at December 7, 2006 06:41 AM
"Happy Kristallnacht"?! Fausto, that was definetly too much. I know, that you over the pond take the whole Nazi-thing easy. However, there is a limit to everything. What will come next? Celebrating the 5000th killed american soldier in Iraq? Or what about "Smashed Faggot - Yet another gay bashed! Get your martinis!"
Really, guys...
Said by: Mr Noyes at December 7, 2006 12:17 PM
He didn't know, I'm sure. Which is why I explained it to him. Fausto, you were supposed to edit that part out!
Truth is, the sound of the word "kristallnacht" is very nice...such a pretty word for such a horrible event. Perhaps Fausto had it confused with "Stille Nacht."
I didn't know much about it til I went to the Holocaust Museum in DC. Wow. Talk about heavy.
Speaking of heavy and Nazis...earlier this week I saw a musical directed by an amazing friend of mine. She was hired to direct a musical performed exclusively by orthodox Jewish women. They're not allowed to perform in front of men, so only women and girls can get tickets.
This year's musical...wait for it..."The Sound of Music."
Orthodox Jewish women playing nuns...and Nazis. They wore the red armbands but no swasticas.
When those women came out as Nazis, the whole audience was STONE silent.
Nobody there taking the whole Nazi-thing easy, I promise you. There were probably Holocaust survivors right in the theater.
Okay, I need some chocolate now.
Love,
-AS
Said by: Amanda Steinstein at December 7, 2006 07:39 PM
Amanda,
Nice response. I would suggest that that part be edited out - even if after the fact. "Kristallnacht" was one of the significant milestones of the descent into the horror that was Nazi Germany - and the joke taints an otherwise very very fun podcast. (1/2 Jewish here - family had to leave Austria). I don't say 'edit out' lightly - but this might be a good place for it. Gallows humor is tricky. Lord knows I've fallen flat with it often enough.
That aside - Amanda - you are so, so funny! Your Sappho was priceless, and your caroling was saintly. Love it when you are on the show.
Love ya, Dalek (or is that Dahlink?)
Alec
Said by: Alec at December 7, 2006 11:23 PM
Happy World AIDS Day everyone.
Said by: Charles at December 8, 2006 12:31 AM
Fausto, Marc and Amanda... thanks for playing the Chorus music for this show. The shows were a rousing success. And of course it was great seeing you there. :)
Said by: RcktMan at December 10, 2006 10:04 PM
"MAaAaAaAD?!?!" lol Fausto, that was tremendously funny yet horrifying at the same time :P
Said by: Kaitlyn at December 16, 2006 04:10 AM
That's about at the 22:20 point. Just FYI.
Said by: Kaitlyn at December 16, 2006 04:12 AM
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