Thursday, December 18, 2008
News Artisan Chocolate-Maker Coming to Riverside Village
Posted by Carrington Fox on Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 7:00 AM
Pastry chef Scott Witherow is putting the final touches on Olive & Sinclair Chocolate Co. in East Nashville's Riverside Village. The newest neighbor of Mitchell Delicatessen, Sip Cafe and Watanabe, Olive & Sinclair creates artisan chocolates, starting with the beans. Riverside Village neighbors say they can already smell the aroma of cocoa billowing out from storefront, where Witherow and right-hand man David Sellers are testing out their new equipment.
A graduate of Cordon Bleu in London and an alumnus of F. Scott's, Witherow takes his chocolate seriously. He imports organic beans from Panama, then roasts, winnows and blends them with sugar and fats to make a foundation for "bars and fun candy items that reinvent good old-fashioned chocolate." In addition to selling chocolates from the store, Witherow hopes to expand into the wholesale business, to supply restaurants and local pastry chefs with his decadent wares. He hopes to have the doors open by Valentine's Day, with a line of creative candies that might include chocolate-covered smoked almonds and cinnamon candies, to name a few creative recipes.
Olive & Sinclair Chocolate Co. is located at 1404 McGavock Pike.
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