Theo Chocolate. - Theo Chocolate: recipes & sweet secrets from Seattles favorite chocolate maker, featuring 75 recipes both sweet and savory

Copyright 2015 by Debra Music and Joe Whinney
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form, or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

Published by Sasquatch Books

Editor: Susan Roxborough
Production editor: Em Gale
Photography: Charity Burggraaf
Illustration and lettering: Emily Raffensperger
Design: Anna Goldstein
Food styling: Julie Hopper
Copyeditor: Diane Sepanski
Author photo courtesy of Theo Chocolate

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available.
eBook ISBN: 978-1-57061-998-4
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-57061-997-7

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We humbly express our deepest gratitude to every Theo team member, for bringing their creativity and dedication daily, and ensuring we deliver products that reflect the highest quality standards while helping us create a culture that allows everyone to thrive. Our greatest reward is working alongside you every day.

To our farmers, suppliers, and partners, our trust and faith in you are well placed, and lay the very foundation for Theos success.

We are grateful to the following chefs and companies for your beautiful contributions to this book, and proud to be associated with each and every one of you: Zoi Antonitsas, Clark and Tami Bowen, Jason Brzozowy, Casamigos Tequila, Chris Cosentino, Fran Costigan, Rome Doherty, Tom Douglas, Charlie Durham, Caffe Vita, Walter Edward, Maria Hines, Autumn Martin, Robin Martin, Naomi Pomeroy, Thierry Rautureau, Jennifer Shea, Adria Shimada, and Alex Williams.

Many thanks to Rebecca Pirwitz and Drew Zandonella-Stannard for packing countless bags of chocolate and organizing our exhaustive recipe testing.

A very special thank you to the members of our team and extended family who tested recipes for this book at home: Sarah Benner, Laura Botz, Nicole Cappozziello, Erin Connelly, Casey and Alexa Crane, Marc de Faye, Joanna Lepore Dwyer, Virginia Eader, Dave Follis, Chad Fuhreck, Tiffany Schmidt Gifford, Talya Gillman, Kelsey Hamilton, Christine Horne, Chuck Horne, Leslie Horne, Adria LaMorticella, Martha Lauer, Jessie Lundin, Dawn Macray, Dennis Macray, Nathan Palmer Royston, Katy Radtke, Bill Raes, Asha Sandhu, Tasha Stein, Cat Gipe Stewart, Max Stiles, Suzann Vaughn, Nate Watters, William West, and Christy Wicks.

A major shout-out to our confection team for all your help translating Theo recipes for home use, and for walking through the steps countless times to ensure we got them right: Laura Botz, Jesse Chappelle, Chad Fuhreck, Phil Gorbman, Steve Popplewell, Katy Radtke, and Suzann Vaughn.

Outside the factory, thanks to Megan Kirley, Chris Machielse, Marti McGinley, Allessandra McGinnis, Kristy Swanson, and Katie Wade for testing recipes. Your input was invaluable.

Wed also like to say thanks to Lauren Todes for her brilliant suggestions for the myriad ways to use dukkah, to Sarah Benner for sharing her macarons, to Sherry Segers for transcribing hours of interviews, and to Emily Raffensperger for her many artful contributions.

Theo is a family: a community of friends, contributors, and collaborators, all of whom make us what we are and inspire us to be better. Theo simply would not exist without the love and support of John and Mitzi Morris, Rich Falatico, Walt Maas, Scott Greenburg, Mike McConnell, Bob Burke, Peter Cheney, Suzie Burke, Michael Hebb, Dwight Richmond, Errol Schweizer, Ben Nauman, Gail Hudson, Dr. Jane Goodall, Whitney Williams, Harper McConnell, Heather Pfahl, Philip Betts, Ben Affleck, Zaara, Liz Pearl, Tera Beach, and all of Theos investors.

Our undying gratitude and affection goes to Leora Bloom, for your culinary genius and perfectionism. We couldnt have, wouldnt have done it without you.

Charity Burggraaf, thank you for going above and beyond on multiple occasions to capture such delectability.

Deep thanks to the entire team at Sasquatch, led by the graciously wonderful Susan Roxborough, a skilled editor and an even better friend. Em Gale, thank you for your irrepressible spirit in the face of edits too numerous to count. Anna Goldstein, thank you for translating all our hard work into beautiful pages.

DM: Mom and Dad, your joie de vivre is unsurpassed.

Bradley Music, your love has made everything possible.