Christie Jachec, Dove Independent
Chocolatier
Christie Jachec wants to change the
way people think about chocolate. As a Dove Independent
Chocolatier,
says
Christie, "We discover new ways to use
chocolate...that's the reason they call it Dove Chocolate
Discoveries." Rather than operate a traditional retail
business, as an independent distribution source, Jachec
host chocolate parties in private homes with a variety of
Dove products, many "premium and exclusive" to Chocolate
Discoveries. Says Chrstie, "I figured I could try it out
and if I didn't like it, I could eat my way out of the
business! Instead, I've been doing it for 3 years.
" What I do at a party,"
Jachec explains, "I'll serve a chocolate martini,
we'll make a barbecue chicken pizza with our barbecue sauce
and a little bit of our cocoa rub with the chicken.
We'll also make a brownie pizza with our brownie mix
as a crust and our smoothie mix as a sort of pizza sauce,
our dark chocolate fruit collection on top, and our white
chocolate daquiri mix as a sauce." Wow, that sounds like a
fun evening!
"There's lots of things you can do
with our products [beyond the norm]" she says. "Our
beverages surprise people the most," says Christie. "People
will combine our chai tea with kool whip or pumpkin pie
mix... and I know someone who uses our
dark chocolate martini mix [alcohol-free] as their coffee
creamer. Our mousse mix is really easy, people have used it
and looked like rock stars at their dinner parties."
"My personal favorite would probably
be our cinnamon dusted almonds, a roasted almond covered in
milk or dark chocolate and then dusted with Saigon
cinnamon. It's one of the most elite cinnamons there is.
People who aren't even a fan of cinnamon try it and like
it."
Looking forward to the Chocolate
Festival, Christie says, "We're going to have a chocolate
martini fountain! Come by--and we're always looking for
people who want to try out our business. "
Words by E.C. Gladstone
Photos Courtesy Christie Jachec