jul, 4th - mast brothers....

day 876:

in honour of American Independence Day, these bars of chocolate are by the Mast Brothers in Brooklyn. they are also part of the The Makers project {see day 840} which is where i first heard about them. on their website, you can watch a beautifully shot video which gives you a better idea of how passionate these brothers are about the chocolate making process. each bar is completely handmade from filling the mould to wrapping the finished product. what i love is the idea that these brothers are successful doing something that they put so much heart and soul into.

A. brought back these two bars from his trip to New York, in May. 

the packaging is incredible and has an old, thick wrapping paper quality. the type of paper that you could imagine someone unwrapping in Victorian England. but i especially like the descriptions on the back of the bars....chocolate with a hint of tobacco? it was definitely there........

may, 27th - kings county distillery....

day 840:

the week before i came down with this virus that had me curled-up-in-a-ball-too-sick-to-even-read-or-surf-the-web (a first), A. was in Chicago, for work and Brooklyn, New York, for play. i told him about The Makers project by Jennifer Causey. Jennifer seeks out small artisans in (mainly) Brooklyn and photographs them in their work spaces. a very inspiring blog.

he didn't manage to make it to any of the studios or shops but he did find this bottle of bourbon by Kings County Distillery. 

i love the simplicity of the packaging and he says the bourbon is very drinkable. there were many times this past week where i was tempted to take a large swig to try and find some relief from the razor blades in my throat and chest. not being big on taking any medication while i'm pregnant, it was a case of riding it out. 

happy to say that i'm at last on the mend. thank you for the kind comments and emails.