Jael Skeffington is the co-founder and CEO of French Broad Chocolates in Asheville, NC. What started in 2006 as a chocolate passion and a cafe in Costa Rica with her partner Dan, has grown to 85 employees, a Chocolate Lounge & Boutique in downtown Asheville, and an experiential Chocolate Factory & Cafe. French Broad sources the finest cacao from farmers and producers in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Perú and transforms it into 50 tons of chocolate a year. They sell not only their bean-to-bar and craft chocolates online but also to wholesale partners, and they directly wholesale chocolate to other artisans, from chefs to coffee brewers, Her in-house products have won numerous Good Food Awards, and in short, Jael’s world is chocolate-fueled, fueling community, a life full of flavor and connection, and the delicious potential in every day.
165: Greg Collier, Uptown Yolk, Leah & Louise (Charlotte, NC)
164: Anne Byrn, Cookbook Author (Nashville, TN)
163: Rick Rubel, Charleston Grill (Charleston, SC)
162: Ann Travers Fortune & Kris Fulton, Sophomore Coffee (Baltimore, MD)
161: Mike Lata, FIG & The Ordinary (Charleston, SC)
160: Geoff Rhyne, Red Clay Hot Sauce (Charleston, SC)
159: Amy Mills, 17th Street Barbecue, Murphysboro, IL (Live from Firebox BBQ)
Episode 158: Robert Moss, Contributing BBQ of Southern Living (Live from Firebox BBQ)
Episode 157: Patty Floersheimer & Trudi Wagner, Goat. Sheep. Cow (Charleston, SC)
Episode 156: Tasting Notes with Maneet Chauhan, Live from the Charleston Wine + Food Kitchen (Charleston, SC)
Episode 155: Hanna Raskin, The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
Episode 154: Nick Dowling & Jeremiah Schenzel, Daps Breakfast & Imbibe (Charleston, SC)
Episode 153: Sara McIntyre, Crabtree Farms (Chattanooga, TN)
Episode 152: Andrea Upchurch, Obstinate Daughter & Beardcat's Sweet Shop (Sullivan's Island, SC)
Episode 151: Amanda Niel, Scenic City Supper Club, Easy Bistro & Main Street Meats (Chattanooga, TN)
Episode 150: Vishwesh Bhatt, Snackbar, Oxford, MS (Live from Scenic City Supper Club)
Episode 149: Steve Palmer, The Indigo Road Hospitality Group & Ben's Friends (Charleston, SC)
Episode 148: Lindsey Barrow, Lowcountry Street Grocery (Charleston, SC)
Episode 147: Greg Baker, The Refinery, Tampa, FL (Live from the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival)
Episode 146: Courtney Hampson, Music to Your Mouth (Bluffton, SC)
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