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Who runs Barking Dog?
Barking Dog Chocolatiers (aka The Dog) started
in 2000 as a hobby of husband and wife team Joal Fischer and Deborah
Langsam. Joal, a retired pediatrician, and Debbie, a retired biology
professor, design, produce, and distribute a wide variety of candy and
pastry. Joal is the Grand Poobah and Debbie is the Lord High Everything
Else of the organization.
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What is Barking Dog Chocolatiers
now?
Barking Dog is a small artisanal chocolate company
where every product is crafted by hand. All profits (about 75% of
the selling price of boxes, platters, favors, custom candies, and
special orders) are donated to charity--that donation totalled about $7,500
last year. Explore the rest of the web site to see more examples
of traditional and cutting edge designs and flavors.
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Who else keeps the Dog barking?
Wonderful friends such as those pictured
to the right come over to taste test new products and to help pack boxes
for big orders. In addition, John Duncan, owner of Bonterra Dining
& Wine Room in Charlotte, NC, serves the Dog's candy and pastry at
Bonterra and sponsors Barking Dog Chocolatiers as part of his business..
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How did Joal & Debbie
learn about chocolate?
They had the wonderful fortune to train with expert
pastry chefs and chocolatiers in Paris, Montreal, Chicago, Philadelphia,
New York, and other locations. In addition to special training in
tempering, they learned other chocolate chemistry, how to design new candies,
and other techniques such as framing, molding, and panning. Debbie
is panning (coating) nuts with tempered chocolate in the rotating drum
in the photo on the left.
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Did I see Barking Dog on
the Food Network?
Possibly. Joal and Debbie were featured
on Food Finds; every repeat broadcast brings phone orders from new locations.
You may also have seen articles and their pictures in Southern Living (January,
2007) and US News and World Report (September 10, 2007). You can
click
here or on the picture to the right to read the article in US
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