The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. I’m not sure where the concept of the evening cocktail came about. Someone told me recently that the daily schedule of early humans was to hunt and gather in the morning and lounge around for theContinue reading “16. Evening Cocktail”
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15. Ice Cream Scoop Sizes
The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. No matter the weather, ice cream always sold well. You would think that it is a seasonal treat, much the same way that cider and pumpkin pie come and go with the fall. No, people wereContinue reading “15. Ice Cream Scoop Sizes”
14. The Sandwich Shop Regulars
The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. Despite the sandwich shop being a front for the Chocolate store, we still had to treat it like a real business. It did have its busy days, especially during the weekends when we got the massContinue reading “14. The Sandwich Shop Regulars”
13. Smile for the Customer
The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. One weekend when I was still a part-timer, Dick complained during a slow part of a shift that he needed more workers on the weekends. “Don’t you have any friends?” he asked.“Yeah but I don’t knowContinue reading “13. Smile for the Customer”
12. Beating the Clock
The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. Eight hours is a long time to be doing anything. An eight hour shift at Lou’s primarily involved doing the following: Make chocolate Help customers Stand There is more to it but that is the jist.Continue reading “12. Beating the Clock”
Technology Has Ruined Child Innocence and I Can’t Help But Laugh…
Growing up, I missed out on the multiplayer shooter craze in video games. I never really spent too much time on Call of Duty or Counter Strike. My parents were one of those freaks that only let you play for 30 minutes a day. Despite being Korean, my parents viewed video games as little moreContinue reading “Technology Has Ruined Child Innocence and I Can’t Help But Laugh…”
10. Dick’s Cheese
The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. At least, that is what Dick wanted to name the shop. The actual restaurant was just known as the “Grilled Cheese Grille” but most people simply called it “that Grilled Cheese Place” or simply “the Grille”. Continue reading “10. Dick’s Cheese”
9. Learning Curve
The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. “You can’t let the marshmallow tip like that. The chocolate is going to set with all those fucked up marks.” That was Dick. Especially in my early days at the shop, he was quick to pointContinue reading “9. Learning Curve”
8. Marshmallows
The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. Dipped Confectionary was the first thing I learned how to make. It was almost 40 percent of Lou’s inventory and also the easiest to make. If you couldn’t do this, you couldn’t work with the productionContinue reading “8. Marshmallows”
7. The Old Town Mill
The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. The Old Town Mill was built around the 1800s as a textile factory. At the time, it was a prospering business. Old photos show the Mill as a prime example of the industrial age ramping upContinue reading “7. The Old Town Mill”
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