Issue 2:1 | Excerpt
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Berry True Chocolate
A visit to Lillie Belle Farms in Jacskonville, Oregon
“I did. Pretty cool, huh?” the guy replies casually, making no effort
whatsoever to impress me. “I make all our designs.” Glancing
over my shoulder, I discover he’s wandered off to fiddle with
another door toward the back of the room.
So this is the guy, I think to myself. This is Jeff Shepherd, owner
and chocolatier of Lillie Belle Farms. Looking at him over in the
corner, I find myself distracted by the psychedelic pattern on his
T-shirt. I still haven’t figured out how I’m going to have a serious
conversation about the art of chocolate making with a guy who
looks like a bouncer at a Bob Dylan concert. Later, when I learn
that Jeff’s a long-time fan of the Grateful Dead, a lot of things
about him will make sense. But right now I’m still at a loss.
When I first met him at the San Francisco Fancy Food Show,
Jeff was dressed in a button-down shirt and khakis, his hair was
combed, and he came across like a former software engineer
from the early days of Silicon Valley. So much for first
impressions. >>>
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Berry True Chocolate
A visit to Lillie Belle Farms in Jacskonville, Oregon
“I did. Pretty cool, huh?” the guy replies casually, making no effort
whatsoever to impress me. “I make all our designs.” Glancing
over my shoulder, I discover he’s wandered off to fiddle with
another door toward the back of the room.
So this is the guy, I think to myself. This is Jeff Shepherd, owner
and chocolatier of Lillie Belle Farms. Looking at him over in the
corner, I find myself distracted by the psychedelic pattern on his
T-shirt. I still haven’t figured out how I’m going to have a serious
conversation about the art of chocolate making with a guy who
looks like a bouncer at a Bob Dylan concert. Later, when I learn
that Jeff’s a long-time fan of the Grateful Dead, a lot of things
about him will make sense. But right now I’m still at a loss.
When I first met him at the San Francisco Fancy Food Show,
Jeff was dressed in a button-down shirt and khakis, his hair was
combed, and he came across like a former software engineer
from the early days of Silicon Valley. So much for first
impressions. >>>
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