Comments on: The Beer Bar http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html In LA, but Still Exploring Desserts Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:08:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Sweet Napa » Blog Archive » The Scotch Bar http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-10257 Sweet Napa » Blog Archive » The Scotch Bar Sun, 20 May 2007 17:23:51 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-10257 [...] Spiced Caramel Nut Bar S’More Bar The Coconut Peanut Butter Bar Coffee Bar Malt Bar Banana Bar Beer Bar Orange Bar [...] [...] Spiced Caramel Nut Bar S’More Bar The Coconut Peanut Butter Bar Coffee Bar Malt Bar Banana Bar Beer Bar Orange Bar [...]

]]> By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-6210 Nina Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:35:42 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-6210 No, I'm working on candy bars full-time now. Sigh... I miss the Bay Area! No, I’m working on candy bars full-time now.

Sigh… I miss the Bay Area!

]]> By: Aaron http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-6147 Aaron Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:34:35 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-6147 Are you working in food in the meantime? In a restaurant? I used to live in LA, but now live in the Bay Area, so your blog is a nice blend of the two for me. Thanks. Are you working in food in the meantime? In a restaurant? I used to live in LA, but now live in the Bay Area, so your blog is a nice blend of the two for me.
Thanks.

]]> By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-6113 Nina Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:42:23 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-6113 Lisbeth - Cool, thanks! I'd been beginning to think that I was the only one! :) Doug - Hehe Thanks! It'd be great to do candy bar demos on TV... and would stop at nothing to get onto Jon Stewart's show. :) Julia - Thanks! I cut the corn nuts in half, and they seem to blend in fine, texturally. Aaron - Thank you! :) Yeah, I consider this bar to be a bit like a breakthrough bar -- its flavors and design are more on par with the potential I see in candy bars... beyond just caramel and nuts. The combinations that can be done are endless. Ideally, I'd love to have my own retail space to sell these. Just like with the blog, I like hearing people's reactions, and would enjoy meeting the people who try my candy bars. A candy bar store seems like it could be just so much fun; there are so many ways to make the store interesting. And since they're made fresh, without much in the way preservatives, they couldn't really be sold too far afield anyway. But I wouldn't want people who lived far away to be deprived of them, so would want a mail order component, too... But that's all way down the line. The finances and logistics still need to be worked out. I want to make sure that I have truly viable recipes and techniques before taking the major plunges into it. Lisbeth - Cool, thanks! I’d been beginning to think that I was the only one! :)

Doug - Hehe Thanks! It’d be great to do candy bar demos on TV… and would stop at nothing to get onto Jon Stewart’s show. :)

Julia - Thanks! I cut the corn nuts in half, and they seem to blend in fine, texturally.

Aaron - Thank you! :) Yeah, I consider this bar to be a bit like a breakthrough bar — its flavors and design are more on par with the potential I see in candy bars… beyond just caramel and nuts. The combinations that can be done are endless.

Ideally, I’d love to have my own retail space to sell these. Just like with the blog, I like hearing people’s reactions, and would enjoy meeting the people who try my candy bars. A candy bar store seems like it could be just so much fun; there are so many ways to make the store interesting. And since they’re made fresh, without much in the way preservatives, they couldn’t really be sold too far afield anyway. But I wouldn’t want people who lived far away to be deprived of them, so would want a mail order component, too… But that’s all way down the line. The finances and logistics still need to be worked out. I want to make sure that I have truly viable recipes and techniques before taking the major plunges into it.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-6003 Aaron Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:48:55 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-6003 Hi Nina, I've been reading through your archives, as I just found your site. I love your blog! This bar sounds so fun, and so with the trends of how people want to play and think about food. Where do you plan to sell these? Your own retail space? Wider distribution? I can't wait. Hi Nina,
I’ve been reading through your archives, as I just found your site. I love your blog!
This bar sounds so fun, and so with the trends of how people want to play and think about food. Where do you plan to sell these? Your own retail space? Wider distribution? I can’t wait.

]]> By: Julia http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-5960 Julia Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:43:07 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-5960 That sounds delicious! I'd definitely try it. The only thing I worry about is the corn nuts being too hard. That sounds delicious! I’d definitely try it. The only thing I worry about is the corn nuts being too hard.

]]> By: Doug http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-5912 Doug Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:52:02 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-5912 Genious! Even the name "The Beer Bar: Guinness Ganache with Bar Snack Crunch" has a great ring to it. We need to get you on Good Morning America (once you're up and running) to start marketing these artisinal treats. Genious! Even the name “The Beer Bar: Guinness Ganache with Bar Snack Crunch” has a great ring to it.

We need to get you on Good Morning America (once you’re up and running) to start marketing these artisinal treats.

]]> By: Lisbeth http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-5908 Lisbeth Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:24:41 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-5908 Mmmmm! That looks (and sounds) delicious! Carbs be damned - it looks like an excellent synthesis of some of my absolute favorite flavors. I can't wait for you to perfect these and start selling so I can order one for myself! Mmmmm! That looks (and sounds) delicious! Carbs be damned - it looks like an excellent synthesis of some of my absolute favorite flavors. I can’t wait for you to perfect these and start selling so I can order one for myself!

]]> By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-5784 Nina Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:53:27 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-5784 Yeah, there's no denying the carb factor. The bar could be a meal in itself, like a pint of guinness could be. If I sell two triangles together, it would look like a little chocolate sandwich meal. :) But the carbs could be adjusted a little through ratios. Say, 50% of the mix-ins could be peanuts, and then the remaining 50% could be divided btw the chips, corn nuts, and pretzels. The mix-in pieces and the bar itself are pretty small, though. In one bar, there's maybe 1/2 of a potato chip, 1/4 of a pretzel, 5 corn nuts,and 5 peanuts. And the amount of Guinness is a fraction of an ounce. Yeah, there’s no denying the carb factor. The bar could be a meal in itself, like a pint of guinness could be. If I sell two triangles together, it would look like a little chocolate sandwich meal. :)

But the carbs could be adjusted a little through ratios. Say, 50% of the mix-ins could be peanuts, and then the remaining 50% could be divided btw the chips, corn nuts, and pretzels.

The mix-in pieces and the bar itself are pretty small, though. In one bar, there’s maybe 1/2 of a potato chip, 1/4 of a pretzel, 5 corn nuts,and 5 peanuts. And the amount of Guinness is a fraction of an ounce.

]]> By: Gary http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-5768 Gary Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:53:07 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2007/03/06/the-beer-bar.html#comment-5768 You are going to get *all* kinds of answers here. As a low-carber, I don't protest the bacon, it's the pretzels, corn nuts, and potato chips that I find problematic. ;*) How about replacing the corn nuts with macadamias. Nah, it wouldn't be the same. Look, I'm not saying I wouldn't love to eat your concoction just as it is, I'm just saying that the crap-carb content is over the top. :*) You are going to get *all* kinds of answers here. As a low-carber, I don’t protest the bacon, it’s the pretzels, corn nuts, and potato chips that I find problematic. ;*) How about replacing the corn nuts with macadamias. Nah, it wouldn’t be the same. Look, I’m not saying I wouldn’t love to eat your concoction just as it is, I’m just saying that the crap-carb content is over the top. :*)

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