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Chocolatier creates art at Cocoa Dolce in Wichita

May 13, 2010
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By Catherine Metzgar
Beth Tully spends her days surrounded by chocolate.

Sounds like a pretty sweet career. How did Tully go from working in sales at a Fortune-500 company to a master chocolatier?

A foodie at heart, Tully stumbled upon some chocolate recipes in an issue of Bon Appétit in 1988. From there, the experiments began. Dissatisfied with her career, Tully began her chocolate endeavor in 2004. At her 50th birthday celebration, Tully had an epiphany that she needed to be doing something she was passionate about. This led her to seriously pursue chocolate. Click to continue…

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KSU’s The Bakery offers study snacks, memories

May 13, 2010
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By Rachel Semjenow With the scent of cinnamon rolls and fresh baked cookies floating through the air, Christina Devaney, a sophomore at Kansas State University, waited at The Bakery for a few old high school friends to gather so they could reconnect. “I no longer live in the dorms, so now it is a special [...]

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Cup of Jo-nes plays on words, coffee fans in Dodge

May 10, 2010

By Erin White “Over second and third cups flow matters of high finance, high state, common gossip and low comedy.  It [Coffee] is a social binder, a warmer of tongues, a soberer of minds, a stimulant of wit, a foiler of sleep if you want it so.  From roadside mugs to the classic demi-tasse, it [...]

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Don’s Drive-In offers taste of Oakley history

May 6, 2010

By Matt Zerr Don Shull has been making burgers since the ‘50s and he hasn’t changed his methods in more than half a century. Tucked away in the northwest corner of the state in the town of Oakley, resides a restaurant simply called Don’s Drive-In. In operation since 1982, Don’s, has been offering great drive-in [...]

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Avery creates pirate ships, wedding cakes on kitchen counter near Manhattan

May 6, 2010

By Katelyn Travers “I never really went into this to be a full time job or to build a big business,” says Karen Avery, owner and decorator of Cakes and Cookies, who also was a church accountant for 20 years. “It was just something that I thought I would enjoy doing.” Sparked from imitating tiger [...]

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Wichita nut roaster has nifty 73-year history

May 5, 2010

By Betsy Erickson Nuts for nuts, chocolates, or candies? Wichita certainly is. The Nifty Nut House has thrived there for 73 years. The Nifty Nut House is famous across the United States for its freshly roasted nuts, and wide variety of candies. Rose Andrews, the store manager, says that it is the excellent customer service [...]

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