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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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Recipe: Grandma’s Chicken and Dumplings

May 10, 2010

By Sharika Jones
Grandma (Vira) and Grandpa (Irving) Paschal had their own mini farm in Wichita. When it was time to make chicken and dumplings, Grandma would send the children to catch a chicken. They would return into the house and pluck all of the feathers off, cut the head off, and clean it. After Grandma [...]

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Dining out in Wichita: numbers reveal the truth

May 10, 2010

By Grant Guggisberg
Trying to decipher which United States city has the most restaurants per capita is like guessing how many stars are in the sky. Everyone has an opinion, but nobody seems to know.
The myth floating around the Sunflower State and beyond is that Wichita ranks second in the nation in restaurants per person. This [...]

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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 and products [...]

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