I have been down some of the other basements of some of the storefronts and they are dark, stone walls or "Michigan basements" as I've always known them called, and cold. This basement has none of those undesirable qualities. It is brightly lit, there are mirrors at the south wall to give an illusion of it even being larger, the equipment is clean and at the ready, supplies are neatly organized, and the whole basement is comfortable. It would almost seem they created a miracle in making their chocolate-making room in the basement such a gem.
Sherry gave me a quick "Cliff Notes" on how the machine in the center of the room works. The warmed, melted chocolate is piped in from a kettle where it has been prepared, forms travel through the machine where the chocolate is poured into them (covering whatever is inside each morsel), and then the forms are stored to allow cooling. Once that is done, the chocolates are either decorated or packaged to be displayed -- oh, and purchased.
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