Fred Comegys is a Delaware treasure.
Yep, I'm showing some bias. He's my colleague and longtime friend.
But I have always loved going along on an assignment with Fred because he looks at life differently. As a professional photographer, he can make extraordinary pictures out of what may seem like every day events.
But I have always loved going along on an assignment with Fred because he looks at life differently. As a professional photographer, he can make extraordinary pictures out of what may seem like every day events.
Last month, Fred went to the much beloved Govatos Chocolates shop and watched as Richard Jr. made white chocolate Easter baskets. Read about Govatos in today's Easter chocolate story.
Fred watched the process and thought the molding above looked like a white chocolate jelly fish. Richard dipped the mold in liquid chocolate and then turned it over as it cooled, leaving just a bit in the mold. He repeated the process until he had the right thickness for what would be a basket - later to be filled with chocolates. I think it's a wonderful photo.
To the right, is Richard's brother Nick Govatos at the old-fashioned Wilmington candy store in downtown Wilmington with one of the large hand-molded Easter eggs. The flagship Govatos retail operation is at the corner of Eighth and North Market streets and there's a second store in the Talleyville Shopping Center off Concord Pike.
Enjoy these Easter fun facts from the National Confectioners Association:
- The first chocolate eggs were made in Europe in the early 19th century and remain among the most popular treats associated with Easter.
- 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies are made for Easter each year.
- 16 billion jelly beans are made for Easter.
- Each day, five million marshmallow chicks and bunnies are produced in preparation for Easter.
- 76 percent of people eat the ears on chocolate bunnies first.
- Red jelly beans are kids' favorite.
- According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest candy Easter egg ever made was just over 25 feet high and made of chocolate and marshmallow. The egg weighed 8,968 pounds and was supported by an internal steel frame.
- 88 percent of adults carry on the Easter tradition of creating Easter baskets for their kids.
2 comments:
Fred Comegys is definitely a Delaware treasure. He takes wonderful photographs and is one of the most sincere people out there. Keep up the great work, Fred!
Two questions and a comment:
How does one go about attending the "chef's table" at one of the City Restaurant Week participants? I read in O&A that the only way to make a reservation that Monday is via the website, but the website only links to Facebook. Also, I noticed that Domaine Hudson isn't involved? That makes me sad.
Finally, Xavier is quoted as opening the "first and only outlet for retail seafood" at the Riverfront Market. My friend George Esterling opened an offshoot of his Lancaster Avenue seafood operation there when it first opened. He served some pretty amazing crab bisque as I recall, though I completely forget the name of the business.
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