Is There a Chocolate Factory in Houston's Future?
20.05.12
Culinary interests run in the Moore family. Scott's mom was a dedicated Southern cook. His brother is a chef at Mancuso's Italian Table and his partner Michelle worked at a gourmet food shop in Panama, Florida. How did Scott and Michelle meet? "I found her on the floor of a bar," he laughed. "She had literally fallen off her bar stool, and I picked her up and put her back on it. She was fine and ready for a shot of tequila, so I knew this was the girl for me."
Scott himself is a verifiable sixth-generation Texan, with roots that can be traced back to the Republic of Texas. Scott has lived in different major cities in Texas most of his life. He was, according to him, "pollinated in Austin, germinated in Dallas and blossomed in Houston."
So, why chocolate? Scott says he was inspired by a Food Network special on Mast Brothers Chocolate, a notable bean-to-bar producer in Brooklyn. "During the show, one of the guys said 'We think every neighborhood should have a chocolate maker,' and that inspired me," said Scott. "The more I researched, the more fascinated I was with how chocolate was made."
Source: Houston Press (blog)