Watch The TV Segment From The Social:
Our chef and co-founder sat down with CTV's The Social to talk craft, cravings, and why Canada needs its own world-class chocolate.
Brandon Olsen walked onto the set of The Social with four chocolate creations, two Willy Wonka tattoos, and one message: Canada deserves better chocolate.
The hosts introduced him as "Toronto's chocolate wizard." He used the time to introduce As We Do Chocolate Company, the Canadian chocolate manufacturing company he has co-founded with Michael Held. They are building a chocolate manufacturing company to give chefs, restaurants, home bakers, food enthusiasts and food lovers a real Canadian alternative to European imports.
Four Recipes, All Chocolate.
Brandon brought four delicious plates designed to prove that great chocolate doesn't need to be complicated or held to just a bar for dessert.
The Chocolate Toast — locally sourced sourdough, toasted with French butter, topped with shaved dark chocolate that melts on contact. A morning coffee snack, a late-afternoon ritual, and (according to Brandon) a perfectly reasonable breakfast for kids. The hosts didn't argue.
The Double-Baked Chocolate Tart — a chocolate cake batter, baked once, then filled with chocolate pudding and baked again. Dense, rich, and inspired by the traditional bass cake of southern France.
Dark Chocolate Mousse with Olive Oil and Sea Salt — a recipe born in Barcelona. Brandon recalled ordering chocolate mousse as an afterthought at a restaurant he'd been dying to visit. It turned out to be the most memorable thing he ate. "It was so simple," he said. "And it was easy. This is all you need."
Rich Drinking Chocolate — warm milk with shaved dark chocolate stirred in slowly until you hit the consistency you want. No packets. No powder. Brandon prefers his thick and dark.
Chocolate For Life
Brandon also shared one of our most distinctive offers: the Chocolate For Life, available now for holiday gifting.
As long as As We Do is in business, subscribers receive their annual chocolate shipment, postage included after just a one-time upfront fee.
Thank you For Having Us
We would like the hosts, the great producers, staff and everyone at the CTV's The Social for having us and letting us display our love of chocolate and the creative ways to use it nationwide!
Watch the full segment on The Social's YouTube channel.