Brian D'Ambrosio
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Brian D'Ambrosio is a seasoned journalist and poet, writing for numerous publications, including for a trove of music publications. He is intently at work on a number of future books. He may be reached at [email protected]
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Chocolate Maker Steve Prickett
By Brian D’Ambrosio Steve Prickett, owner and founder of Eldora Chocolate in Albuquerque, is among a small group of culinary artists escalating the prestige of craft chocolate and the integrity with which it is made. A chocolate maker, as opposed to a chocolatier, Prickett purchases unrefinedcacao beans and then processes, roasts, treats, and mills them into chocolate. Most people who work with chocolate do not start directly from the cacao bean in the way that he does.
By Brian D'Ambrosio about a year ago in Wander
Writer Laura Munson
By Brian D'Ambrosio Laura Munson formed intense affectional bonds with writing early in her life, discovering something unfeigned and true she could depend on, an assurance of love not loved based on approval and an intermediary in which she could place her trust.
By Brian D'Ambrosio about a year ago in Interview
The Montana Alpaca Experience
By Brian D'Ambrosio Atop the Continental Divide and North of the Walkerville section of Butte, fiber artist Betty Kujawa works with select, raw yields of fleece. Here, on eight hilly acres and three high pastures, she tends to the dozen quirky animals that form Snowdrift Alpacas.
By Brian D'Ambrosio about a year ago in Wander
Songwriter Joe Pug
By Brian D'Ambrosio Joe Pug appreciates it when you listen – really listen – to his music. Pug is a singer-songwriter who is genuinely interested in your attention. And some of his recordings beckon it. Body language, word choice, tone of voice – you’ll be impressed at what you may have been missing. Indeed, seizing notice is one of the singer-songwriter's most challenging tasks – the interest of recording labels, new fans, or general curiosity in a cluttered genre. It requires a dizzying array of cleverness, strong lyrical content, and passion.
By Brian D'Ambrosio about a year ago in Beat
