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    The Grammy Room
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    The Grammy Room

    Gold-dusted dark chocolate truffle with espresso ganache & edible music note

    For nearly two decades, he served as the creative and operational steward of the Grammy Celebration

    Why this bite? Erick ran the Grammy Celebration for nearly two decades — 6,000 guests, zero margin for error. This truffle is that invisible perfection.

    The Story

    For nearly two decades, Erick Weiss oversaw the Grammy Celebration — the Recording Academy's official post-Grammy event — producing a six-thousand-guest spectacle year after year under some of the most exacting expectations in entertainment. Failure was public. Success had to be invisible. This gold-dusted truffle with espresso ganache is that discipline: dark, rich, and flawless because in the Grammy room, there is no second take.

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    Prep: 25 min (plus chilling)Yield: 12 truffles

    Ingredients

    • Dark chocolate
    • Espresso
    • Heavy cream
    • Gold dust
    • Cocoa powder
    • Edible gold leaf

    Preparation

    1. 1.Make ganache: pour hot cream over chopped chocolate and espresso.
    2. 2.Chill, roll into truffles, dust with cocoa.
    3. 3.Paint with gold dust.
    4. 4.Top with edible gold leaf.