00:00I'm Lucy Fink, a video producer at Refinery29, but every so often I like to
00:05try other people's jobs. So today I'm in Stratum, New Hampshire at the Lint
00:09Chocolate Factory and I'm going to see if I have what it takes to make my very
00:13own chocolate bar. This is Lucy for Hire.
00:20Hi Lucy, I'm Anne. It's so nice to meet you. So at Lint we're one of the few
00:26companies that still goes from the cocoa bean to the finished product. We often
00:31call it bean to bar and I am absolutely passionate about our premium chocolate.
00:35Let's do it. All right, let's do it. Let's make some chocolate.
00:38The first challenge is to pick your chocolate base.
00:41Did you decide between white, milk, or dark?
00:45100% I'm going to have to go with dark. Okay.
00:49That's my classic pick. I think that's a great decision. Great.
00:51Your next challenge is to pick the inclusions.
00:55Anne walked me through the inclusions that were available in the R&D lab.
00:59There were different types of nuts, dried fruit, salt, and more.
01:03I need to try a cherry.
01:10What do you think?
01:12Between matcha and cherry?
01:14I kind of want to do something that we just don't know.
01:16Okay, something a little avant-garde.
01:18Yeah. Okay.
01:19I say we push the boundaries of Lint.
01:20Let's do it.
01:21I finally settled on dried cherries, matcha green tea powder, and Bolivian pink salt.
01:26So you can put all of those in there, and then we're going to add some chocolate to it.
01:30I just have to say, this is a lot fewer ingredients than I imagined.
01:36Mm-hmm. I know.
01:37Because the chocolate is the star.
01:38The chocolate is the star.
01:40Before actually making the bars, you need to make a sample batch to taste test it.
01:44So we added the chocolate, mixed everything together, poured it out onto a tray, and then set it in the
01:49fridge to harden.
01:50Set.
01:52Are you ready?
01:54And then we tasted it.
01:57I waited anxiously for Anne's opinion.
02:02I think you did a really good job.
02:04I'm blown away by myself.
02:06I think we can increase the matcha a little bit.
02:08You want to double it?
02:10Let's double it.
02:10Let's double it.
02:11Okay. All right. Let's make some bars.
02:13This is delicious.
02:14This really is delicious.
02:16Lucy really surprised me because I put the ingredients out kind of hoping she would go in one way,
02:21and she went the other way.
02:23So I'm very curious to see how it turns out, but I have great hopes.
02:27So your next challenge is to create the bars.
02:30All right.
02:31According to your calculations, is this going to be a good bar?
02:34Oh, I think so.
02:34Okay.
02:35I think so.
02:36Just kidding.
02:37We did a lot of math, a lot of measuring,
02:40mixed everything together, and finally it was chocolate time.
02:43Chocolate time.
02:44Chocolate time.
02:44So we will need 751 grams of chocolate.
02:50600.
02:52Anne showed me how many grams to pour into each mold,
02:55and how to get rid of the air bubbles for a smooth, chocolatey texture.
03:01Woo.
03:02Then I put my new knowledge to the test.
03:05Everyone hold your ears.
03:10And after a short wait, the chocolate bars were ready.
03:15Smells pretty good.
03:16I think so.
03:17Your final challenge will be to package your bars, and then we'll taste test.
03:21Okay.
03:23I learned how to properly wrap a Lindt chocolate bar by hand, so that it would look perfect when
03:27I shared it with Nico, another Lindt master chocolatier.
03:30I wanted to see if he could pull out all of the flavors.
03:35This man has a palate.
03:37This man has a palate, so that's a compliment.
03:40What do you think taste-wise?
03:42What are you getting?
03:44Salt in the front.
03:46Then cherry.
03:47Then the chocolate gum.
03:50You all did tea too?
03:52I did tea at your hand, yeah.
03:54Matcha.
03:54Matcha tea.
03:55Good job.
03:56Very good job.
03:57She really went avant-garde in it.
04:00Yeah.
04:00I was impressed.
04:01My day at the Lindt Chocolate Factory was magical.
04:05I ate a ton of chocolate, learned how it was made, and even got to bring my new
04:09bars home to share with friends and family.
04:12Lucy, it was so much fun having you here.
04:15These are your bars.
04:17I'm so impressed, because I really feel that you understand now what Lindt Chocolate
04:22is all about, and why I'm so passionate about it, and that you really, you get it.
04:27So this is just, this has been a treat.
04:29Thank you so much, Lucy.
04:30I think Lucy does have it in her to be a Lindt Junior Apprentice.
04:34She respected the brand.
04:35She has passion for the brand, but she wanted to take a little risk, and I admire that.
