Faye Moffatt creates chocolate that's a treat for both the eyes and the taste buds, with her richly decorated bonbons and bars offering decadent and complex flavours. The work she does now as the owner of River Layne Chocolate Couture in Saskatoon is worlds apart from her previous career as a financial analyst, working with numbers and spreadsheets, and not always seeing a physical result in her work. "[It] was one of those things that I was like, I need to do something with my hands, something I can see from start to end," she said.
Bonbons at River Layne showcase owner Faye Moffatt's artistry and include fruit-forward ones like Raspberry Truffle and Strawberry Cheesecake, along with rich, caramel-forward flavours like Caramel Macchiato and Salted Caramel. (Naomi Hansen) A return to a family tradition Moffatt's previous job allowed her to purchase items for hobbies through a health spending account, which is how she started buying professional chocolate books and moulds in 2015. It was a return to fond memories of her childhood, making homemade chocolates alongside her grain-farming dad in their home near North Battleford, Sask.
"He wasn't a cook, but every Christmas he would make fudge and chocolates," Moffatt said. "He would give the chocolates out to friends, family, people he'd worked with — and people loved it. I didn't realize it at the time, but it stuck with me.
It was just this thing that people appreciated and looked forward to every year." She began making and s.
