At first his colleagues tended to dismiss this witty young dilettante poet as a scientific lightweight, even if he was an agreeable addition to their dinner table.
She was, in the parlance of the time, a 'sermon taster', going to any church where the preaching was supposed to be good; for a dilettante churchgoer Brighton was then an exciting place to be.
Dilettante comes from the present participle of Italian delittare, "to delight," from Latin delectare, "to delight," frequentative of delicere, "to allure," from de- + lacere, "to entice."
Dilettante has been creating fine chocolates, coffee beverages and pastries for Seattleites for over 30 years.
Founder Dana Davenport, third generation Chocolatier, draws inspiration from family history, records and hundreds of documented recipes spanning 108 years of creative tradition.
Dilettante now offers some of the finest fresh roast coffee in the northwest.