Chocolate Recipes & Maker Interviews

Welcome to Dame Cacao! If you're new to bean to bar chocolate, I recommend you check out this primer on craft chocolate to get a sense of what it takes to make great chocolate. If you're here to read my tips for visiting South Korea, where I lived for several years, visit my South Korea travel site.

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Chocolate Resources

Free resources covering the tastiest topics in chocolate, written by an expert.

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NEW Recipes

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How to Make Chocolate Hazelnut Butter

This easy 5-ingredient chocolate spread is the inspiration behind Nutella - and it's so much better.

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Chocolate Reviews

Reviews of the tastiest products & brands in chocolate, written by an expert.

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Consume By Continent

Chocolate Travel Guides

Comprehensive guides to the best chocolate shops in cities and countries around the world! Plus interviews with experts in the field, both in written and audio forms.

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Hi, I'm Max!

I've been in the chocolate industry for over a decade, increasingly passionate about helping you find great chocolate and fantastic desserts wherever you are.

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Best Desserts

Roundups of the best of the best desserts in every category - recipes, reviewed brands, and tantalizing snacks.

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Ingredient Guides

Expert overviews of the most common chocolate making and baking ingredients, covering what they are, how to use them, and the best types & brands to buy.

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Hot Chocolate

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Baking Resources

Comprehensive resources for learning tried & true techniques in making, baking, and swapping out for chocolate in recipes both classic and imaginative.