In these strange times of quarantine, small chocolate businesses still need our support. So in an effort to make your shopping easier, here are the best places to buy craft chocolate online. We go from the best craft chocolate on Amazon to online craft chocolate retailers (sorted by country). There are even unique gifts for …

This inexhaustive list of things to do in Korea, a bucket list if you will, was compiled based on recommendations from friends & fellow bloggers, as well as personal experiences & misadventures. I hope it helps you get ideas of what to do in Korea no matter where your interests lay, whether you’re going to Seoul …

As a chocolate writer, I easily eat a kilo of chocolate each month, if not two. Yet I’m not overweight. This is partly due to my age and genetics, yes, but the amount of chocolate I eat is almost inhumane some days. I’ve had my periods of imbalance. But exercising even when traveling and maintaining …

Unsurprisingly, my friends who told me that I would fall in love with Ecuador were right. At the time I wrote this I was sitting in the Quito airport, mentally preparing to leave the remarkable country of Ecuador, and readying for a whole new culture shock in Peru. Though my suitcase was packed, underweight, and …

A man I greatly admire once taught me that the key to success is to give without expectation. Now this principle applies to many parts of life, any part in which you share something with others, really, and it’s especially true with social media. It’s also the reason why stores which give out samples are …

​People make all sorts of stuff at home, like curry, slime, art, and beauty products. So why don’t more people make chocolate at home? These days it’s likely you could buy all the necessary ingredients from your local specialty foods shop. Yet very few people do it, which is one of the reasons you should. …

One of the best things you can do for your business is promote it. If you are putting out good content (a chocolate bar, raw cacao, research articles, books, videos, etc.), then once people are actually able to see it and lend you their attention, the market will reward you. Whether that means more sales, …

This memory makes me cringe more than most “promposals” do. It’s one of my biggest regrets, actually, which I suppose is an accomplishment of its own. Setting The Scene Ocassionally, I think of the past, and the embarrassing or thoughtful things I’ve done in it. I try to live a life without regrets, but have learned that all …

Cacao has carved out a variety of unique identities. It didn’t happen overnight, and in fact, the idea has been floating around the industry for several years now. But without a long history of unique origin (like in wine), or strong public knowledge (like in coffee), the cacao community has been slow to designate nomenclature for …

We’ve all had this experience. You find a delicious product and devour it whole, but when you go looking for more you come up empty handed. You headed for Google, and ah ha! The company’s name pops up in a couple of reviews, but the trail soon goes cold. This is where you give up. …