Interview: David Castellan, Co-founder of SoMA Chocolate
“When we first started trying to purchase beans, when we called up the bean broker… we said, you know, we just want to buy one bag, two bags [of cocoa …
“When we first started trying to purchase beans, when we called up the bean broker… we said, you know, we just want to buy one bag, two bags [of cocoa …
“For us it’s important, very important, that we protect the good name of Cambodian cacao.” -Stefan, Co-founder of KamKav Cacao Company Ancient temples or genocide. Those are the two most …
“Basically we’re finding the limits of what there is today [in terms of quality Vietnamese cacao].” -Samuel Maruta, Marou Chocolate Many people still think of Vietnam in terms of its …
“We haven’t counted this year, but in 2018 we got samples from over 400 new chocolate companies.” -Matt Caputo, Chocolate Buyer for Caputo’s Market & Deli Sometimes it feels like …
“Most Asian people care about their health. And the dark or black [chocolate] means health.” -Joyce Lee, Founder & Chocolate Maker of JL Chocolate Taiwan has developed immensely over the …
“The passion and the love runs out at some point, when there isn’t enough return.” -Sunita De Tourreil, Founder of The Chocolate Garage Most people who grew up eating chocolate …
“It’s a joy to wake up and go to work every day, knowing what we’re going to be doing with the rest of our day, AND it’s [still considered to …
“The first bean to bar chocolate I ever tasted was my own— and I’m sure it was really bad. But I thought it was so exciting, so amazing, that I …
It’s the 1950’s; your country is poor and in the throes of recovery from WWII— but in the south, there’s the promise of land. The Japanese occupied the Philippines for …
“I think even if the [cacao] beans are all the same, but the makers are different, the outcome is very different.” -Emily Paek, Founder of Public Chocolatory Emily Paek was …