Myanmar is one of the two or three countries in Asia I cannot wait to come back to. The calmness blanketing the country is amazing, but add in the beautiful temples, grand open spaces, and delicious food, and I left hooked. I was actually quite …
Where To Find Affordable Kobe Beef In Kobe, Japan
Japan is a place where people will pay a eighty bucks for a melon, five dollars for a chocolate truffle, and fork over hundreds for less than a pound of beef. I've never before witnessed such absurdity in pursuit of exclusivity. But I don't blame …
The Best Chocolate Shops In & Around Bangkok, Thailand
Between the malls, pizzerias, and international schools, Bangkok feels like a rather European part of Asia. Like Toyko or Seoul, but smaller. It's one of the most expensive places to live in Thailand, but also the most convenient for visitors. If …
Chocolate On The Road: Is Chocolate Going Extinct?
"Every single craft chocolate maker in the United States could say 'we want to buy cocoa from Ghana and [the] Ivory Coast,' and it would be like the tiniest droplet in the humongous ocean that is cocoa in West Africa."-Dr. Kristy Leissle, Author of …
Thailand Itinerary: 10 Days Or Less For Foodies
I recently finished my fourth trip to Thailand, most of it for chocolate. And you'll understand why I think 10 days in Thailand is the perfect taste of the country really soon. When I think of the food I ate in my childhood, some of my favorite …
Burmese Chocolate & Cacao Culture
At the time of publishing, Myanmar has one cacao farming group, one cacao processor, and one chocolate maker: Ananda Cocoa & Coffee. Based in the capital city of Yangon, the company has been around since the late 1990's— and cacao hasn't been in …
Chocolate On The Road: Myanmar
"The first reaction of Myanmar people— now it's changing, very slowly, but it's changing— their first reaction [to his chocolate] is 'it's made in Myanmar; it's not good.'"-Jean-Yves Branchard, Founder of Ananda Chocolate Myanmar is much more …
November 2019: Crossing All the Ms Off The List
Days Danced: 6Days Sick: 4November was rather hectic and pretty exhausting. Looking forward to Europe, and the South Pacific before that, there's so much to arrange before even arriving that I'm positive the stress is interrupting my sleep. But the …
Thailand Chocolate: Chiang Mai Cafe Guide
Compared to the more-visited city of Bangkok, chocolate in Chiang Mai is rather scarce. But it's not impossible to find. There are three chocolate makers in Chiang Mai, and a few makers transitioning onto the scene, set to debut sometime in 2020. For …
Thailand’s Homegrown Craft Chocolate Culture
Thailand is hot. Even in the dead of winter, the south is sticky, melty hot. It's not the kind of hot you normally associate with chocolate, but Thailand has actually been growing cacao— the raw material for chocolate— for over a century. Over the …
