Craft Chocolate

Contrary to popular belief, chocolate is not native to Belgium or France. In fact, it wasn’t introduced to Belgium or France— or anywhere else in Europe for that matter— until …

My most potent memory from visiting Cancun is the smell of freshly-ground chocolate being carted from one room to another. The scent is like buttered toast topped with dark chocolate, …

For the last few years, ‘ceremonial cacao’ has been a buzzword in yoga studios and meditation centers the world over. But what is ceremonial cacao, and how is it used …

Small chocolate businesses need our support now more than ever. So in an effort to make your shopping easier (& with the holidays in mind), here are the best places …

Couverture chocolate is well-known within the chocolate industry, and without it, most of your favorite chocolate shops would have never gotten started. This strange stuff– which you may have never …

Think of your favorite chocolate; just humor me. Is it a smooth milk chocolate? Or a dark bar with whole almonds on the back? Oh, or maybe a sweet white …

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 …

Bar: Esmeraldas 70% Maker: The Roasting Masters (Seoul, South Korea) Price: $7.50/35g (Direct From Maker) Munch Factor: 3/10 Ingredients: Cocoa beans, cane sugar, soy lecithin (0.5%). Appearance: first thing that catches …

Craft chocolate is on the way up, and it’s not even close to plateauing. Almost anyone in the industry even just half a decade ago would have described craft chocolate, often …

Bar: 80% Dark Maker: Sun Eaters Organics (Maracas Valley, Trinidad) Price: $9/45g (LUVCACAO) Munch Factor: 6/10 Ingredients: Trinitario Cacao Beans, Demerara Sugar, Organic Cacao Butter . Appearance: dark blue horizontal-oriented packaging with a valley on …