Cao Chocolates of Miami
I had the pleasure of meeting Ricardo Trillos and his wife Anelith Ortega in November, 2014, when I was in Miami to accept a Readers’ Favourite Award for volume I of Chocolatour: A Quest for the World’s...
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getting around Miami
In the previous post, I showed you how easy it was to ride the Big Bus in Miami and hop on and off at the various stop to experience the city’s highlights. But Miami...
growing the Chocolatour brand
When I embarked on the project of writing a book about the world of fine chocolate in 2009, I had no idea that chocolate would become my life. I had no idea that one volume...
Come chocolatouring with me!
Aloha everyone: Chocolatours are small customized group tours for chocolate lovers. Taste the world of chocolate and come chocolatouring with me! join me on a chocolate tour I thought we’d start with Hawaii as it is the...
riding the Big Bus in Miami
Neither Christine or I had previously spent time touring the sights of Miami, so what better way to get acquainted with the city than by taking a sightseeing tour? We were fortunate to have...
cultural highlights of Winnipeg
winnipeg has a strong fan base for professional sports A huge congrats to the Winnipeg Jets hockey team for making the 2018 NHL playoffs! Fans in the Manitoba capital have not seen big-league playoff hockey...
Loving the vibe at South Beach
I had the pleasure of staying at the Metropole Apartments Hotel with a friend last fall in South Beach, when business brought me to Miami. How fortunate we were to have found the South...
chocolate ravioli a hit at chocolate dinners in Winnipeg
The bar was raised for Chef Chris Kopp and the culinary team at Prairie Ink Bistro to tantalize chocolate lovers with a special menu for our chocolate-themed dinner in the Community Classroom of McNally Robinson Booksellers...
embracing the changing roles of our lives
Infant. Child. Student. We’ve all been there. It’s after the school years, that our lives take off in different and varying directions, formulating the person we are today. embracing our changing life roles My mother...
talking chocolate in Kingston, Ontario
I had the great pleasure of giving a chocolate talk on Chocolatour and my chocolate travels at Sugar Swan, what was locally known as ‘Kingston’s Best Candy Store.’ You might wonder what Chocolatour would be...
