blending chocolate with travel in Chocolatour
I’ve just returned from two writers conferences and have received plenty of feedback on the manuscript for Chocolatour, with one exception: “Add an index!”
Once I began working through the likely components for the index, the extent of the reach of my work is evident. Here is a look to the index, to provide a sneak peak at what you will see within the 176 pages of the book. The index doesn’t list every chocolate company and event that is mentioned in the book as that would be a book in itself, but it works in collaboration with the preceding chapters and the A-Z Guide contained in the book. Just about every country and region on the planet is mentioned in some way.
Index
A
Academy of Chocolate
Acticoa Chocolate
Africa
Aix-en-Provence
Alberta
Amadei Tuscany
Amsterdam
Angus Thirlwell
Antidote Chocolate
antioxidants
artisan/artisanal chocolate
Artisan du Chocolat
Asia
Austin Chocolate Festival
Australia
Austria
Awake Caffeinated Chocolate
Awards for Chocolate Excellence
B
Bahrain
Bali
Barcelona
Basel
bean-to-bar
beer
Belgian chocolate
Belgium
Belize
Beschle Chocolatier Suisse
bespoke chocolate
Bicerin
Big Island Chocolate Festival
BioDynamic chocolate
black pod rot
Bolivia
Boucan
British chocolate
British Columbia
Bruges
Bruno Corsini Industria Dolciaria
Brussels
Buchs
Burlington Chocolate Festival
C
cacao
cacao cuisine
Cadbury
Cadbury World
caffeine
Café Chocolat
Cailler
California
calissons
Callebaut
camel’s milk chocolate
Camino
Canada
Caribbean
Catinari (see Roberto Catinari)
CCN-51
Central America
champagne
Chantal Coady
Chicago Chocolate Tours
Chicago Fine Chocolate Show
China
Chocoa Festival
chocogasm
chocolArt International Chocolate Festival
Chocolateria Desserteria Jordino
chocolaterias
Chocolat Frey
Chocolats d’Edouard
Chocolate Academy (see Academy of Chocolate)
Chocolate Arts
Chocolate Boutique Hotel
chocolate brownies
Chocolate Capital of the World
chocolate consumption
chocolate cookbooks
chocolate events
chocolate factory tours
chocolate festivals
Chocolate Hotel Perugia
Chocolate Jungle Lodge
chocolate liquor
chocolate makers
chocolate masters
chocolate museums
chocolate personalities
Chocolate Race
chocolate shoes
Chocolate Unwrapped
Chocolate Valley
Chocolate Week
chocolatiers
Chocolatrium
ChocoSol
CHOCOSUISSE
Cioccolatò
Cioccolato Peyrano
Cioccolosità
Cocobel Chocolates
cocoa
cocoa butter
cocoa mass
Cocoa Mountain Café and Chocolaterie
cocoa nibs
coffee
Colorado
concept chocolate
conching
Confiserie Sprüngli
Connecticut
Constance Popp Chocolates
Corsini (see Bruno Corsini)
Costa Rica
couverture
Criollo
Cuba
Cure Gourmande (see La Cure Gourmande)
D
dairy-free chocolates
Dallas Chocolate Conference
Dandelion Chocolate
Damian Allsop Chocolates
de Bondt Cioccolato Originale
de Chocoladefabriek
Demarquette Fine Chocolates
Denmark
Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate
dolce Mente
Dominican Republic
Dubai
Ducasse (see Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse)
Duffy’s Chocolate
Dutch chocolate
Dutch processing
E
eco-friendly chocolate
Eco Museo Del Cacao
Ecuador
Edinburgh
Edouard Bechoux
Endorphins
England
Enric Rovira
Estonia
ethical chocolate
Eurochocolate
F
fair trade chocolate
fermenting
Festival du Chocolat
Fête De La Cocoa
flavonols/flavonoids
Florence
Florenville
Florida
Florida Festivals of Chocolate
Forastero
Forté Artisan Chocolates
Fran’s Chocolates
France
François Pralus Maitre Chocolatier
French chocolate
G
Galler Pure Cocoa
ganaches
Gem Chocolates
Gerard Coleman
Gerbaud (see Laurent Gerbaud)
Germany
Gertosio Pasticceria
Ghana
Ghirardelli Chocolate
Gianduiotto
Giovanna Maggiolo
Glendale Chocolate Affaire
gluten free chocolate
Grenada
Grenada Chocolate Company
Grococo
growing regions
Guatemala
Guido Gobino
Guinness
H
hand-painted chocolate
Hawaii
Hawaii Chocolate Festival
health benefits
Henri Le Roux Chocolatier et Caramelier
Hershey
Highland Chocolatier
Holland
Hong Kong
horizontal chocolate
Hotel Chocolat
Hummingbird Chocolate
Hungary
I
Iain Burnett
Iceland
Illinois
India
Indiana
Indonesia
International Chocolate Awards
International Chocolate Shows
Ireland
Italy
Ivory Coast
J
Jade Mountain
Japan
Java
Jean Galler
Jeff Stern
Jordino (see Chocolateria Desserteria Jordino)
K
Kallari
Katie Christoffers
Kauai Chocolate Conference
Kosher chocolate
L
La Cure Gourmande
Läderach Chocolatier Suisse
La Maison Des Maîtres Chocolatiers Belges
La Maison du Chocolat
Las Vegas
Laurent Gerbaud
Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse
Le Nôtre
Liège
Lily O’Brien’s
Lindor (see Lindt)
Lindt & Sprüngli / Lindt Maître Chocolatier Suisse
Lithuania
London
Louvre (see Musée du Louvre)
M
Madagascar
Madécasse
Madrid
Maestrani Passion Chocolat Suisse
Maine
Manitoba
Marcolini (see Pierre Marcolini Chocolatier)
Marou
Marseilles
Massachusetts
Matcha Chocolat
Max Brenner
melting chocolate
mendiants
Merkur Chocolaterie
Mexico
Miami Fine Chocolate and Food Show
Michel Cluizel Chocolaterie
Michigan
Minnesota
Minor Chocolates
Missouri
Munz
Musée du Louvre
Museu de la Xocolata
Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate
N
Nacional
Nestlé
Netherlands (See Holland)
Nevada
Newfoundland
New Brunswick
New York
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norman Love
North America
North Dakota
Northwest Chocolate Festival
Nova Scotia
O
Okura
Ontario
Oregon
Oregon Chocolate Festival
organic chocolate
Original Beans
Origin Chocolate Event
Oriol Balageur
Orquidea
P
Pacari
pairings
Papau New Guinea
Paris
Pascal Caffet
Paul A. Young Fine Chocolates
Paul Wayne Gregory
Pennsylvania
Peru
Perugia
Perugina Chocolate Company / Perugina Chocolate Museum
Peyrano (see Cioccolato Peyrano)
Philipp Kaufmann
Philippines
Pierre Hermé
Pierre Marcolini Chocolatier
Pisa
Pisco
Pistoia
point-of-origin chocolate
Poland
Pompadour Chocolaterie Patisserie
praline
Provence
Puyricard
Puyricard Artisan Chocolatier en Provence
Q
Quebec
Quetzalcoatl
Quito
R
raw chocolate
recipes
Red Star Chocolate Ltd.
Roberto Catinari Arte del Cioccolato
Rococo Chocolates
Romania
Rome
Roselen Chocolatier
S
Saint Lucia / St. Lucia
Salón Chocolate
Salon du Chocolat
São Tomé e Principe
San Francisco
Saskatchewan
Schcolaate
Scotland
Scottish Chocolate Centre
Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon
sea salt caramels
serotonin
Shattell Chocolate
single origin chocolate
Slitti Cioccolato e Caffé
SOMA chocolatemaker
South America
Southwest Chocolate & Coffee Fest
soy-free chocolate
Spain
Spanish chocolate
sustainable chocolate
Sweden
Swiss chocolate
Swiss Chocolate Train
Switzerland
T
TCHO New American Chocolate
tea
Terry’s Chocolate
Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland
Texas
The Chocolate Museum
The Chocolate Tree
Theobroma
Theobromine
Thinking Chocolate
Thomas Haas Handcrafted Chocolates
Thorntons
Tobago
Toledo Cacao Festival
Torino (see Turin)
Toronto
Trinidad
Trinitario
Truffe Schokolade and Lifestyle
truffles
Truffles Artisan Chocolates
Turin
Tuscany
U
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
United Kingdom
United States
Unlimited Delicious
Utah
V
Valor Chocolates
Valrhona Aux Sources Du Grand Chocolat
Vancouver
vegan chocolate
Vegas
Venezuela
Vietnam
Villajoyosa
Virginia Chocolate Festival
W
Washington
Washington DC
water ganache
“Why Women Need Chocolate”
Widman’s Candy Company
William Curley Patissier Chocolatier
wine
Winnipeg
Wisconsin
World Chocolate Day
World Chocolate Masters Championships
World Chocolate Weekend
World Chocolate Wonderland
X
Xoxolat
xocolatl
Xocolatl by Giovanna Maggiolo
Y
York’s Chocolate Story
Z
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Zurich
So glad I found your site! Reading the posts on Chocolatour is the perfect way to explore the world through chocolate! It’s like traveling with every delicious bite. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise and passion, Doreen.
Simply a smiling visitant here to share the love (:,
btw great style and design.
Nice Blogs, I am really happy to read your post and can’t wait for the book. Please – as soon as possible share new update.
Thank you, Mahesh. The second volume of Chocolatour will be out late 2017 or early 2018, depending on how fast I can tie up my research. Subscribing to the site is the best way to be assured of new updates.
Hi, Madam. Nice To visit your site. And it so good for chocolate lovers.
Do you know if confiserie Sprungli in Zurich is kosher?
Hello CJ. No, to my knowledge, they are not Kosher. but they sure are good!
Thank you so much for posting this. I really appreciate your work. Keep it up. Great work!
Choose to travel in old-fashioned elegance by train in a vintage Pullman “Belle Epoque” carriage or go ultramodern in a sleek panoramic car with over-sized windows. Either way, you’ll enjoy breathtaking views of the vineyards that surround Montreaux and medieval Gruyeres. You’ll savor both the heavenly chocolate samples at the Nestle factory, and the views of Lake Gruyeres and the Alps surrounding it.
Thanks for your comment, Tod.
I’m really looking forward to riding the Chocolate Train in Switzerland. We’re hoping to do that with the Worldly Women Travel Club next April.
When is your book coming out? Can’t wait!
My book came out last month, Christopher. You can order both an e-book or print copy via https://chocolatour.net. I hope you enjoy the book. It’s full of amazing chocolate journeys.
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Doreen — it wore me out just going through the index. You should take great pride in completing such a thorough exploration of chocolate. I hope you sell many books!
Thanks, Jeannette. The majority of my research to date has been in about a dozen countries, but I’ve mentioned other places throughout the book and they are included in the index. The 2nd edition will continue the research and tastings! Thanks for coming along on the journey with me. 🙂
That’s a LOT of work, but it sounds like you enjoyed every moment of it. Can’t wait to see your book – I know you’ve just dropped it and I’ll bet you’re busy with all kinds of fun stuff. Great seeing you at MagNet, sorry about your kitty – but I see you have a new member of the family : )) Break a leg with The Book!
Thanks for the good wishes, Krystyna. Yes, I’m excited that the book will be printed this week! Will keep you posted on a Toronto event. Great seeing you at MagNet. 🙂
I bet every chocolate lover really enjoys reading your post. I know I am! Kudos! I’m so looking forward to yet another chocolate adventure of yours.
Doreen, it’s obvious you’ve put a great deal of work into this book. I hope it’s a great success for you. I also hope it will inspire other writers, and help them see that there are no shortcuts if they want to produce something that’s worth buying, and reading.
Thanks so much, Charles. I remember finding your writer’s blog back in Feb/11 and being inspired by the community you had established. Thanks for being one of my inspirations. 🙂
Yes, it has been a tremendous amount of work researching and writing the first volume of Chocolatour, but next week … that dream will come to fruition, as I will receive the first batch of books. So exciting!
This index is actually impressive and enthralling I must say. You must have wonderful experiences to share and I cannot wait to read about them. Will promote them for sure; no question on that 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much, Fatima. As a self-published author, I can use all the help I can in getting the word out about Chocolatour.
Congrats for the new book coming up! 🙂 I am such a fan! I love love chocolates and they make me happy when I feel stressed out. Thanks for sharing us so much about it!
Thanks for your comment and encouragement, Joy. It’s nice to see you back here on the blog. We are definitely an enthusiastic group!
That’s a lot of index! I’d love to hear your insights on the conferences – which ones, who you met, what you did. More of us should do that. There is one thing for sure – you’ve got a lot of chocolate fans!
Thanks, Renee. Yes, I’m glad that chocolate fans are converging here as my book will be out in just 3 weeks!
I was unable to attend the 3rd conference in my plans as my cat took ill and subsequently passed away. But I did attend 2 writers conferences prior to that and everything said confirmed the growing popularity and importance of self-publishing for authors. I am what is now called a “hybrid author” having been traditionally published 3 times, and now going the self-publishing route for my chocolate book in order to maintain full artistic control. I am hopeful and confident I am made the right decision.
I love chocolates! I remember going to Switzerland from Milan just to buy bulks of different chocolates to send home. Not to mention I love the computer game “Chocolateur”. 🙂
Thanks for your comment, Lyndsay, and for your enthusiasm for chocolate!
I have not previously heard of the game called Chocolateur. I will check it out!
Actually, the game is called “chocolatier.” Has anyone tried it? I don’t play video games myself, but it is available on Mac and Nintendo from what I’ve read. Sounds like a good exercise for chocolate lovers who like to play games!
Must be hell researching & then writing about chocolate! I think the Belgians must be chocoholics as it seems like there is a chocolate shop on every street in Brussels!
Hi and thanks for your comment, Rob. It’s a dirty job, but somebody has to do it! 🙂
Indeed, I am truly grateful for the world I have managed to create for myself. Eating the chocolate is just part of the pleasure. Meeting the chocolate makers and embracing their passion for the world of cacao is equally pleasurable.
And yes, Brussels certainly does have a lot of chocolate shops. But Zurich isn’t far behind! Cheers!
This is such a long and engaging index. Loved it to the core!! Thanks for the share.
Its a pleasure being one of the few Doreen. Big thanks for the comment as well. We have so much going on at Flight Centre CA that more people should hear about.
Cheers!
Hi Doreen, this is interesting. I’d love to read your book too.
Yay, Adam! We haven’t had enough men joining us on the Chocolatour. Thanks for your enthusiasm.
Definitely a long list. You seem to have everything covered. I am glad you have India as well.
There is only a very brief mention of India in this volume, Shalu, as India will not be covered in depth until Volume III of Chocolatour. But at least I’ve got it on the agenda, and there will be much more to come. Cheers!
Wow… I can’t wait for the book!
Wow a long index! I can feel the excitement building up. I’ll be sure to promote your book, Doreen 🙂
Thanks so much, Salika Jay. You’ve bee with me all the way as far as commenting on the blogs and retweeting the links. I really appreciate that kind of support. 🙂
Holy Cow !! ( not intended as a reference to milk chocolate).
Really excited for you.
Thanks, Linda. It’s been quite the journey(s)!
Great advice, Doreen. An index is important in a book such as yours.
And what an index. Unbelievable how you have travelled to explore chocolate.
Thanks, Catarina. As you can imagine, I haven’t been to every place listed in the index, but I have done 12 countries to date, and the research will continue as I work on the next two volumes. I have, however, tasted the chocolate of most of the chocolate companies listed in the A-Z Guide, which you will see when you get the book. Cheers! 🙂
Thanks, Susan. Doing up the categories for the index really made me step back and see all that I’ve put into this small book. No wonder it’s taken me so long!
WOW, WOW, WOW, that’s amazing. It really does showcase the work that you put into this project/book. You rock girl. 🙂