in search of Hawaiian chocolate
I went to Hawaii in search of Hawaiian chocolate. I had no idea it would be so difficult to figure out exactly what that is! Most everyone knows (and has likely tasted) the Chocolate...
Category: Chocolate
Chocolatour at the Hawaii Chocolate Festival
It was fun being a speaker at the 2014 Hawaii Chocolate Festival. They have a huge venue at the Dole Cannery in Honolulu, with a good assortment of exhibitors including cacao growers, chocolate makers, chocolatiers,...
my online interview on the Stuph File
It’s always great to be interviewed by the media on my favourite subject: fine artisanal chocolate and chocolate travel. Thanks to Peter Anthony Holder, Montreal-based journalist and media personality of the Stuph File for...
a taste of the Los Angeles Chocolate Salon
The exciting thing I am discovering after researching fine chocolate in earnest since 2009 is that there are chocolate events being held around the world, and you can find one in some part of...
Chocolatouring in California Wine Country
It seems appropriate to toast the New Year with a post about our recent visit to California Wine Country, in which friend and fellow blogger Susan Cooper arranged chocolate and wine pairings for us...
sweet taste sensations of San Francisco
We enjoyed such a variety of taste sensations during our recent Chocolatour to San Francisco and area. But there were definitely a few highlights as we searched out the best chocolate in San Francisco....
Chocolatouring in Switzerland
Many people have said to me that they’d like to join me on a chocolate excursion. Switzerland is a terrific place to explore chocolate as chocolate is engrained in contemporary Swiss culture and steeped in...
TCHO New American Chocolate — another great reason to visit San Francisco
I hope you’re up for some fun today! We’re visiting TCHO New American Chocolate as part of our continuing Chocolatour through San Francisco–and now Berkley, as TCHO moved to Berkley on the east shore...
Dandelion Chocolate is one of San Francisco’s finest chocolate makers
As much as I enjoyed touring around San Francisco and Oakland, I had to stay focused, as the primary reason for my recent trip was to meet some of the chocolate makers whose fabulous...
Chocolate in Oakland, California
As I mention in my book, Chocolatour: A Quest for the World’s Best Chocolate (volume I), I love discovering great chocolate in places that are somewhat off the beaten path. So I jumped at the...
