ki’XOCOLATL Authentic Mexican Chocolate
Many who have read my 2016 Top 10 Chocolate Shops list in National Geographic Traveler mentioned how they hadn’t heard of several of the entries I included. That’s great! It’s my job to introduce...
Category: Chocolate
chocolate travel explained
I’m celebrating the fact that people are finally catching on to the idea that chocolate travel doesn’t mean just going places to eat chocolate. There is a whole world of chocolate attractions, festivals, resorts,...
fab Grenada resorts to please your palate
In the week I was in Grenada, I never had one meal that didn’t please–if not tantalize–my taste buds. Indeed, Grenada is a fabulous destination for foodies and lovers of unique resort properties and...
best chocolate in Grenada
I admit to being blown away by the quality of chocolate in Grenada I had the opportunity to taste while visiting the Grenada Chocolate Festival.Grenadian chocolate is now among the finest in the Caribbean...
visiting the Grenada Chocolate Festival
The Grenada Chocolate Festival (GCF) began in 2014, and is doing a great job in combining chocolate with the culinary, culture, and arts scenes of Grenada, earning the Chocolatour stamp of approval for one of...
more great mexican chocolate
Traditional chocolate in Mexico has always been coarse and less sweet than chocolate from other parts of the world. But that is changing. As I explained in this post featuring Que Bo! Chocolate from Mexico...
celebrating Decadence Chocolates of Winnipeg
Manitoba is home to some great Canadian chocolate. Meet Helen Staines, who opened Decadence Chocolate at 70 Sherbrook Street in Winnipeg in March of 2016, and celebrated the Grand Opening of Decadence Chocolates on...
rediscovering cacao with AMO Cacao
I had the pleasure of visiting two completely opposite types of chocolate shops while I was in Guadalajara, Mexico. It was really interesting to see how each makes their chocolate products and the contrast...
hot on the trail of the best Nanaimo Bar experience
I had a terrific time spending six weeks on Vancouver Island, just a few minutes north of the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Nanaimo is known as being a port city that had...
cacao cuisine with a Mexican twist
I’ve had the pleasure of working with the culinary team of Prairie Ink Bistro in Winnipeg over the past two years in developing chocolate-based dinners that would teach chocolate lovers about the sweet and...
