a profile of Executive Chef Hubert Des Marais IV
Every once in awhile I have the opportunity to meet a chef who is really doing something special, and that happened on my recent visit to the Big Island of Hawaii. In this post...
Category: Travel
a visit to the Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory
We had the great pleasure of meeting Pam and Bob Cooper at their cocoa plantation–which also happens to be their chocolate factory. The Original Hawaii Chocolate Factory had been the only location in the...
Fairmont Orchid is my kind of place
I wasn’t certain whether to stick with more posts about our stay on Oahu or whether to venture over to the Big Island for the next post. My query was answered by news that...
growing cacao in Hawaii
We’ve explored the island of Oahu and some of the fabulous Hawaiian chocolate produced there in the past few posts. I’d now like to share some of what I learned while visiting cocoa farms...
Kailua is King of Hawaiian Chocolate
Before we began chocolatouring around Hawaii, I hadn’t previously heard of Kailua–a community located within Honolulu County and just 12 miles northeast of the metropolis of Honolulu city. But the small town of about 38,000 residents...
exploring Oahu
In this post, I share some of the things I like about the island of Oahu–apart from the delicious chocolate! You’ll find our chocolate travel discoveries in this post about Hawaiian chocolate. Oahu is...
Moana Surfrider: the 1st Lady of Waikiki
Waking up to this delightful view of Waikiki Beach is an obvious reason to enjoy a stay at the historic Westin Moana Surfrider Hotel. But there are many more. I’d stayed at the Moana about...
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,...
an enduring love for the Hawaiian Islands
My love for the Hawaiian Islands has endured. Even during the 15 years since my last visit, I never stopped thinking about my love for Maui and the memories of snorkelling in the Molokini...
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...
