In previous posts, I have highlighted an overview of the Hershey, Pennsylvania experience and the Hershey Trust, introduced you to some of the area’s finest hotels, and included a visit to the Hershey Gardens....
I’ve just returned from America’s holy grail of chocolate–Hershey, Pennsylvania. Hershey is far more than a chocolate destination. It is without question, the place and name all Americans think of when they first think of...
I introduced you to Hato Mayor province of the Dominican Republic in my previous post. Lovely, authentic, and historical as it is, that was not my reason for visiting the eastern part of Hispaniola Island. exploring...
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...
I want to give a salute to Big Island Candies, a company that I’d foolishly ignored because of their misleading name. Big Island Candies (BIC) isn’t just a confectionary company producing sweet candy treats....
We had the great pleasure of meeting Pam and Bob Cooper at their cocoa plantation–which also happens to be their chocolate factory. This is the only location in the world I has visited to...
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...
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...
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...
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....
