I’ve been researching the world of chocolate since 2009 and learned of Norman Love Confections at the 2009 World Chocolate Masters Championships and Salon du Chocolat in Paris. Love is revered by many experts...
Visiting Pisa as described in my last post wasn’t what it was all about for me. Yes, I totally enjoyed the local culture and cuisine, and learned much visiting the historic relics. But I...
I’d heard that Tuscany has what is called “The Chocolate Valley” as there are so many chocolate makers in the area. We didn’t have time to visit them all, so Paulo took us to...
Turin/Torino is famous for a lot of wonderful flavours, probably the most popular of which is Bicerin, a hot drink made with chocolate, coffee and steamed cream. Almost every establishment you visit will make...
Barcelona is an important stop on any chocolate lover’s quest to Spain. I particularly enjoyed meeting Enric Rovira–an incredible chocolate maker who is profiled in detail in my book, Chocolatour: A Quest for the World’s...
Quite a few of you have asked for details about our itinerary. There are a few small details still being ironed out, but here are the confirmed stops we’re looking forward to: September 20:...
Long-time readers will recall that in the fall of 2009, I went chocolatouring through Belgium, France and Switzerland. What an amazing taste-tantalizing two weeks that was! Well, I’m thrilled to say that the tickets are purchased,...
January, 1994 had been the date of our last trip to Las Vegas — until a long overdue return in December, 2009. How it has changed! I thought I had been prepared for the...
It was a bit of a challenge getting there (we’d taken the wrong train from Paris, received no help whatsoever from the staff on the TGV — French fast train) … but eventually we...
Salon du Chocolat features an amazing variety and the most innovative chocolate Attending the 2009 World Chocolate Masters Championships (WCMC) in Paris was the catalyst around which we planned the remainder of our trip to...
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