celebrating National Chocolate Day
this post celebrates World Chocolate Day and encourages chocolate lovers to engage in chocolate travel in order to travel to the places where cacao is grown and fresh chocolate is made.
Tagged: chocolate travel
women’s cocoa cooperatives of the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic (DR) was ravaged by Hurricane Fiona in September, 2022, causing a devastating loss to 4,000 cacao farmers in the Hato Mayor and El Seibo regions of the island. There have been...
Celebrating the best of a difficult year
I know that many of us are glad to have left 2021 behind. The threat, hardship, and inconvenience the past year has brought to all of us via the COVID-19 virus and via all...
your collections reflect your passions
I’m a proud pinhead –a person who collects lapel pins. I’ve been collecting them for at least 35 years, as there is a pin on the vest holding my collection dated 1986 when Vancouver, Canada,...
Meet Hummingbird Chocolate—Canada’s most awarded chocolate maker
I often get asked by readers and friends as to what chocolate I recommend or “is the best.” To help you with your seasonal shopping, and in honour of the great chocolate being handcrafted...
a salute to Palette de Bine of Mont Tremblant, Quebec
This post features Palette de Bine bean-to-bar chocolate maker based in Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada.
a visit to Ortinola in Trinidad
This post takes you to Ortinola Estate in Trinidad where they grown great cacao and make amazing chocolate.
Swiss chocolate … & why I love Zurich
I had a tremendous time discovering Belgium, France, and Switzerland on my first Chocolatour to Europe in 2009. I share some of my thoughts on France and Belgium in other posts. This post is...
mucho chocolate in mexico
Having explored hundreds of destinations through 20 countries in my chocolate travels over the past 10+ years, I’ve concluded that Mexico has the richest cocoa culture in the world. The spectrum of Mexican chocolate...
highlights of a visit to Oaxaca City, Mexico
I’ve been writing about the world of chocolate and cacao for more than 10 years now, and have repeatedly heard I’ve got to visit Oaxaca, in order to experience true Mexican chocolate. I finally...
