This is a special, unscheduled post about The Next Big Thing, an author’s Work In Progress project from SheWrites. When I read A.K Andrews’s blog last week, I immediately thought what fantastic questions for any author to ask themselves....
I’ve had the unique pleasure of travelling the world in search of the best chocolate. There are definitely some travel destinations that ooze chocolate and cater to the traveller in search of fine chocolate....
Thanks so much to Larry Jacobson for his insightful post on self-publishing and for the dynamic discussion that ensued among our wonderful community here on the blog. As self-publishing is something that is interesting...
I’m pleased to upload an interview Marlene van Helden, a reporter with CJ107FM radio in Gimli, Manitoba, Canada did on my recent research trip to Ecuador and Peru. You can listen to the interview...
During the course of my research for Chocolatour, I’ve had the opportunity to visit many chocolate factories. Huge, high tech ones in Switzerland. Tiny, hands-on ones in Peru. And everything in between. Orquidea Chocolate...
We left Lima Airport for Tarapoto, our launch point into the Amazon jungle and the cocoa growers of San Martin Province in the San Martin Region of Peru. I didn’t know what to expect, but...
I’ve been to Toronto numerous times, but generally most of my time is tied up in meetings or structured activities–or I’m catching a connecting flight home or to somewhere else. But a highlight of...
Hello chocolate lovers! This post is about the trip that launched my interest and curiosity about where and how cocoa becomes chocolate. My first education in this process occurred in January, 2009, when I...
Welcome to Chocolatour! My name is Doreen Pendgracs, and I am your tour master, chief chocolate taster and author of the upcoming book, Chocolatour: A Guide to the World’s Best Chocolate. This is the site...
Belgium is known for having some of the best chocolate in the world. As you learn more about the world of chocolate, you learn that there really is no such thing as Belgian chocolate...
