It is impossible to delve into the world of fine chocolate in Montreal without understanding the importance of Barry Callebaut. At each Barry Callebaut Chocolate Academy, chocolate artistry is taught alongside the importance of...
I owe Purdys Chocolatier an apology. Back in 2013 when I was writing the first volume of Chocolatour: A Quest for the World’s Best Chocolate, I included Purdys in the A-Z Guide for Chocolate...
As a Canadian, I’m always on the lookout for the best chocolate in various parts of our vast country. I recently had the pleasure of meeting Ginette Ahier, the skilled chocolatier who previously made her...
I recently came across some interesting data on cocoa production telling me that the Dominican Republic (DR) is the largest producer of cocoa in the Caribbean. The largest producers worldwide are the Ivory Coast...
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...
As I have recently been tasting a selection of the newer Original Beans Chocolate bars, it made me realize that I have never done a blog post on this–one of my favourite sustainable chocolate...
Winnipeg’s chocolate scene continues to grow and evolve, and it’s great to see the Manitoba capital taking strides to become a true chocolate destination. Back on December 17, 2016, Aschenti Cocoa had its Grand...
In this post, I introduced you to the medieval village of Gruyères, Switzerland and we discovered it’s not all about the cheese. Gruyere cheese is indeed wonderful, but I’d like to introduce you to...
I admit to being blown away by the quality of chocolate in Grenada I had the opportunity to taste while visiting the Grenada Chocolate Festival.Grenadian chocolate is now among the finest in the Caribbean...
I had the pleasure of visiting two completely opposite types of chocolate shops while I was in Guadalajara, Mexico. It was really interesting to see how each makes their chocolate products and the contrast...
