In 2015 I received an email from Karthikeyan Palaniswamy. He asked if I would be interested in evaluating cacao and chocolate from his developing businesses (Soklet and Regal Cacao) based in Anamalai, Tamil Nadu, India. I was very excited to …
My Second Podcast Interview!
Brian Ruggles of the Utah Chocolate Society has recently created the Chocolate Fascination Podcast: a podcast all about fine chocolate.
Brian found me at the Northwest Chocolate Festival last year and asked if we could record a podcast episode …
Cocoa Adventure in Vietnam
In 2009 I spent a month backpacking Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore and I absolutely loved it. The abundance of delicious food, gorgeous beaches, vibrant culture and some great beach parties made it a trip of a lifetime that will be …
Craft Chocolate Discoveries from Chocoa, Amsterdam 2017
In February I attended the international chocolate event of Chocoa based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. I managed to squeeze in a short trip over a weekend thanks to the short distance between London and Amsterdam. This was also my first trip …
Craft White Chocolate: Converting to the “Light Side”
I often joke that one of my roles in the chocolate world is to convert chocolate lovers to the “dark side” (to eat darker, purer chocolate). I am frequently asked if I think that white chocolate is real chocolate. White …
Interview: My Chocolate Highlights of 2016
Thank you to the lovely Zoe Perrett of the Culinary Adventures of the Cocoa Nut blog for including me in her interviews of the 2016 Chocolate Highlights! And thank you to all of the wonderful people in this chocolate world …
My Second Chocolate Interview!
Thank you to Victoria Cooksey, Washington-based Chocolate Blogger, for interviewing me on her blog Dark Matters Fine Chocolate. It was a pleasure to meet you in person at The Northwest Chocolate Festival 2016!
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Discoveries from Salon du Chocolat, Paris 2016
I attended the Salon du Chocolat, Paris at the end of October (the origin of this now international chocolate show) and had a truly wonderful time meeting old friends and new, tasting some fascinating chocolate and even doing my …
An Evening with Josef Zotter
The Academy of Chocolate hosts a variety of chocolate events including talks, tastings, debates, dinners and conferences. Most recently, they hosted an evening with the eccentric and rather brilliant Josef Zotter of Zotter Schokoladen. The event was held at …
Chocolate and Love
Over the past couple of years as my “chocolate life” has developed, I have felt more love than ever before. I’ve mentioned a few times through my social media posts that although chocolate is delicious, fun to make and simply …