Can you believe that we are wrapping up another year? 2021 has been an incredible year. Admittedly, I have experienced some setbacks that...

I don’t know about you, but I find cacao pods to be beautiful. I love the colors. I love the different shapes, colors, and textures of...

Does it ever seem like life is so busy that you can’t get everything on your list done? Sometimes it is hard to simply sit and savor each...

While Hawaii may be where I grew up, it is now a far and distant land from where I am at this season in life. I am grateful to have...

One of the things I love about chocolate is that it provides comfort even in the midst of hardship. Chocolate lifts our spirits and does...

Many chocolate lovers dream of being Willy Wonka and making their own chocolate. Yet, the moment one learns what’s involved in the...

The Lavaloha team on the Big Island of Hawaii took land previously used to grow sugar cane and brought new life to it through growing...

There are so many chocolate makers in the bean to bar world that it can keep a chocolate enthusiast very busy. However, my ongoing search...

Are you concerned about the issues seen in the chocolate industry (e.g., extensive bonded labor, child trafficking, unfair wages)? So was...

How does a chocolate fan travel during the summer without contending with a bunch of melted chocolate? My initial plan was to bring cacao...

Cacao inspires people to create more than just wonderful chocolate. It inspired David Greenwood-Haigh to write the most creative book on...

On April 20, 2021 I posted a blog focused on the molinillo in Cuna De Piedra’s molinillo set. It seemed fitting to highlight the...

According to Eurococoa.com: "Cocoa trees grow exclusively in areas that meet certain specific conditions. The cocoa belt is an area of...

There is so much that can be done with cacao beans aside from making chocolate, which of course is fantastic. Each set of beans that have...

Christine Azar said, “Chocolate is love. Chocolate is kindness.” Watch our interview to see how she is bringing this to her community in OR.

One of the things I thoroughly enjoy about 100% chocolate is that it gives my taste buds the opportunity to experience the natural...

The pandemic ushered in the necessity to be more flexible and adjust our expectations of many things. Of the numerous things that this...

Back in January 2021 I interviewed Cuna De Piedra’s co-founder Enrique Perez. If you haven’t watched it please do! It provides great...

In my book “In Pursuit of Purity, The Paris Chocolate Files” I chronicled my chocolate adventures that started off in the beautiful city...

There is a garden of Eden here on earth! Watch my interview with Tamara Moore of Plantación de Cacao del Eden in the Dominican Republic...