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...

Hello In Pursuit of Purity subscribers! The sun is coming out, even here in the Pacific Northwest. Yet another indication that Easter is...

Hello In Pursuit of Purity subscribers! It’s hard to believe that Easter is right around the corner! In observance of the season Lent, we...

In a previous blog I shared a review on cacao beans I received from Plantacion de Cacao del Eden in the Dominican Republic that I paired...

The Dominican Republic is known for its beautiful beaches, resorts and golfing. However, there is much more to this Caribbean country as...

Many people were happy to bring 2020 to an end. However, I wanted to savor the joy of the Christmas season despite the challenges that...

A Tastebud Party - Mission Chocolate - Escuro 100%

Enrique Perez, co-founder of Cuna de Piedra, said, “Cacao brings people together” and that “Cacao shows us how to coexist”. Watch my...

While COVID-19 led to a number of changes across the globe, one thing that it didn’t stifle is human creativity. In fact, it spurred us...

Back on December 9, 2020 I posted a blog about how chocolate is an integral part of celebrations for numerous people and cultural groups...

David Greenwood-Haigh said, “Eating an ethical bar of chocolate tastes much better than a bar of chocolate where you can almost taste the...

As the end of the year draws to a close, I have been reflecting on all that I have learned from everyone I’ve had the pleasure of...

Many of us are very fortunate to have access to chocolate at our fingertips, or at least at a store near us. We can easily fulfill our...

We have come to the last installment in the Cheers To Beans blog series. (If you’ve missed the previous blogs, you can get caught up by...

In my previous entry I shared how I got my start with cacao bean pairing (Click here to read Part 1 - Trinidad). I obtained five types of...

Chocolate is such an amazing food item that is enjoyed in one form or another by many people across the globe. Yet, without cacao beans...

These days it seems as though chocolate is being paired with every beverage under the sun, so when a dear friend of ours gave us a gift...

According to WorldWideChocolate.com: Venezuela is home of legendary cocoa beans. The mountains are stock-full of theobroma trees, and...

Learn how the cultural, economic, and social history of cacao drew Arcelia Gallardo, founder of Mission Chocolate, into the chocolate...

Cacao Sampaka Chocolate 100% whisks you away