Travel with me to Trinidad as I speak with Richard Cruz, cacao farmer and founder of Finca Dos Vistas.

Marou 100% Dark Chocolate - The Beauty of Controlled Chaos

The Beauty of Cacao Beans

Cocoa Can Be Used For Righteous Purposes!

Guava Childhood Memories - Mission Chocolate Guava

Tasting beans from Creo Chocolate and Yupik

I was really excited to try Conexión's Virgin 100% bar as it is made from Arriba Nacional Cocoa Beans from the province of Los Rios,...

Learn more about being a chocolate farmer in Hawaii and the Hawaii cacao industry in my Zoom interview with Will Lydgate from Lydgate Farms.

Taste the best that Kauai has to offer from Lydgate Farms

Learn more about the heart of the Creo Chocolate company in my Zoom interview with Creo co-founder Janet Straub. Visit Creo Chocolate: ...

My husband and I have dear friends from Guatemala who travel back there at least three times a year. Whenever they return they have the...

To get a pulse on the emerging chocolate scene in Hawaii, I recently connected with Tamara Butterbaugh from Mānoa Chocolate via Zoom....

If you haven’t guessed it by my first name, I am originally from Hawaii. I haven’t been back to Hawaii in years, but when I heard there...

When I began exploring the world of chocolate I was given some raw cacao beans to try and I really enjoyed them. Unfortunately, my focus...

A friend recently mentioned that she placed an order for CrioBru and asked if I had tried it. While I have not tried that brand, I have...

I came across this gem of a chocolate company, Seed Chocolate, in my quest to learn more about the Gran Nativo Blanco cacao bean from...

Creo virtual tasting package This month I participated in my first virtual chocolate tasting hosted by food writer and chocolate expert,...

If you are a chocolate fanatic and haven’t read Cacao Magazine, I highly recommend you check it out. It covers all facets of this...

Some dear friends went on a road trip around the nation and returned with a bevy of chocolate from their travels. They blessed us with a...

I am not into the commercial nature of many created holidays. However, I have to say that I was blessed beyond belief when I received a...