Everyone has been impacted in one way or another by COVID. What I’ve seen in my local community of Vancouver, Washington is no different...

I was delighted to be interviewed by Kristen Johnson of Book Babble to talk about chocolate and how it can be used to build...

In 2021 the National Confectioners Association reported the following statistic: “An overwhelming 86% of Americans report that they’ll...

What traditions do you look forward to during the Christmas season? It is always a delight for me to learn how people from different...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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