• Masterclass

    In which two chocolatiers craft a bonbon in their heads in verse over email. [Rich] Nibbling pineapple with oolong milk tea and…

  • Will We Always Have Chocolate?

    I was recently forwarded an article entitled “Will We Always Have Chocolate.” I’d rather ask “how sustainable is the world’s…

  • Chocolatiers

    A pair of Chocolatiers Putzing in Seattle; Noshing dumplings, sipping chocolate, critiquing a passable Piura. #chocolatiers #seattle @chaotic_gumball

  • Rainforest Emergence

    WHEN I ARRIVED IN OLYMPIA I found I had received the gift of a haiku from a friend. The poem…

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  • Incantation (II)

    Bolivia Tranquilidad 68% dark Heirloom chocolate with Morita chiles, achiote, Montagne Bleue tea, and two almonds. Smoke Tears Eyes Violets…

  • Incantation (I)

    The chiles smell of chocolate and dark cherries Chocolate tastes of cherries and aged balsamico I purchased in Firenze a…

  • Lost on a Coffee Farm

    Ah, cacao! O beautiful rhomboids, textured in smooth roughness. Only one of you is ripe, but your silken fruit is…

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  • Doin’ the Work

    Non-profits are sexy from the outside in, but… The real work ain’t just the outside in, but the inside out.…

  • Golden Web

    Mexico Almendra Blanca & Soconusco dark milk chocolate with ginger and Gold Thread black tea. She weaves touches, each night…

  • Working Chocolate

    Haven’t worked chocolatesince I wrapped up the shopBut something tells me I’mnot gonna stop. It’s calling… My home kitchen here…

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  • Loafing Around

    Partial whole wheat with lightly-candied walnuts. Just loafing today. Not strictly true– Made bread. Started the preferment yesterday, Baked today.…

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  • Guessing Game

    Holiday ornament? Nonononono; not the holidays yet! Inset for a stained glass window? Sort of reminds me of something I…