THE WORK IS FINISHED,
The last word is said;
The poem has been written and read.
Crafted my last bonbons,
Molded my last bars.
October 2nd end of day
We put things away
Turned out the lights
Locked the doors and
Are on our way.
Follow our continuing adventures here at dancinglion.us.
I began working with chocolate in the late 1990s, got serious in the late 2000s, opened Dancing Lion Chocolate on Elm Street in 2011, never really understood what the shop would become.
To those we’ve touched through chocolate and to those who have touched us. To those we’ve taught, chatted with, come to know. Thank you so very much; we think the world of all of you.
Dancing Lion Chocolate is more than I ever expected it could be. But I always knew that it was in itself a piece of art and would one day be complete.
We’ll be making our last bonbons and boxes over the next week. Bars and candy bars for another two to four weeks. Thursday, October 2nd will be our last day formally open to customers. Feel free to drop in during the rest of October–we’ll be here and selling bars, drinking chocolate bags, and other items until we run out. Or just stop in to say hello and goodbye.
WHAT’S TO BECOME OF US?
Chocolate Maker Roger is heading to the wilds of Bolivia to intern with Volker Lehman, one of the original greats in the world of fine cacao.
Apprentice Kiki is off to be an artist, with a much larger appreciation of chocolate than she used to have.
Chef Donna will probably continue to explore places like Belize and Kathmandu. Especially during the brutally cold New England winters.
Me, I’m heading to Costa Rica, where I’ll continue teaching master classes for Ecole Chocolat, as well as expanding my other job as President of Heirloom Cacao Preservation.