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Author: Richard Tango-Lowy

Master Chocolatier and owner of Dancing Lion Chocolate.
November 12, 2025November 12, 2025A Day in the Life, Chocolate Bars

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 isbarely equipped […]

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025Cookbook Project

Loafing Around

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

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025A Day in the Life

Guessing Game

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

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025A Day in the Life

Cacao!

“The seeds in those pod are pale and white because the embryos are just solidifying from their clear gel-like endosperm state, not […]

November 7, 2025November 7, 2025A Day in the Life, Chocolate Bars

A Tea & Chocolate Morning

The morning tea, chocolate on the tip of my tongue, clear sky. Almost awake! The chocolate is the very last “Fresa” bar […]

November 6, 2025February 7, 2026Partners and Friends

Finding Chocolate

I PROMISED to share where you’ll find chocolate to put you in a fine frame of mind. The Lion has left the […]

November 4, 2025November 4, 2025Heirloom Cacao Preservation, Partners and Friends

Not-So-Simple Gifts

Jonathan gifted me abox of bonbons andthey are unique andBeautiful. A labor of love andtruly art and chocolateand chocolate and art. He […]

November 4, 2025November 4, 2025A Day in the Life, Travelogue

Northwest

One last day in Olympia before heading home (the new one). If you visit, make sure to stop in at @encore_chocolates_and_teas in […]

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Finding Good Chocolate

The Cookbook Project

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Chocolate As Art

Making Art
October 1, 2024

Past Bars

Past Bonbons

The Shop is Closed

Bars and bonbons are finished, the cafe is no more--
We've wrapped up production and closed up the store.

Watch this Site for our Continuing Adventures...

Richard Tango-Lowy
Concepcion, Alajuela province, Atenas, Costa Rica


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