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Category: A Day in the Life

A Chocolatier’s Blog, or A Series of semi-random events in an ongoing quest for happiness and chocolate.

May 11, 2026May 11, 2026A Day in the Life

Chocolate & Tea

Morning tasks complete, chocolate and milk oolong refresh my senses. The mountains glow with sun. The tea is Quanzhou Milk Oolong purchased […]

April 25, 2026May 11, 2026Heirloom Cacao Preservation, Travelogue

Workin’ (Together)

Off to DC to announce the new Heirlooms — at the French Embassy. This Friday evening we’ll taste special chocolate, the best […]

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026Chocolate Bars, Travelogue

Of A Place

Curry leaves, Alajuela lime, and ginger confit in 80% dark chocolate produced by The University of the West Indies, Cocoa Research Centre. […]

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026Heirloom Cacao Preservation, Travelogue

Aeropuerto

5am flight to Panama and then Trinidad for Heirloom Cacao Preservation. Managing Director Alyssa and I are meeting with the folks who […]

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026A Day in the Life

The Book

I was 25 when I discovered The Book ‘tween cookbooks in my mother’s kitchen. I’d not noticed before though it was always […]

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026A Day in the Life

Pulling the wool…

Little Richard’s working on the President’s letter for Heirloom Cacao Preservation Annual Report. Yasamin’s into wool sculpture, and apparently I’ve been sculpted. […]

February 11, 2026February 11, 2026Heirloom Cacao Preservation, Travelogue

A Spirit in a Spiritual Place

A near-eternal voyage finds Dancing Lion Chocolate maker Roger Balcom at Volker Lehmann’s legendary Tranquilidad Estate in Alto Beni, Bolivia, where he’ll […]

February 1, 2026February 1, 2026Travelogue

Chocolatiers

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

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Finding Good Chocolate

The Cookbook Project

Featuring Dancing Lion Chocolate Listen to the podcast * Read the book

Chocolate As Art

“Emerald Age” Chocolate Egg
March 16, 2023

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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