Morning Commute.
There’s a cacao tree in the yard across from where I sit noshing granola with chocolate and tiny local bananas, and it’s […]
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.
Grenada. Mango. Friends.
I want to make a bonbon that looks like this beautiful Grenada mango. Fast flight from Boston to JFK. Fast 15 minute […]
Making Chocolate
While we’re at it, Shaman’s about to winnow this batch of freshly-cracked Nicaraguan “Chuno” Heirloom cacao to turn into drinking chocolate. In […]
Cacao in Belize
Chef Donna and I hanging out with Jacob Marlin at BFREE’s research cacao farm. BREE’s doing some interesting experiments to better understand […]
Wild Criollo Cacao
A 40 minute walk into the Braden Reserve rainforest yields a precious sight: BFREE’s pure wild cacao–genetically tested and validated to be […]
Chocolate (and lime juice) in Belize
4am. Bus to Boston. 7am. Airborne. 0930, two hours earlier. Swarms of Dallas travelers , an hour delayed. 2pm. Belize. Customs. Car. […]
The Time of Eggs
I hand-carved and colored each of these eggs, and each is completely different. SMALL SUMI-E EGGS are dark chocolate filled with fresh […]
Strawberry Marshmallows
Have you ever tasted a real marshmallow? It’s a transformative experience. Light as air, not overly sweet, melts on your tongue leaving […]