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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.

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 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 […]

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025A Day in the Life

Coconuts (& Erwin Schrodinger?)

I sweep the veranda before the morning heat. Last night’s rain brought down two fresh coconuts. Breakfast! There’s work to be done […]

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025A Day in the Life

Coursing Events

From its beginning, Dancing Lion Chocolate has endeavored to dissolve boundaries, bring people together, and act with the greatest possible Integrity. As […]

October 13, 2025October 13, 2025A Day in the Life

On the trail marked with pollen…

In beauty I walk. With beauty before me I walk With beauty behind me I walk With beauty above me I walk […]

September 23, 2025September 24, 2025A Day in the Life

I’m making 10 more large bonbon boxes.

The last Dancing Lion Chocolate bonbons that will ever exist. Want a box? Read on! THERE’S A REASON our chocolate is as […]

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025A Day in the Life

Still making stuff…

Donna’s making pumpkin caramel for a final batch of Zen Brownies. Kiki’s painting Emergence chocolate sculptures. Roger’s molding one last round of […]

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Finding Good Chocolate

The Cookbook Project

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Chocolate As Art

2018 Valentine’s Limited Edition Box
February 1, 2018

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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