Making Bonbons
Packaging bonbons while Chocolatier Rachel looks on. Shaman’s helping customers while simultaneously winnowing Ghana cacao beans. I’ve spent most of my time […]
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.
Nepal.
Our Spring box order just arrived from Nepal. The lokta paper is made in villages outside Kathmandu, then Sunil’s staff makes the […]
Spanish Dark Drinking Chocolate Tablets
We just finished grinding chocolate for SPANISH DARK drinking chocolate tablets, because folks keep asking. Dark, velvety, and not too heavy. Look […]
Next Croissants: Saturday April 16
IT’S CROISSANT SATURDAY and the dough’s gorgeous and we’re ready to bake and they’re taking a lot longer than their usual bake […]
Testing Cacao
Shaman and I are performing a routine “cut test” on our newly-received cacao from Hacienda Victoria in Ecuador to evaluate the quality […]
Shaman’s in Costa Rica
TUESDAY. Today was my first full day in Costa Rica and it’s been amazing. Everyone has been so nice and welcoming. The […]
Tea
“That pretty much sums up the shop” says Rachel. “There’s always time for tea” says Shaman, while wiping down the table. Ming […]
Vanilla Matcha Latte
Nearing the end of a productive day, and I’m feeling the need for a Vanilla Matcha Latte. Our kitchen is a Zen […]