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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.

June 13, 2019June 14, 2019A Day in the Life

Garden

From my herb garden. Going into the week’s BREAD, along with Spanish olive oil and a touch of dark chocolate. Ready starting […]

June 7, 2019June 14, 2019A Day in the Life, At Our Cafe

Friday’s bread: olive oil with oregano & savoury

Nunez de Prado Spanish extra-virgin olive oil and herbs from my own garden.

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019A Day in the Life

Our Fine City

For the first time Cirque du Soleil® pushes the boundaries of performance, redefining the artistic possibilities of ice.  Watch as world-class ice […]

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019A Day in the Life, At Our Cafe

Meditations on Babka

MEDITATIONS ON BABKA – I consider last week’s version a “practice round.” Madagascar and Itakuja Brazilian dark chocolate, walnuts, sapote seed, & […]

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019A Day in the Life

Painting Fish

“Every brush in the house.” Angelina’s painting Hacienda Rio Dulce Guatemalan dark chocolate FISH.

May 24, 2019January 11, 2020A Day in the Life, Past is Passed

Chef Angelina “Stark” has been preparing for this evening’s feast. Dornish stuffed grape leaves (above) served with lamb leg and Sansa’s Lemon […]

May 23, 2019May 24, 2019A Day in the Life, At Our Cafe

Babka tomorrow.

For those not in the know, BABKA is the platonic ideal of cinnamon bread. I’m making ours with our own starter, extreme […]

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019A Day in the Life

Tempering

Tempering Jaguar Guatemalan 68% for bonbons while cooking down some housemade orange syrup to thick.

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Finding Good Chocolate

The Cookbook Project

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

Chocolate As Art

“Blue Beehive” 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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