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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.

January 18, 2019January 22, 2019A Day in the Life, At Our Cafe

Bread.

Been a few weeks since we’ve baked bread and we’ve missed it! This week is 40% small-farm whole wheat with Guatemalan white […]

December 30, 2018A Day in the Life

Credence, loud while I clean the Shop this evening. Happy New Year, all–I’ll see you in 2019!

The Dancing Lion Chocolate team

December 7, 2018December 8, 2018A Day in the Life

This week’s bread

BREAD. Cacao & toasted coconut in wheat-rye. I'm eating this piece.

December 6, 2018December 7, 2018A Day in the Life

Toasted coconut and cacao nibs in Friday’s bread. Not sweet, but should be delicious.

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018A Day in the Life

Working Chocolate…

Working with Forteza Puerto Rican 80% chocolate today. Dark and crisp with spice notes. Perfect for Cara Cara orange bonbons.#chocolatier #chocolate #chocolateasart […]

November 30, 2018December 4, 2018A Day in the Life, At Our Cafe

Nov 30 Bread

JAGUAR SAPOTE BREAD. Balance whole wheat and rye with a moist crumb and beautiful structure.Tastes good, too.#chocolatier #artisanbread #bread #sapoteseed #darkchocolate @dantachocolate […]

November 30, 2018December 4, 2018A Day in the Life

Prepping for bread

Flour, starter, salt, water. Flour is a blend of King Arthur bread flour with small farm whole wheat and rye. Starter is […]

November 24, 2018A Day in the Life, At Our Cafe

Croissants for Small Business Saturday

Whew! Just need to get the almond croissants baking, the rest are ready to go. I have Chocolate Croissants and Kouignettes remaining […]

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Finding Good Chocolate

The Cookbook Project

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Chocolate As Art

Evening Emergence
January 25, 2025

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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