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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.

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025A Day in the Life

Doing Stuff…

Rich is making Small Bonbon Boxes. Roger’s taking Mexico Communitario dark chocolate off the melanger. Angel’s tempering the last of our BFREE […]

March 5, 2025March 5, 2025A Day in the Life, Chocolate Bars

Making Bars…

Cool Things No One Will Ever See. #chocolatebar #invisibleart

February 28, 2025February 28, 2025Travelogue

Heirloom Cacao

I’m in the foyer here at Guittard Chocolate in Burlingame, near San Francisco. Clark Guittard gave me a private tour of the […]

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

Preparing for Valentine’s Day

T’was the day before Valentine’s and we still have chocolate: boxes and bars and sculptures you can eat. The weather’s cold but […]

December 26, 2024December 26, 2024A Day in the Life, Bean-to-Bonbon Chocolate

Books, Bars.

Rich, Thanks for setting the bar ridiculously high. You’ve changed the game forever. Rowan

December 26, 2024December 26, 2024A Day in the Life

Closed this week, but working.

Made babka to share with the staff–the ultimate bread with chocolate. #babka #baking #bread #chocolate

December 17, 2024December 18, 2024A Day in the Life

Making Bonbons for Boxes

Chef Donna’s painting chocolate fish. Angel’s making local apple ganache. Rich is tempering Alto Beni dark chocolate. Roger’s with customers. We’re sold […]

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024A Day in the Life

Couverture Chocolate

Rich is tempering Bolivia Alto Beni Heirloom 70% coverture chocolate, which will be available for chocolatiers to purchase early 2025. It’s crystallized […]

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Finding Good Chocolate

The Cookbook Project

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

Chocolate As Art

Thai Fish Dish with Four Bonbons
Thai Animal Dish with Four Bonbons
December 5, 2020

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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