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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.

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 […]

November 20, 2024November 20, 2024A Day in the Life

Making Boxes…

Roger’s making boxes ‘cause Rich and Angel are making bonbons and we need to put ’em somewhere so there’s room for more. […]

October 5, 2024October 9, 2024Bean-to-Bonbon Chocolate, Travelogue

Hanging out with Volker Lehmann

Hanging out with Volker Lehmann at the Northwest Chocolate Festival. Volker lives in Beni, Bolivia, and provides our Wild Tranquilidad and Alto […]

September 24, 2024September 24, 2024A Day in the Life

Flowers and Poetry.

Flowers and Poetry. Guests sipping chocolate. The health inspector visited today. He says he doesn’t bother often because our place is always […]

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Finding Good Chocolate

The Cookbook Project

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

Chocolate As Art

Fractal Ferns
February 11, 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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