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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.

August 31, 2017A Day in the Life, Past is Passed

Off the trail, back in the shop, time to make stuff…

Liona bars and tasting squares to start. Then a new candy bar. Then the cool layered vanilla jelly with cashew gianduja. Back […]

August 22, 2017September 1, 2017A Day in the Life

On (and now off) the trail again

Chocolatier and Just Mike are on the trail again… this time six days on the Appalachian Trail from Kinsman Notch to Crawford […]

August 18, 2017August 18, 2017A Day in the Life, At Our Cafe, Past is Passed

In the kitchen

Just packaged Breakfast Tarts (Toaster Tarts, whatever you want to call them except L*pTarts) for the backpacking trip, but we do have […]

August 16, 2017August 16, 2017A Day in the Life, At Our Cafe

Encounters II

Thanks to Ana, we now have real photo of Lawrence Gowan of the band Styx, who not only invited the Dancing Lion […]

August 2, 2017September 5, 2017A Day in the Life, Chocolate Bars

Picasso Bars.

Tempering Maranon Canyon 100% dark chocolate for Picasso bars. Intense dark atop a thin layer of white, speckled with house-candied citrus and […]

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July 28, 2017August 31, 2017A Day in the Life, Chocolate Bars

Sel Bars

It’s that time again–I made another 36 of those elusive Sel Bars. I make them no more than 2-3 times each year. […]

July 27, 2017July 27, 2017A Day in the Life, Past is Passed

Getting a few things done before starting with chocolate this morning. A bowl of lightly-Spiced Mayan sets the tone for the day. #happiness #drinkingchocolate #hotchocolate #chiles #dwntnmht #pottery #550arts

Getting a few things done before starting with chocolate this morning. A bowl of lightly-Spiced Mayan sets the tone for the day.

July 26, 2017A Day in the Life, At Our Cafe, Past is Passed

Figs & Ice Cream

Just made the base for Fig & Miel de Cacao ice cream with “Tikal” Guatemalan milk chocolate. We’ll be churning Thursday, and […]

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Finding Good Chocolate

The Cookbook Project

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Chocolate As Art

Impressions of Monet V: Landscape
Thursday: Trolley Tour & “Impressions” Artist Reception
July 22, 2015

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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