Category: Travelogue

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026Heirloom Cacao Preservation, Travelogue

Aeropuerto

5am flight to Panama and then Trinidad for Heirloom Cacao Preservation. Managing Director Alyssa and I are meeting with the folks who […]

February 11, 2026February 11, 2026Heirloom Cacao Preservation, Travelogue

A Spirit in a Spiritual Place

A near-eternal voyage finds Dancing Lion Chocolate maker Roger Balcom at Volker Lehmann’s legendary Tranquilidad Estate in Alto Beni, Bolivia, where he’ll […]

February 1, 2026February 1, 2026Travelogue

Chocolatiers

A pair of Chocolatiers Putzing in Seattle; Noshing dumplings, sipping chocolate, critiquing a passable Piura. #chocolatiers #seattle @chaotic_gumball

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025A Day in the Life, Travelogue

Lost on a Coffee Farm

Ah, cacao! O beautiful rhomboids, textured in smooth roughness. Only one of you is ripe, but your silken fruit is tangy and […]

November 4, 2025November 4, 2025A Day in the Life, Travelogue

Northwest

One last day in Olympia before heading home (the new one). If you visit, make sure to stop in at @encore_chocolates_and_teas in […]

May 22, 2025May 22, 2025A Day in the Life, Travelogue

Chocolate & Tea

CHOCOLATE & TEA. I’m tasting our new Guatemala 68% dark chocolate. The flavor is nuts and strawberries with a bold but balanced […]

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 […]

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 […]