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February 10, 2026February 10, 2026Classes & Events

Masterclass

In which two chocolatiers craft a bonbon in their heads in verse over email. [Rich] Nibbling pineapple with oolong milk tea and the pairing […]

February 7, 2026February 7, 2026Fine Chocolate

Will We Always Have Chocolate?

I was recently forwarded an article entitled “Will We Always Have Chocolate.” I’d rather ask “how sustainable is the world’s current chocolate […]

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

February 1, 2026February 1, 2026Edible Art, Gifts

Rainforest Emergence

WHEN I ARRIVED IN OLYMPIA I found I had received the gift of a haiku from a friend. The poem was from […]

December 29, 2025December 29, 2025Chocolate Bars

Incantation (II)

Bolivia Tranquilidad 68% dark Heirloom chocolate with Morita chiles, achiote, Montagne Bleue tea, and two almonds. Smoke Tears Eyes Violets Cornflowers Rhubarb […]

December 29, 2025December 29, 2025Chocolate Bars

Incantation (I)

The chiles smell of chocolate and dark cherries Chocolate tastes of cherries and aged balsamico I purchased in Firenze a decade or […]

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 19, 2025December 29, 2025Heirloom Cacao Preservation

Doin’ the Work

Non-profits are sexy from the outside in, but… The real work ain’t just the outside in, but the inside out. Review a […]

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Finding Good Chocolate

The Cookbook Project

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

Chocolate As Art

Maya Ixchel Goddess in Chocolate
April 15, 2022

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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