Experiences in the world of fine chocolate
The Creator: I admit it. I had to move heaven and earth to finally get some Castronovo bars in my hands again. Denise Castronovo is one of the most talented chocolate makers out there. Based in Florida, USA, Denise makes chocolate from bean to bar. She takes pride in only working with the best of […]
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The Creator: Feitoria do Cacao is a bean to bar chocolate maker based in Aveiro Portugal. Tomoko Suga (general manager) and Sue Tavares (Chocolate maker), bundled forces after visiting cocoa plantations in Sao Tomé en Principe. Experiencing first hand how big the difference is between the daily reality of the cocoa farmers lives and the […]
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The Creator: Discovering a new chocolate maker is always an exciting event. Especially when you don’t know anything about the maker, you can approach a chocolate bar with out any prejudice or expectations. Browsing through the chocolate collection of my nearest bean-to-bar chocolate shop, Hilde Devolder in Ghent, I picked up this rather beautiful looking […]
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The Creator: French finesse and origin chocolate. It should be a golden combination. However, as many chocolate bars I’ve tasted over the years, I haven’t come across French made bean to bar chocolate too often. Sure, big names such as Pralus and Cluizel are easily found in delicacy shops and many high profile pastry chefs […]
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The Creator: The days are getting shorter, temperatures are dropping and the leaves of the trees are turning from green to yellow and red. Autumn is here. The season where I always return to one of my preferred products. Chocolate. Today, I present you Standout Chocolate from Sweden. Founded by Fredrik Martinsson in 2018, the […]
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The Creator: Chocolate. It is and remains a wonderful thing. And what we have on the table today, makes it even far more stunning than I ever imagined. It doesn’t happen often that a chocolate maker shows you just how minute differences in the growth circumstances of the cocoa bean, can result in a very […]
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Dear reader, brace yourself, get a drink and settle in. This review will be slightly longer than my normal ones. Not often does one sample a complete tasting session in a single box. The Creator: There are times whey you are thrilled when you discover a new chocolate bar. And there are times you are […]
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The Creator: Finding a chocolate brand you haven’t heared of before is always exciting. Especially if they offer bars from an origin like Dominican Republic. Next to my first love, the Madagascan origin, I have become very fond of Caribbean cocoa, as they often offer lush tropical, warm flavors. Doing a little research about Definite, […]
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A simple photo of a chocolate maker with Samuel Maruta at a chocolate event, followed by a hug icon, on Facebook. Almost I wanted to reply him that it’s indeed such a shame that events are not possible now. But then it hits me… No, this does not mean what I think it means, no? […]
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The Creator: I’m proud to be able to introduce a new chocolate maker on my site today. At the end of 2020, I was contacted by the Italian wholesaler promoting Fabrica de Chocolate Momotombo in Europe. I was asked if I was interested in discovering the products made by this Nicaragua based chocolate maker. It […]
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