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Heinde & Verre: Chocolate Near and Far

I met this company for the first time at Chocoa 2020 in Amsterdam and then three weeks later I visited their production space in Rotterdam. The TL;DR – my new fave small maker.

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Mar 29, 2020

Mar 31, 2020

Jayhole

Chocolate Overloaded: What Is Up With Brussels, Anyway?

Who Says Belgian Chocolate Is The World’s Finest? Not Me.

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Mar 21, 2020

What to Read While Sheltering in Place from Coronavirus

Recommended reads for when you’ve scrubbed cleaned everything you can ... for the fourth or fifth time.

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Mar 18, 2020

Chocoa 2020 – More, Bigger, and Even Better

The 2020 edition of Chocoa was the biggest by far, with more of just about everything – including good cocoa beans and good (even some great) chocolate!

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Mar 2, 2020

A Visit to Voiron – 22 Years On

Bonnat chocolate was my introduction to single-origin chocolates way back in 1994. I first visited Voiron in June 1998, my first-ever visit to a chocolate factory.

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Mar 7, 2020

Brown is an Amazing Color

What is the color brown, anyway? What does Roy G. Biv have to say?

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Feb 15, 2020

Confused by Date Labels on Packaged Foods?

You're not the only one, says the FDA.

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May 30, 2019

Jun 5, 2019

Keith_Ayoob

Bitter vs Sweet - Why People Love Coffee and Beer (and Maybe Chocolate)

Spoiler Alert - It's Not What You Think. A preference for bitter or sweet is driven by genetic response to the presence of psychoactive chemicals.

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May 4, 2019

One Thing an Award Can’t Tell You

Have you ever tasted a bar of small batch craft chocolate with an awards sticker or seal (or more than one!) on the wrapper and wondered what the heck the judges were thinking?

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Nov 6, 2017