Serena
Dec 25, 20242 min read
The great chocolate tour continued: See's Candies
Today we went to See's Candies. As before with Ghirardelli, I was here to compare and contrast fine and industrial chocolate. There were...
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Serena
Dec 8, 20243 min read
The great chocolate tour continued: Ghirardelli Chocolates
Today we went to Ghirardelli Chocolates, who had recently opened up a store nearby. Now, before you criticize me for not doing more fine...
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Serena
Dec 3, 20242 min read
The great chocolate tour continued: Artisanal Goods by CAR
Today we went to Artisanal Goods by CAR, a chocolatier we had visited before, but had never posted about it. It seems like they expanded...
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Serena
Nov 17, 20242 min read
The great chocolate tour continued: The Chocolate Dispensary
Today we went to the Chocolate Dispensary, a chocolate store that was a pretty long drive away from us. It was a bit like Farmshop, in...
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Serena
Oct 27, 20244 min read
The Northwest Chocolate Makers UnConference and Festival: Days 2-3
The second and third days of the UnConference were almost identical to last year's, but there were some differences, which you will see...
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Serena
Oct 14, 20242 min read
The Chocolate Makers UnConference and Festival 2: Days 0-1
This post and the next post will cover what transpired over the four days that we were in Bellevue, Washington for the Chocolate Makers...
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Serena
Sep 11, 20242 min read
The Letterpress factory tour
Today, we took a tour of Letterpress Chocolate, one of the most visited places on our tour. You may ask, why didn't they do a tour...
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Serena
Aug 8, 20242 min read
The great chocolate tour continued: K's at last
Today we finally managed to get to K's. On the third attempt. There was a lot of pre-checking and verifying and other stuff like that,...
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Serena
Jul 27, 20242 min read
The great chocolate journey continued: Milla Chocolate
Today we went to Milla Chocolates. We have been there, but it was before this blog was started. So, a while. Milla is known for its...
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Serena
Jul 12, 20242 min read
The London trip: London Chocolates
Today I went to a place in the UK called London Chocolates. We were there courtesy of Nettie Atkisson and Hazel Lee, two friends of mine...
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Serena
Jun 4, 20241 min read
The great chocolate tour continued: An attempt at K’s
Today we went to K’s Chocolate. Or so we hoped. We went to the Country Mart where K’s is located, but even though we arrived twenty...
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Serena
May 14, 20242 min read
The great chocolate tour continued: Wally's
Today we journeyed to Wally's Fine Wines. I know that might sound like it has nothing to do with chocolate but stay with me, we'll get...
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Serena
Mar 26, 20243 min read
The CEO chocolate lecture/tasting
Today was the last Friday before spring break, and I had a lecture and tasting to conduct. You see, over the past month or so, I had been...
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Serena
Feb 20, 20242 min read
The great chocolate tour continued: Teuscher Chocolate again
Today we went to Teuscher Chocolate, a previously visited chocolatier. We were going to go to andSons across the street, but the shop was...
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Serena
Feb 8, 20242 min read
The Great Chocolate Tour Continued: Marsatta Chocolate
Today we went to Marsatta Chocolate, a previously undiscovered chocolatier in Torrance, California. They are one of the first original...
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Serena
Jan 21, 20241 min read
The Great Chocolate Tour continued: Farmshop
Today we went to Farmshop. We had no idea this place existed until my friend Jessica recommended it. Farmshop is not technically a...
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Serena
Jan 9, 20243 min read
The Hawaii Cacao Farm Origin Tour
Over winter break, my family took a trip to Hawaii, and while we were there an old friend of mine, Anne, invited us to her farm for a...
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Serena
Nov 26, 20232 min read
Making chocolate with a third-generation chocolatier again
Today was the second time I ever made chocolate, the first being around three years ago. this was the first time that I was actually...
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Serena
Nov 9, 20232 min read
The Utah State University Course: The Science of Chocolate
A couple days ago, I completed a college extension course. Here's how it all began. At the Northwest Chocolate Festival and UnConference,...
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Serena
Oct 26, 20234 min read
The Northwest Chocolate Festival and UnConference Days 2-3
Day 2 Today was Friday, the second day of the Northwest Chocolate Festival and UnConference. The first thing I did was notice Snooky on...
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