

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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Oct 27, 20244 min read


The Northwest Chocolate 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 UnConference and Festival. This was the place where I met Anne (read more about that in one of my other posts) and Snooky, among many others. As per usual, we flew in Wednesday night, October 3. The first night was just unpacking, getting our stuff together, and just general prep for the next three days. Just like before, there were going to

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Oct 14, 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...

Serena
Sep 11, 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,...

Serena
Aug 8, 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...

Serena
Jul 27, 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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Jul 12, 20242 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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Jun 4, 20241 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...

Serena
May 14, 20242 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...

Serena
Mar 26, 20243 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...

Serena
Feb 20, 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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Feb 8, 20242 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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Jan 21, 20241 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...

Serena
Jan 9, 20243 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...

Serena
Nov 26, 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,...

Serena
Nov 9, 20232 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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Oct 26, 20234 min read


The Northwest Chocolate Festival/UnConference 2023 Days 0-1
Day 0 This chocolate tour was a rare one of those tours that span over many days. The Northwest Chocolate Festival and UnConference is a...

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Oct 22, 20233 min read


The Great Chocolate Tour continued; Mignon Chocolate
Today we went to Mignon Chocolate, a chocolate store that originates from Kharkov, Ukraine. Started in 1910, Mignon Chocolate was handed...

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Oct 1, 20231 min read


The Great Chocolate Tour continued; Letterpress Chocolate
Today we went to Letterpress Chocolate, an old favorite. Letterpress is one of the only places I know that only does bean-to-bar. When we...

Serena
Oct 1, 20231 min read


The Great Chocolate Tour continued: andSons
Another day in the life of me, and it was spent at andSons. Today I was in luck, as both Marc and Sandy were in the store! Both me and...

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Jul 28, 20231 min read