Experiences in the world of fine chocolate
The Creator Tibor Szántó is a Hungarian chocolate maker who started from a fine wine background. As a professional wine educator, Tibor visited Italy and discovered the art of chocolate making. When returning home, he was surprised no such chocolatiers existed in his home land. It soon became clear that chocolate making turned from interest […]
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The Creator It must be one of the most intriguing looking bars I’ve found so far. This brown paper bag-like package I hold today. A cocoa farmer with a big smile stares at me. “Go on, try this bar” his eye seem to say. There is no way to turn down this request. What I’m […]
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The Creator Real chocolate isn’t a mass product. It is an idea that still has to reach a lot of people. Even on during the Salon Du Chocolat in Brussels, it became clear that bean-to-bar chocolate is still unknown to a lot of people. Luckily there is an ever growing group of chocolate makers who […]
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So many wonderful chocolate makers out there. So many amazing chocolate bars and flavors to be discovered. Yet so little is known about this in Belgium, the so called country of chocolate. Slowly the tide is turning and people start to understand there is more to be found out there than the industrial chocolate display […]
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The creator Villakuyaya is a new company in the chocolate world and part of the wave of Ecuadorian companies set to conquer the world by local made products. This chocolate maker focuses in the Arriba cocoa – the fino di aroma variety native to Ecuador. It has specific floral aromas if treated right and behaves […]
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The weekend. The ideal time to wonder around the city and visit the wonderful artisan stores that can be found out there. One of my favorite stores in Ghent, my home town is run by Joost Arijs. Joost is an inspired pastry chef who made his name in the Belgian gastronomy world, reaching the position […]
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Today I have the chance to write about one of the rising starts of South America. As part of the upcoming wave of high quality, locally producing Latin American chocolate makers – Cacao Hunters create their products with Colombian cocoa in the country itself. Their story is one of the more remarkable ones, as the […]
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You don’t feel like leaving the house to find some nice chocolate bars? Would you rather be surprised by a monthly delivery of bean to bar chocolate? Choco Rush may have the answer for you! This Mt Pleasant – USA based subscription company offers its convenient services to anyone with a heart for real chocolate. […]
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The shop It are exciting times in the world of origin chocolate. Not only do we see an ever growing community of bean-to-bar chocolate makers out there, many people become aware of these products and start selling points. Today I can announce the start of a new Belgian webshop – www.reen.be. (copyright – www.reen.be) Origin […]
Continue ReadingThe year draws to an end and 2016 peeks around the corner. Yet new chocolate bars keep crossing my path. I was more than happy to discover the Michel Cluizel line in a gourmet supermarket in Brussels a while ago. Cluizel was definetly on my “to try” list. French chocolate makers know their trade. Together […]
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