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Meet the Maker: Art Pollard of Amano Chocolate

I can’t imagine the American craft chocolate scene without Art Pollard, nor can I remember the first time I met him. All I know is, if there’s fine chocolate in the vicinity, Art is there. Art is a tinkerer, a rambling speaker, and was arguably the one to put American...

Chocolopolis turns two

I don’t have kids, but my friends seem to be reproducing at an alarming rate. Most of the offspring are pretty young, but the first of the pack are nearing the exciting age of two. I think this means that their parents need to bolt down anything remotely breakable, protect...

Chocolate 201: Recap

I realized that I didn’t post a final summary of the Chocolate 201 fun. I have a particular penchant for  lists of numbers, so let’s try that. Chocolate 201 featured: 8 hours of instruction 10 fabulous participants 4 artisan chocolate producers 36 samples of chocolate 4 samples of Scotch great...

Chocolate 201: Amano Chocolate recap (plus scotch)

The third chapter of Chocolate 201 focused on Amano Chocolate and featured a fabulous bonus of a scotch tasting from the always lovely Marcus von Albrecht. I’ll get to the scotch soon enough. This is, after all, The Well-Tempered Chocolatier and not The Well-Sozzled Scotch Drinker. Though, truth be told,...

Chocolate 201: Pralus recap (plus extra goodies)

The focus of the second class in Chocolate 201: Pralus. Last week highlighted Patric Chocolate, which was a great way to open the series. It was such a study in small-batch chocolate, a limited product line, and attention paid to every single detail. I think it’s safe to say that...