Madagascar: The Farm, part 1

Madagascar: The Farm, part 1

Now that we’d seen the capital, it was time to go to the farm and see the cacao. To get there, we flew from Tana to Nosy Be (nosy means island and be means big in Malagasy) and then took a cab from the airport to the port in Hell-ville. From there, we took a...
Madagascar: Antananarivo

Madagascar: Antananarivo

After grabbing a few hours of sleep, we got up to see Antananarivo. I don’t know what I was expecting when I got here, but it was surprising. Maybe I thought there’d be a parade of lemurs (there wasn’t) but reality has a way of being more...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just wanted to wish everyone (in the US, at least) a Happy Thanksgiving! Todd, Alice, and I are currently spread throughout the continent for the holidays: Alice is in Boston, I’m in LA, and Todd’s in Mexico. Unfortunately, we won’t be back in time...
Madagascar: Getting there

Madagascar: Getting there

Alice and I were in Madagascar last week, checking out the farm that supplies the beans for our Madagascar bar. We had very limited access to internet so we’re doing the posts now that we’re back. Hope you enjoy! The first part of the whole adventure was...
Fall Chocolate Salon

Fall Chocolate Salon

I guess good news comes in pairs — we just found out that we picked up a few awards at last weekend’s Fall Chocolate Salon. We won gold medals for best organic / fair-trade chocolate and the new product awards, as well as silvers for best overall dark...