The Magic of Maya Mountain: Making the Bar

The Magic of Maya Mountain: Making the Bar

Elman Cabrera, one of our lead chocolate makers, developed the flavor profile (i.e. bean roasting parameters, and more) for the newest harvest of beans from Maya Mountain Cacao, Ltd. Here, he tells us about what the process was like, and what it meant for him to work...
A Month of Macaron Madness

A Month of Macaron Madness

I started preparing for Valentine’s Day a month ago. No, not plotting any grand romantic gesture for a significant other – this is a different sort of relationship. I’m talking about my love/hate affair with macarons. What is it about macarons that seems to have...