Getting good grades for Cacao

Getting good grades for Cacao

I remember talking to Carla Martin at the Northwest Chocolate Festival in 2015 about her creation of the Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute (FCCI).  Part of her goal for FCCI was to create a standard (similar to specialty coffee cupping) which could be used...
Blazin Husks

Blazin Husks

Richard is a chocolate maker at our Valencia St. factory, and as a former line cook, he’s been eagerly experimenting with ways to bring cacao husk into his culinary endeavors. Here, he gives us a primer on his most recent adventures: smoking meat and making...