Chocolate Class is in Session

Chocolate Class is in Session

By: Jecca Berta A chef pipes individual circles of chocolate onto parchment paper. Our very first factory tours and chocolate-tasting classes took place on Valencia Street. Since opening on 16th Street, we’ve grown our education curriculum quite a bit, and leading...
An Interview With Jody Beavers of Tap Twice Tea

An Interview With Jody Beavers of Tap Twice Tea

By Jecca Berta After a flight, two trains, an overnight bus, and a motorcycle ride, Jody smells freshly plucked tea leaves in a village on Nannuo Mountain, Menghai County, Yunnan Province, China. Jody Beavers of Tap Twice Tea was one of our original tea partners when...
Flavor Profiles: The Craft of Craft Chocolate

Flavor Profiles: The Craft of Craft Chocolate

By Jecca Berta Trevor (left) and Ron tasting profile development samples and discussing which variables to tweak for the next round of testing. Each of our bar labels shows, among other details, the chocolate’s cocoa origin and tasting notes. Picking up a 70% Tumaco,...