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WATCH "MEET YOUR MAKER: RITUAL" ON YOUTUBE NOW

Gather some chocolate-loving folks and your beverages of choice and join the party! We'll explore Ritual Chocolate's Single Origin Collection with Anna Davies and Robbie Stout. Nearly a decade ago, I was drawn to their bold, smooth single-origin chocolates as much as I was drawn to their thoughtful approach to making it. I adored what they were doing and who they were so much that Ritual became my very first partners. Special musical guest Bradford Akerman. 

Are you in?

• CLICK the MAKERS link above to visit Bar Cacao's new craft chocolate marketplace. Navigate to Ritual Chocolate, where you'll find an awesome offer and a link to Ritual's website.

• PURCHASE the Ritual Single Origin Collection from Ritual's website. Don't forget your sweet deal! 

• TASTE & WATCH on YouTube, preferably during happy hour.

WATCH "MEET YOUR MAKER: FRUITION" ON YOUTUBE NOW

Grab your favorite chocolate lovers and something to sip on as we explore a specially curated set of Fruition Chocolate bars with Dahlia and Bryan Graham. (That's them in their shop holding their kiddo surrounded by friends in chocolate.) I've selected a diverse range of bars to highlight Fruition's chef-driven creativity; Bryan's one of the few in craft chocolate with a culinary background, and boy does it show. Special musical guest Bradford Akerman.

Are you in?

• CLICK the MAKERS link above to visit Bar Cacao's new craft chocolate marketplace. There you'll find a very special offer to use on Fruition's website.

• PURCHASE the Bar Cacao Tasting Event Set from Fruition's website. Don't forget your sweet deal!

• TASTE & WATCH on YouTube, preferably during happy hour. 

WATCH "MEET YOUR MAKER: DICK TAYLOR" ON YOUTUBE NOW

Summon your choco-loves and pour a drink for happy hour! Adam Dick of Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate and his partner in chocolate Dustin Taylor help kick off June's Meet Your Maker series. Since they just released a pretty cool tasting kit, we're going to check out exactly why Dick Taylor is one of the most popular craft chocolate makers in the world, with their silky smooth, complexly flavored two-ingredient chocolates. Special musical guest Bradford Akerman.

Are you in?

• CLICK the MAKERS link above to navigate to Bar Cacao's new online chocolate-maker marketplace, where you'll notice a pretty sweet DICK TAYLOR DISCOUNT CODE that you'll want to take advantage of when purchasing your tasting kit.

• PURCHASE the Single Origin Tasting Flight. Don't forget your sweet deal!

• TASTE & WATCH on YouTube, preferably during happy hour.

Sunday, January 17th 2016 4-6 pm

Impact Hub, San Francisco

Bar Cacao is honored to present world-renowned chocolate expert Chloe Doutre-Roussel. Chloe is perhaps the single-most influential professional in craft chocolate, having done everything from supporting fine flavor cacao at origin to advising the chocolate makers we know and love to developing chocolate from tree to bar. Chloe’s palate and knowledge base are second to none, so this opportunity to taste with her is one not to miss.

Please join us in exploring craft chocolate through tasting and discussion, from unfortunately flawed to supremely delightful. We’ll taste no fewer than eight chocolates selected to highlight the similarities and differences amongst different chocolate makers and different cacao origins. We’ll learn about the flaws and attributes of chocolate and what’s behind them, with plenty of time for discussion.

Resume highlights: Chloe Doutre Roussel has been exploring the world of chocolate for more than 35 years, visiting plantations and production units, and collaborating with experts in various fields. She is committed to meeting the people behind the products to learn their stories, values, and visions, and to relentlessly analyze processes, marketing, trends, and development strategies. Chloé is a former buyer at Fortnum and Mason, shop manager at Ladurée, author of The Chocolate Connoisseur, and creator of Chloe Chocolat in Paris. She has also worked with El Ceibo, a co-operative of cocoa farmers in Bolivia, to develop the first range of gourmet chocolate for export wholly produced by the cocoa growers. Chloé is a regular juror at the Academy of Chocolate Awards (AOC) and at the Northwest Chocolate Festival. She is member of honor of the AOC, founding member of the Academia del Chocolate of Ecuador, and member of the Advisory Board of the Fine Chocolate Industry Association (FCIA).

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Thursday, January 14th 6:30-8 pm

Impact Hub, San Francisco

Ever think to yourself, “How different could these chocolates be? They’re made with the same cacao.” Well, this one’s for you.

Join Maya Mountain Cacao and an epic lineup of top craft chocolate makers for a most excellent time tasting and talking our way through several chocolates made from the award-winning cooperative’s Belizean cacao. Emily Stone and Maya Granit of Maya Mountain Cacao will share what makes the coop so special. (Spoiler: pretty much everything.) Then chocolate makers will offer their interpretations of the beans and bars made from the good stuff.

Chocolate makers include Adam Dick of Dick Taylor, Bryan Graham of Fruition Chocolate, Christine Blais of Palette de Bine, David Menkes of LetterPress Chocolate, Anna Davies and Robbie Stout of Ritual Chocolate and Caitlin of Dandelion Chocolate.

PLEASE NOTE that not all chocolate makers are fully confirmed, and that others may be added to the good times.

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