Chocolate Purveyors

Fall is quickly approaching us, and the weather is calling for a change. With the change comes gloomy weather and a need for an afternoon pick me u...

September marks the end of summer, soon we will be drinking pumpkin spice lattes and picking out Halloween costumes. Before summer ends, let's enjoy the last Kekao Craft Chocolate Bar Subscription Box of the summer. 

Shopping at a chocolate boutique, trying to find new treats for the house, I saw this colorful wolf staring at me. I cautiously approached it and to my relief, it was a chocolate bar. I picked the bar off the shelf and the feel of the packaging caught my attention right away, it felt super smooth like it belonged in my hand. The taste definitely didn't disappoint either. I became an OmNom fan.

The early craft chocolate or "bean to bar" movement makers were primarily from the United States, Dick Taylor, Raaka, Dandelion Chocolate, and Fruition Chocolate Works just to name a few. The movement to control the full process from bean to bar and to create deliciously crafted chocolate in small batches started to slowly spread across the world. You can now find makers in almost every country. 

Happy Book Lover's Day! August 9th celebrates Book Lover's Day. To celebrate, we have decided to pair this months chocolate with a special chocolat...

Happy August to all chocolate lovers, we hope summer is treating you with warm and beautiful weather. Let's dig into your box and find out what you...

Before ever tasting a craft chocolate bar, I was hooked. It was the packaging. I still vividly remember the República del Cacao chocolate bars my f...

Staying indoors during a nice summer day is just lame, everyone knows it. This is why we are taking this months pairing outside. Yup, outside on a picnic! Need help packing your picnic snacks? Well, keep reading because we have the solution, this month's pairing is delicious craft chocolate and cheese!

Chocolate Purveyors is a blog series where we connect and discuss everything chocolate with both makers and enthusiasts. This discussion is with E...

Happy Canada Day and Independence Day to all Chocoholics! July is typically the start of taking time off work, relaxing and enjoying chocolate! Let's start the vacation season with your July Kekao Craft Chocolate Bar Subscription Box! 

When I was first introduced to craft chocolate, one of the early chocolate bars I tasted was Marou's Dak Lak 70%, the bar instantly became one of my favorites and can be found in my stash at all times. After tasting the bar, I read about Marou's origins and was intrigued. Not many chocolate makers use Vietnamese cacao and there is even fewer Vietnamese bean to bar chocolate makers. I reached out to Samuel and was ecstatic when he accepted to participate in our interview. 

June is the official start of summer, it's time to go to the beach, enjoy the outdoors and visit wineries. If you live near a wine region you know how much fun wine tours are. I mean who doesn't enjoy sampling wine for an afternoon? What makes sampling wine all afternoon more enjoyable is paring it with delicious fine artisanal crafted chocolate.