Chocolate Purveyors

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 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. 

May was the month for moms, but June is the month for dads! Forget the classic gift of socks and a tie, what dad really needs is some fine chocolat...

You might have heard the phrase "sitting around eating bonbons", but what are bonbons? The word bonbon comes from the French word bon, meaning good. Add another bon and we have something double as good. The word was first introduced by the French royal court in the 17th century.