In this hands-on class, chocolate maker, winemaker and food anthropologist Sean Taylor will teach you the processes required to produce organic, single-origin dark chocolate straight from cacao beans at home! Following traditional chocolate-making techniques, while utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, you will design your own dark chocolate bars using cacao, sea salt, coffee nibs, spices (ginger, turmeric, cayenne pepper, and coconut will all be available), and other organic flavors. Along the way, Sean will dive into the science of chocolate, the art of chocolate making, and the cultural impact of the Cacao Plant from 2000 B.C. to now. You will have a chance to taste several different samples of single-origin chocolates, and you will receive a lesson on how to select and buy chocolate from a taste, health, environmental, and social perspective. Each student will leave with two dark chocolate bars and a small bag of cacao nibs.
Supplies Needed: None, but feel free to bring any additional spices from home that you would like to try out in your chocolate!