Chocolate truly is a wonderful world, and here in Boston, we are so lucky to be the home of so much history, invention, and innovation within that realm. Our goal at Cocoa Beantown chocolate tours, always, is not only to share information with guests about chocolate, but to be a resource for helping folks uncover […]
Happy New Year Cocoa Beantown fans! Over the holidays, I’m sure many folks indulged in more than a bit of chocolate. Whether it was left in your stockings, delivered to your doorstep, or placed front and center on your holiday table, as any chocoholic knows, it’s important to have cocoa be part of the show! […]
The Boston area’s connections to sweets runs deep. Consider the fact that the very first chocolate factory in the United States was started in Dorchester, the first roadside confectionary in the country was started in Shrewsbury, and the NECCO candy factory operated out of Cambridge for decades before relocating to Revere. Not far from the […]
The world of chocolate is truly a wondrous place. And we love discovering new things within it. Most people who enjoy chocolate would say they have a definite sweet-tooth–though that isn’t always strictly the case! Chocolate can run the gamut from sweet to savory, and everything in-between. In terms of the sweet side of things, […]
One of the unexpectedly nice things about doing chocolate tours has been the fact that I have been able to make friends with so many kind and thoughtful folks that own or run businesses in Boston. One such person, Martha Fields, the owner of Gracie Finn in the South End, made a very special trip […]
This weekend, we had one of the most special chocolate tours I have ever had the privilege of being involved with and leading, our Boston Strong Back Bay Chocolate Tour, to benefit the One Fund. Eighteen lovely faces joined us on what ended up being a gorgeous day to get a lot of chocolate for […]
So I’m off on an adventure today–not in Beantown, but rather, the Big Apple! Since the Chocolate Companion had to fly to the NYC to receive an award last night, I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and take a bus in to see what kinds of adventures we could have. Last time […]
This weekend, in celebration of my birthday, I went out to dinner with a group of dear friends with included my Chocolate Companion and my best friend who was born on National Chocolate Day. For the fourth year in row, I selected Brasserie Jo in the Colonnade Hotel in Boston as the location of the […]
So today is National Chocolate Chip Day, which is also known more intimately as the day of my birth. So the story goes that years ago, when my mother was pregnant with me the doctors gave her the due date of May 1st. I, however, did not arrive on that day, nor even a few […]
Since the Marathon bombings almost a month ago, I’ve been working to put together a charity Back Bay Chocolate Tour to benefit The One Fund on Sunday, May 26, 2013. All proceeds raised from the event will benefit those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings. The Boston Strong Back Bay Chocolate Tour will highlight the […]
Mother’s Day is FAST approaching (yes, it’s Sunday already) so let’s hope you’ve figured out what you’re going to get the woman. Just in case you haven’t (let’s be serious–I know there are a TON of procrastinators out there), here are some helpful tips for making sure that if you’re going to buy Mom some […]
Part of what makes working in the chocolate industry (whether it be doing tours or actually selling it) is that it is, by its very nature, a very happy product to be around. People generally have overwhelmingly positive feelings about it, and that is before you even come across them. On chocolate tours, I encourage […]