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COCOA BEANTOWN SUPPORTS THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. WE ARE FULLY VACCINATED AND BOOSTED AND READY TO ASSIST WITH YOUR
IN-PERSON CHOCOLATE EVENTS.
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PRIVATE VIRTUAL TASTING EVENTS
Cocoa Beantown’s virtual tastings allow folks from the comfort of their homes, or anyplace with internet access, to attend a fine craft chocolate tasting.
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Guided by a chocolate educator with over a decade’s worth of experience, including being to selected to attend the first ever Colombia Chocolate Week in 2019 and being chosen as co-organizer of the New England Chocolate Festival in 2020, our virtual chocolate tasting programs feature carefully curated menus, with chocolate samples selected especially for your group or to fit a specific theme. Need some ideas on the types of customized themes we can produce? Contact our box office for more info.
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We also offer a “How to Be a Chocolate Expert” cooperative tasting class in the virtual setting, featuring a discussion/demo on aspects of fine craft chocolate, then guests are lead through a series of blind tastings for attendees to guess between high end and low end samples, à la the Epicurious Youtube series, “Ask an Expert.”
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Your Boston Chocolate Adventure Awaits
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Outdoor Hors D’oeuvre @ $25
Greenway Chocolate Picnic Tour
Satisfy your chocolate cravings in a transformed neighborhood…
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Tasties Among the Trees @ $25
Back Bay Chocolate Picnic Tour
Relax underneath the shade while indulging in chocolate…
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Downtown delectables @ $55
Back Bay Chocolate Walking Tour
Find yourself surrounded by fine chocolates and fun…
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Bonbons & brownstones @ $55
South End Chocolate Walking Tour
An under-explored neighborhood filled with sweet rewards…
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Transcendental treats @ $55
Choc’ Full of History Tour of Concord
History lessons have never been sweeter…
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Any reason is a good reason to gather friends who share the love of chocolate!
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Looking for the perfect gift idea for that special chocoholic in your life? Send one of our very special Golden Ticket gift certificates, good for one or two people to attend one of our public Boston chocolate tours. These are great gifts for those folks who prefer experiences over stuff, but still appreciate having a little something to unwrap!
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Last-minute shoppers may want to send one of our e-gift cards. These digital gift cards are sent instantly via email and can be ordered in full or partial tour cost amounts.
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Want to go all out for that really special chocoholic someone? Contact our box office about putting together a special private chocolate and wine pairing experience at home or other location of your choosing. You can even add on a special custom chocolate gift basket that can be delivered anywhere within 10 miles of Boston.
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We appreciate you supporting our small, local business, and we’re delighted to bring a little sweet fun your way. We’re ready to help you with all of your holiday gift-giving needs!
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Welcome to Cocoa Beantown
Calling all chocoholics and the sweet-toothed among us! If you’re looking for an amazing virtual chocolate tasting experience, you’ve come to the right place! Join in the fun at Cocoa Beantown—Boston’s sweetest chocolate tour and event company—and enjoy a variety of chocolate-y offerings, including virtual chocolate tasting classes, neighborhood walking tours of Boston, corporate team building events, and educational presentations. All lead by a chocolate educator with over a decade’s worth of dedicated experience within the craft, bean-to-bar chocolate space, sharing the stories, history, culture, and culinary highlights of chocolate to groups of all sizes, backgrounds, and ages. Private events are available for booking throughout the year, and public tour and event schedules are posted on this website.
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Gather all your best chocolate pals and tour some of Boston’s most beautiful neighborhoods, enjoying sweet treats every step of the way.
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Whether in your home, office, or other location of your choosing, virtual chocolate tastings are a great way to learn about what makes this food so magical.
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The breath and scope of the chocolate world is vast. Offering insight into local food cultures, chocolate is a tremendous portal into issues related to geography, history, politics, and environmental science.
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All programs are available for private parties, bridal or baby showers, birthdays, anniversary celebrations, bachelorette and bachelor parties, office and professional gatherings, and corporate activities such as client thank-you dinners, sales or demo calls, conference and meeting activities, team building, and pod outings. We also provide educational programming to schools, colleges, universities, libraries, historical societies, and cultural institutions, as well as adult education centers and senior centers or assisted living facilities. Chocolate is for everyone and is a great reason to get everybody together!
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- [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Karin H.” role=”Akebia” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/chocolate-stock-15.jpg”]Who wouldn’t want to be tasting chocolate, and getting a cocoa-education in the process? This is a fantastic event, even over Zoom or Webex, to gain a higher appreciation for chocolate – origins, history, innovation – and of course, savor the different tastes along the way. I’ve joined multiple (ahem, 9) chocolate walking tours with Cocoa Beantown, and at least 2 corporate tasting events. Hands down – one of the best ways to bring a team together![/dt_sc_testimonial]
- [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Student” role=”Cambridge Center for Adult Education” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/chocolate-stock-17.jpg”]This is a great class. The best part about it is Victoria’s enthusiasm about chocolate and the process of how it’s made. This class worked really well…Victoria took time to explain how to do a chocolate tasting, and it was fun to try to match that at home with the samples.[/dt_sc_testimonial]
- [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Kim Garko” role=”VP Quality, Akebia Therapeutics” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chocolate-stock-6-e1512337285296.jpg”]I thoroughly enjoyed the taste testing. It was not only fun but also informative. I would love to understand how to take these chocolates and incorporate them into drinks or baking or other cooking dishes![/dt_sc_testimonial]
- [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Matt K.” role=”Tour Guest” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/chocolate-stock-16.jpg”]Overall, we had a lovely experience and enjoyed being on the tour. All the stops were picked with care and great sense of taste and it was a pleasure to discover new and exciting places in Boston with the guide who was very friendly and welcoming.We really enjoyed the chocolate treats which in themselves were delicious. Thank you for a nice tour.[/dt_sc_testimonial]
- [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Eric and Erika C.” role=”Tour Guests” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chocolate-stock-5-e1512337373438.jpg”]Our tour guide Victoria
made our tour fun and educational. She had a way of making everyone on the
tour feel like life long friends instead a a bunch of strangers tasting
chocolate. She is incredible. She made the tour wonderful, and as a result, our anniversary
weekend. We will definitely be doing this again on our next trip to Boston.[/dt_sc_testimonial] - [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Susan O.” role=”Tour Guest” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chocolate-stock-4-e1512337383272.jpg”]I don’t usually do this but I just had to send some feedback regarding our tour! I planned this as surprise for my mom who is also my best friend who grew up in South Boston and spent much of her time in the South End. She is also a chocolate fanatic! What I hoped to be a nice day with my mom was truly spectacular!!!! The chocolate was so yummy but was almost just a “perk” of the tour. Victoria made today so absolutely fun and enjoyable that we will remember today always as a wonderful mother daughter day! Thank you Victoria for an absolutely fabulous day!!!![/dt_sc_testimonial]
- [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Kathelene H.” role=”Class Attendee” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chocolate-stock-3-e1512337394398.jpg”]Victoria’s chocolate classes are very informative, fun, and delicious! I have been an avid fan of chocolate for many decades and never knew that there was so much more to learn. It also can be healthy….who knew?! So come have fun with Victoria. I know I am a fan.[/dt_sc_testimonial]
- [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Kitty H.” role=”Class Attendee” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chocolate-stock-2-e1512337403557.jpg”]I can recommend Victoria’s presentation on chocolate highly.
She prepares an assortment of delectable chocolates to sample and savour.
Then she explains where the beans come from and the pieces are made around the world.
Any chocolate lover, and who is not one, will have their chocolate pleasure greatly enhanced by attending her programs.[/dt_sc_testimonial] - [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Monika B.” role=”Fazenda Coffee” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chocolate-stock-1-e1512337412693.jpg”]Victoria of Cocoa Beantown was an excellent partner and collaborator. We worked together to create new educational programming around pairing specialty coffee and chocolate. Not only is she a chocolate expert, she is passionate and enthusiastic about what she does. She also makes learning engaging and approachable.[/dt_sc_testimonial]
- [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Joseph Lara” role=”Founder, The Knowledge Exchange” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chocolate-stock-14-e1512338328519.jpg”]One of the hallmarks of Knowledge Exchange has always been bringing to the forefront the most innovative and unique experiences for the corporate event spectrum. Our industry is currently in a place where planners are tired of the old hotel ballroom routine. They crave creativity, ingenuity and wow factor. This is why I’ve long admired the talents of Victoria from Cocoa Beantown Tours & Events. She has taken something as “vanilla” as chocolate, an item consumed by millions of people on a daily basis, and through her extensive knowledge and the sheer power of innovation, has created spectacular programs that not only tantalize the tastebuds, but indulge the participant in a full sensory exploration of the decadence of the cocoa bean. I greatly look forward to not only having the opportunity to be enchanted by her chocolate creativity next time I’m in Boston, but to seeing the ingenious new ways she will continue to change our industry.[/dt_sc_testimonial]
- [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Carol Atwood” role=”Chair of the Board, King Arthur Flour” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chocolate-stock-13-e1512338337109.jpg”]Victoria’s knowledge of chocolate and its history is exceptional, and her enthusiasm for the subject matter is undeniable and infectious. Whether it’s a walking tour for any age group highlighting the best treats in a particular neighborhood or a historical presentation and tasting in a more formalized setting, if you have even a hint of a sweet tooth, Victoria is a good woman to know![/dt_sc_testimonial]
- [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Adam Centamore” role=”Author, Wine and Food Educator” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chocolate-stock-7-e1512338396314.jpg”]Few people consistently exhibit the passion, detail, and professionalism of their work like Victoria. I’ve had the pleasure of not only seeing her in action but also working alongside her at events and seminars. In both capacities, I eagerly await the next opportunity! Her knowledge of chocolate never ceases to amaze, and her ability to convey that knowledge to novice and professional alike is equally impressive.[/dt_sc_testimonial]
- [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Stefan Bieri” role=”Manager, Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chocolate-stock-9-e1512338382373.jpg”]Over the past decade, we have continually been impressed by Victoria’s enthusiasm and skills with running the Cocoa Beantown Tours.
Our guests always comment on the educational and sensory delight of her tours!!![/dt_sc_testimonial] - [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Sean Seltzer” role=”General Manager/Event Coordinator, Ben & Jerry’s Boston” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chocolate-stock-10-e1512338374330.jpg”]Victoria’s passion and impressive knowledge of chocolate shows with these tours. She keeps them fun, lighthearted and brings the euphoria throughout the tour. It’s always been a pleasure sharing our own passions in ice cream & social justice with each tour.[/dt_sc_testimonial]
- [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Anya Zelfond” role=”Owner, Gourmet Boutique, Boston” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chocolate-stock-12-e1512338345541.jpg”]Victoria’s warm and outgoing personality, high level of professionalism, and of course her vast knowledge of all things Boston and chocolate make her the ultimate chocolate guide around the city. We’ve seen time and time again loads of happy guests on her tours chatting with Victoria, thanking her for a great experience, and making plans for future tours.[/dt_sc_testimonial]
- [dt_sc_testimonial name=”Kaitlyn P.” role=”Berry Insurance” image=”https://www.cocoabeantown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chocolate-stock-6-e1512337285296.jpg”]Many thanks to Cocoa Beantown Tours and Events for a great team-building day! We had a blast learning the history of various chocolatiers in and around Boston, and sampling some amazing treats. Our bellies are full and our hearts are happy! Best team building ever!![/dt_sc_testimonial]
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