There’s a reason that very few chocolatiers can claim to manufacture their chocolate from bean to bar. Transforming raw cacao beans to molded bars is a time- and space-consuming process that doesn’t ...

On a Wednesday morning in Manhattan Beach last September, Nicole Trutanich pulls the lock off a construction gate five blocks up from the pier just as a police officer stops to ask what’s going on.

Simply having a preference for cocoa percentage in chocolate isn't enough to narrow down your choices to the perfect bar. Our favorite chocolate confections can now also come with labels such as ...

Oct. 23—TRAVERSE CITY — Dave and Shana Sicotte met at culinary school in New York. They mixed their baking experience to produce Great Lakes Chocolate and Dessert Co. in northern Michigan. The husband ...

Freezing chocolate isn't as straightforward as you'd think. This is how to wrap it to ensure the flavor and texture remain as ...

Robert Nalbandov, a retired professor, author, and expert in political culture-turned-chocolate maker, handcrafts a line of bean-to-bar chocolate bars he’s named ChokoSpice. The confections (between ...

It must have taken an enormous amount of curiosity — or sheer need from hunger — for the first human to explore the possibilities of the cacao pod. Roughly the size of a football, the pod looks ...

When Evane Stoner was a kid, her dad, Mark, would bring gifts back home from his travels: fudge from Gatlinburg or saltwater taffy from Maryland. As adults, they’d work visits to candy shops into ...

At Third Wave Chocolate, simplicity is key, said business owner Joel Bogdanoff. The sweet treat company, founded by Bogdanoff last year, offers handmade craft chocolates here in Colorado Springs. It ...

Josh and Kristin Mohagen started a small craft chocolate business just nine years ago, but its chocolate is now being carried by national grocery chains and it has produced an award-winning golden ...