12:00pm
BIRGITTE RASINE AUTHOR / GURU
What do creation myths, flavor profiles, health & nutrition, sacred ceremony, the commodity markets, deforestation, and child labor all have in common? They define and flavor our complex cultural, social, and economic relationship with cacao, one of the world’s most ancient and sacred superfoods.
WHY WE NEED CHOCOLATE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
BIRGITTE RASINE, AUTHOR
"The Jaguar and the Cacao Tree"
Join Birgitte Rasine, creator of The Cacao Muse and author of the popular novel The Jaguar and the Cacao Tree, on a rich and eye-opening journey from cacao’s mythic origins to the realities that impact it today. You’ll come out inspired, informed, intrigued, and better equipped to navigate the choices you make every time you buy a bar of chocolate.
1:30pm
TOFFEE - A TASTE OF TRADITION FOR MODERN FOOD LOVERS
KATE CARRIER
KATE'S TOFFEE
katestoffee.com
2:15pm
ARTISAN CHOCOLATE FROM INDIA
SRINIVAS EERPINA
CHOCOLATIER, GODAVARI CHOCOLATE
TBA
