The first ever DC Chocolate Festival is taking place next Saturday, April 9, 2016! I’ll be there sampling and selling chocolate, and will be doing a Bean-To-Bar demonstration. In addition, there will be a lot of other great chocolate makers, chocolatiers, etc. It’s going to be great, so you should come. 🙂 Get more details […]
I’m excited to announce the release of my latest two bars: Duarte, Dominican Republic 70% and 70% DARK + COCONUT! Both of these bars are crafted from cacao from ÖKO-Caribe, a mission-driven cacao sourcing company committed to benefiting small producers. They work with three small associations that represent 165 farms in Duarte. All of the cacao from ÖKO-Caribe is grown in agroforestry systems […]
For the last two years, my peppermint holiday bars have been made using Doscher’s Old-Fashioned Candy Canes. One of the reasons I chose Doscher’s–besides the fact they taste great–is that Doscher’s has been hand-crafting these candy canes in the same way for over 100 years. I found this video showing their process. I love their […]
Five years ago today, on November 13th, 2010, Potomac debuted its first bar! That first bar was the Upala 70%, which went on to win an Academy of Chocolate Award and a couple International Chocolate Awards. I just wanted to note this anniversary and say thanks to everyone who has supported Potomac as it’s grown […]
There are a few events coming up this weekend for Potomac Chocolate. The first event is at Ellwood Thompson’s in Richmond, VA. I’ll be there handing out chocolate samples this Friday (2/6/15) from 3-6 p.m. I’ll be sampling all 4 of my pure 70% bars, as well as my Upala 70% with Nibs bar. Next […]
I’ve just added two limited edition bars to the shop page. The first is a holiday bar with Docher’s Old Fashioned Candy Canes sprinkled on the back. I made a few of these bars for a market last year and they went quick. The second is my 2013 Good Food Award winning Upala 70% with […]
I’m happy to announce that Potomac Chocolate won two International Chocolate Awards for the Upala, Costa Rica 70% bar! The two awards were a Silver in the USA National awards, and a Bronze in the overall Americas Semi-Final. Thanks to the judges and everyone who has supported Potomac Chocolate, and congratulations to all of the […]
I’ll be at the Northwest Chocolate Festival in Seattle this weekend! I’ve wanted to go for the past couple years, but just haven’t been able to make it happen. I’m very excited to finally be making it out to it! It looks like it should be a great festival with lots of chocolate and a […]
It’s been a long, long, loooong time coming, but I’m happy to announce that my new Cuyagua bar is now available to order on the Shop page! (I’ll start shipping these bars next week, once I’m back from the Dallas Chocolate Festival). It’s a pure 70% dark chocolate bar handcrafted from cacao grown by a […]
I’m excited to be taking part in this year’s Dallas Chocolate Festival! This will be my third time attending and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it every time. Every year, the festival brings together a large group of chocolatiers and chocolate makers from Dallas and the larger Texas region, as well as several out-of-town chocolate makers. In […]