As part of my successful Kickstarter project earlier this year, I am developing a new origin bar. This will firstly go to my Kickstarter backers and then will become part of my current line of bars. Sadly, I’m a little behind schedule with regards to creating the new origin bar–mostly because I received a lot […]
A while ago, Potomac Chocolate was featured on NPR’s food blog, The Salt. That article was so well recived that they wanted to come, see the (and photograph) the process, and do an audio interview. That story, with a photo slideshow has now been posted on The Salt: Chocolate Maker Brings Joy Out of the […]
Hope everyone’s having a great Valentine’s Day, filled with great chocolate! I was recently interviewed by Ted Burnham at the NPR Science desk for an article on Potomac Chocolate that is now live on NPR’s food blog, The Salt: DIY Willy Wonka Turns Home Into Chocolate Factory It’s a great article that highlights my passion […]
As we announced in our previous post, we were involved in a chocolate symposium at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian this past Saturday called “Chocolate: From Mayan Worship to Modern Wonder.” It was an incredible event. It started off with some great talks on the history of chocolate by Cameron McNeil, editor […]
After careful deliberation, Ben and I have decided on the bean for our first real bar. Clearly you all have been hearing about our work with the Ivory Coast, Madagascar, and Hispaniola beans. Each of these beans have their unique qualities, and I am sure we will work with them in the future; however, we […]
Making chocolate is a fascinating process that involves a lot of steps. Here’s a general overview of how a cacao bean becomes a finished chocolate bar. The Beans Obviously, the first step in chocolate-making process is the beans. I won’t go into the whole process of bean-farming, but suffice it say that the growing conditions […]
Hi Everyone! By now, you are probably well-versed in what Ben and I are planning to do with our chocolate company. We are really excited about making some fine hand-crafted chocolate that will blow your minds. I know that I considered myself quite the chocolate expert in the past, but that was before I had […]
So, the last post was all about where we’re at and what we’ve been working on so far. As we’re about to reach a huge milestone, actually making our first batch of chocolate, I thought it would be a good idea to share our plan for the future with you. Don’t worry, it won’t be […]
Hey everyone, Ben here. I just wanted to do a couple quick posts on where we are and where we’re going. We’re really trying to build up a community around Potomac Chocolate Co. of friends and fellow chocolate lovers. We really want you to be a part of this crazy thing. Part of that is […]
In less than 48 hours, Ben and I will have, in our hands, a key piece of equipment necessary for making chocolate. As we have been working on getting this company off to a good start, both of us realized that this chocolate melanger was the linchpin to the entire operation – without it, there […]