I’ll be at the DC MEET Market tomorrow. The DC MEET Market is a great outdoor market located at 15th & P Street NW in the heart of Logan Circle, and goes from 11am to 5pm. I’ll be sampling and selling all five of my current bars and will even have some of the upcoming […]
Spring is here, so it’s time for the outdoor markets to start back up. I’ll be at the DC MEET Market tomorrow. Located at 15th & P Street NW in the heart of Logan Circle, the DC MEET Market operates from 11am to 5pm. It’s a very well-organized market with a bunch of great local […]
Selfridges in London has just launched a new chocolate library offering the best chocolate from around the world. I’m very excited to announce that all 5 of my current bars are part of the collection and are now available at Selfridges! -Ben p.s. To see if there’s a shop near you that carries Potomac Chocolate, […]
There’s a great article about Potomac Chocolate in today’s Washington Post ‘Kids Post’ section. The online version has a great photo slideshow, too. At Potomac Chocolate, local chocolate-maker turns beans into bars For more articles on Potomac Chocolate, see the Awards, Articles & Reviews Page. -Ben
I’m very excited to present new packaging for Potomac Chocolate’s bars! The box is made up of two paper sleeves that slide together like a matchbox. To open, just push the inner sleeve up from the bottom: The whole package is biodegradable/compostable, including the bag, which is made from plant-based cellophane. All of the paper […]
Happy (belated) New Year! I hope everyone’s holiday season was great! It definitely was for Potomac Chocolate. I shipped more chocolate in the last couple months of last year that I’ve ever shipped in a comparable time period. Looking back at 2013, it was all-in-all a pretty great year. Here are some of the highlights […]
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 […]
Update: This has been rescheduled from the original date to 12/4. -b Join me for an evening of chocolate! I’ll be presenting my Chocolate History Class and Chocolate Tasting at Salt & Pepper Books in National Harbor next Wednesday evening. I’ll discuss the history of chocolate’s production and cultural impact from its earliest days over […]
As I mentioned in my last entry, Potomac Chocolate will be Standard Cocoa’s featured chocolate maker for October (see my last entry for details). I just wanted to remind you about it and let you know that there is still time to sign up and get some great handcrafted chocolate. Orders placed up to October […]
Update 8/26/13: Due to some technical issues with emails not getting through, Potomac will now be the featured maker in October, not September as originally planned. -b Standard Cocoa is a very cool chocolate subscription service. Each month, they feature a different craft chocolate maker, sharing their story and inspiration and then sending 3 chocolate […]