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This course is very close to our hearts as it teaches youth the traditional Mayan processes we use to make our single-origin stone-ground chocolate. Chocolate Maker and Expert, Patricia Tsai, will teach students where cacao comes from and the chocolate making process starting from the tree-to-pod to bean-to-bar.  Each Oompa Loompa-To-Be will get to make and take home their very own custom bars, with a chance to have their creation become one our our Limited Edition Bars!

Class Structure & What’s included

We open with a brief history of cacao and chocolate all the way back to the Mayan and Aztec people of Mesoamerica. Oompa Loompas-To-Be will be passing around and examining the various components of chocolate and seeing it with their very own eyes! They will learn to establish a real and physical relationship with the beginnings of where chocolate comes from and being immersed in a jungle. They will then taste-test the difference between European style chocolate and Mexican Stone-Ground chocolate and learn the difference between chocolatier and chocolate maker.

Students will get hands-on experience with the traditional techniques and tricks of roasting, winnowing, grinding and shaping chocolate bars. Each Chocolate Maker-to-be can choose the various ingredients they want to include in their very own custom chocolate bars!

Chocolate Making Class Prices: 
1 person:  $500 per person
2 people:  $260 per person
3 people or more: $175 per person

Class sessions will range between 2 1/2 hours to 3 hours, sign up for yours today!