For a number of years, I wrote for online chocolate magazines, reviewing events and specific chocolate bars.
| The 2013 NW Chocolate Festival, Seattle WA | An amazing time. The festival changes year by year. |
| The 2012 NW Chocolate Festival, Seattle WA | If you missed it, don’t worry — I went for you. |
| Fran’s Chocolates celebrates a 30th anniversary | See the chocolate flow! Hear the applause! Eat caramels! Demand answers to hard-hitting journalistic questions! |
| Woodblock Chocolate, Portland | I dropped in to talk with Charley at his new Portland chocolate factory. Here’s how it went. |
| Northwest Chocolate Festival 2011 | At the October 2011 NW Chocolate Festival I was (literally) filled with an amazing assortment of fine chocolates and a wealth of insights into the industry. My personal (and somewhat more political) views on the festival are here on my blog. |
| Stepping into Fran’s | I was strolling along Seattle’s 1st Avenue and decided to pop in to Fran’s. A hour and many confections later I counted myself delightfully seduced by Fran’s deliciously understated elegance. |
| A Day at the Chocolate Factory | Theo Chocolates has one of the few tourable factories in the nation. When Theo roasts, you can smell it blocks away. Imagine what it’s like on the factory floor. |
| Visiting Chocolopolis | Chocolopolis on Queen Anne gave me new insight into the “art” part of “artisan chocolates”. I stopped mocking this phrase after I tasted their fig confection. |
| Talking Taza | Taza had me at the first bite, with its stone-ground texture and cave-deep taste. |
| What about Valrhona? | I saw Valrhona everywhere, in chocolate shops and grocery stores, so I thought I’d say something about it. |
| Tea at the Queen Mary | The teahouse serves chocolate pudding—an unusual indulgence. It was surprisingly good. |
