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From the world famous THE CHOCOLATE ROOM BROOKLYN ... "Single-Origin Tasting event [was] such a great success! In addition to sampling outstanding single-origin chocolates, we had a fun, and friendly blind taste test of 5 different single-origin chocolates baked into our Flourless Chocolate Cake. The judging was difficult because all competitors have such incredible chocolates, but, in the end, ki’Xocolatl from Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula was voted most delicious." …See More

Are you interested in all the nitty gritty details of cacao and chocolate - genetics, geopolitics, agronomy, taxonomy, and the like? Then this is the group to join to take a deep dive into chocolate.

Mezcal & Chocolate: The Palate of IndulgencePull up a chair, and sit yourself down.  I’m going to tell you something you already know, but you need to be reminded.If mezcals (and tequilas) reflect the flavor, scent and smokiness of the earth in which they are crafted, then there must be complementary tastes that can be paired with each mezcal.  When pairing mezcal, a perfect complement is chocolate.  In this new book, which includes an essay by Clay Gordon, the appeal of mezcal and…See More

Mark your calendars because on April 27th The Chocolate Room is sponsoring a benefit for international cocoa farmers. Five local purveyors of single-origin chocolate, Madecasse, ki’Xocolatl, Raaka,…See More

Our new website is coming together ... and we welcome comments and suggestions ... www.mexican-chocolate.com.  Thanks!See More

Ah, yes, the notorious ILEGAL MEZCAL from Oaxaca ... nowthing pairs better with it than ... artisanal chocolates from Mexico's Yucatan. Join us for a FREE MEZCAL AND CHOCOLATE pairing event at Prospect Wines ... You won't know how you ever managed to enjoy an after dinner drink without mezcal and chocolate!See More

Ah, yes, the notorious ILEGAL MEZCAL from Oaxaca ... nowthing pairs better with it than ... artisanal chocolates from Mexico's Yucatan. Join us for a FREE MEZCAL AND CHOCOLATE pairing event at Prospect Wines ... You won't know how you ever managed to enjoy an after dinner drink without mezcal and chocolate!See More

A major exhibition focusing on the ancient Maya opens at Toronto´s ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM in November.Called, MAYA: SECRETS OF THEIR ANCIENT WORLD, this ground-breaking exhibition will include the sale of chocolates ... and Ki Xocolatl has been chosen as the chocolate from the Maya world to be on sale.The exhibition will run through 2012, and plans are being made for it to continue to the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa in late 2012.See More

A major exhibition focusing on the ancient Maya opens at Toronto´s ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM in November.Called, MAYA: SECRETS OF THEIR ANCIENT WORLD, this ground-breaking exhibition will include the sale of chocolates ... and Ki Xocolatl has been chosen as the chocolate from the Maya world to be on sale.The exhibition will run through 2012, and plans are being made for it to continue to the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa in late 2012.See More

A major exhibition focusing on the ancient Maya opens at Toronto´s ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM in November.Called, MAYA: SECRETS OF THEIR ANCIENT WORLD, this ground-breaking exhibition will include the sale of chocolates ... and Ki Xocolatl has been chosen as the chocolate from the Maya world to be on sale.The exhibition will run through 2012, and plans are being made for it to continue to the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa in late 2012.See More

Ay Caramba!As Mexico's premier bean-to-bar chocolates, we have been invited to participate in the Latin American Gourmet Food Expo this weekend.Yes, our New York staff is out of Irene's path ... here in San Diego, and lots of delectable chocolates were shipped from the Yucatan for the event ... Come and enjoy our chocolates!See More

Ay Caramba!As Mexico's premier bean-to-bar chocolates, we have been invited to participate in the Latin American Gourmet Food Expo this weekend.Yes, our New York staff is out of Irene's path ... here in San Diego, and lots of delectable chocolates were shipped from the Yucatan for the event ... Come and enjoy our chocolates!See More

Ah, yes, the notorious ILEGAL MEZCAL from Oaxaca ... nowthing pairs better with it than ... artisanal chocolates from Mexico's Yucatan. Join us for a FREE MEZCAL AND CHOCOLATE pairing event at Prospect Wines ... You won't know how you ever managed to enjoy an after dinner drink without mezcal and chocolate!See More