Скачать или смотреть Interview with Fernando from Chokaico Chocolate, bean-to-bar chocolate maker in Hartford, CT, USA.

A wonderful conversation with Fernando from Chokaico Chocolate based in Hartford, Connecticut. Grab a cup of hot chocolate and sit back to hear Fernando talk about his interesting story. From growing up as a boy in Ecuador, moving to New York, discovering some bongo's, and eventually adopting a melanger which brought him into the world of bean-to-bar chocolate making!

To connect with Fernando, visit www.chokaico.com or connect on Instagram @chokaico

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0:00 Introduction
0:17 Surrounded by chocolate and cacao growing up in Ecuador
2:55 Is there a cacao/chocolate culture in Ecuador?
4:45 The series of events which led to becoming a chocolate maker
15:34 The name "Chokaico" and the deer logo
20:03 Getting started and challenges starting to make chocolate
26:38 Friends insisting Fernando sell them his chocolate
30:20 Moving from New Jersey to Connecticut
33:25 Cocoa from Ecuador & criteria for selecting beans
36:45 Do you know what chocolate will taste like from tasting the cacao?
43:21 What is Chokaico's chocolate style
49:34 Greatest challenges selling to the public
52:22 Candy bars or chocolate bars?
53:24 Other challenges Fernando faces: family life, storefront, farmers markets
55:58 Free samples! People need to try it to believe it
59:34 Chocolate Pairings
1:04:00 Parallels between music and chocolate?
1:07:00 Childhood aroma memories
12:21:00 How to connect with Chokaico