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Tours & Events

classes, tours, and experiences, guided by our chocolate education team. hosting a birthday, wedding or corporate event? make your experience private.

Factory Tours

Tours

1-1.5 HOURS

BEGINNER

TASTING

GUIDED WALK

Walk through our historic brick 16th Street factory with an expert Chocolate Educator: View our entire production line, and enjoy plenty of samples, from fresh cacao pulp to finished chocolate. Machines may or may not be running during your visit, and you are always sure to catch the aroma of freshly roasted cocoa beans and chocolate. In many cases, we will have the factory to ourselves; we'll dive deeper into chocolate history, as well as our own sourcing and production processes. Either way, expect lots of chocolate to taste along the way.

Please anticipate high levels of noise at certain parts of the tour when visiting during operating hours. Ear plugs are provided upon request.

LOCATION

16TH STREET FACTORY

16TH STREET FACTORY

STARTING AT

$20 / PERSON

$20 / PERSON

DAYS OFFERED

EVERY DAY

EVERY DAY

summer events at the factory

 a series of special events hosted at our chocolate factory 

Brunch With Chef Durfee & Friends

2 Hours

Social

Dining

Alcohol

Starting At

$90 / PERSON

Dates

several sundays

Curriculum Director and talented chef, Stephen Durfee, is hosting a few brunches at the factory with some of his friends (including Spencer Horowitz of Hadeem; Anthony Strong of Pasta Supply Co.; Lori Baker of Waterbar and more!). We will transform the back part of our factory into a lively brunch space serving you a fixed menu including chocolate drinks, scones, a main dish, and a tasty dessert. Every course will include some component of cacao or chocolate along with some seasonal ingredients perfect for a summer meal. Watch as the chefs plate your dish and our team serves it to you.

Hot fudge pouring over ice cream

All Things Frozen: Ice Cream & a Movie

3 Hours

Kid-Friendly

Social

Desserts

Starting At

$40 / PERSON
Free for kids 2 & under

Dates

friday, july 12, 3 pm and 6 pm
doors open 30 minutes before

We enjoy transforming our chocolate factory for festive seasonal experiences! On July 19th, join us as we turn our open factory space into a cozy movie theater to screen Disney’s Frozen. Most appropriately, we will serve house-made ice cream with Dandelion toppings — plus chocolate drinks, popcorn, and hand-crafted truffles to enjoy with your movie. All ages are welcome, and everything is included in your ticket price.

Guests attending a storytelling event

Unwrapped: Storytelling

2 Hours

Presentation

Social

Alcohol

Starting At

$20 / PERSON

Dates

tuesday, july 23, 7 pm
doors open at 6:00

Inspired by our heroes at The Moth, we are hosting our own storytelling event here at the factory. If you’re excited about connecting with community through storytelling, we welcome you to come share your own tales with an audience. For our inaugural event, we are looking for stories about a “First Time” that includes a chocolate component: a first date that ended with chocolate cake; the first dessert you made with your grandma; the first time you got pied in the face … (Just make sure your story is true.) If you aren’t too comfy in front of a crowd, join as a listener and be ready to support your presenters. Our café will be open, serving hot chocolate, coffee, wine, and other treats. 

CLASSES & EVENTS

curated ingredients, tools, and recipes: the best kind of structured creativity

someone using a spatula to take chocolate from a machine

Chocolate Making

3-4 HOURS

INTERMEDIATE

hands on

Educational

STARTING AT

$160 / PERSON

days OFFERED

weekends

Follow simple steps to craft your very own batch of single-origin, two-ingredient chocolate, using our cocoa nibs and organic sugar. Our Educators offer hands-on instruction, while explaining the science and mechanics behind exceptional chocolate making. You'll leave with an appreciation of the chocolate maker's art, along with your just-made chocolate to share with friends and family.

Chocolate being poured onto paper to make truffles

Truffle Making

1.5 hours

BEGINNER

hands on

SOCIAL

STARTING AT

$100 / PERSON

days OFFERED

Multiple

Our truffle-making class is a fun, interactive activity to enjoy with family, friends, or teammates. Learn the process of blending creamy ganache using our two-ingredient chocolate, then hand-roll your ganache into truffles. We supply all necessary materials to make a generous truffle batch — simply arrive ready to plunge your hands in chocolate.

Make Your Own Caramel Bonbons

90 minutes

Intermediate

Hands On

Educational

Starting At

$125 / Person

Days offered

Wednesdays

In this class, we offer the opportunity to craft your own confections! If you’ve taken our Truffle-Making Class, you’ve learned how to blend a creamy ganache using two-ingredient chocolate. Now, take it a step further, and shape melted, tempered chocolate into silky, buttery, chocolate caramel-filled bonbons. We’ll demonstrate cooking the caramel, and supply all necessary materials to make a generous batch of bonbons — simply arrive ready to plunge your hands in chocolate.

Making chocolate

Desserted Chocolate Factory Tour

1.5 hours

Beginner

Demonstration

BUBBLY

STARTING AT

$50 / PERSON

days OFFERED

thursday 6 pm

When all of the chocolate makers have gone home, the factory is mostly quiet with just a bit of humming coming from overnight machines. Join a member of our team at this time when we have the freedom to roam and learn about chocolate in an intimate group. End the tour with a demonstration and a freshly made dessert made by a chef!

Contains: wheat, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, gluten, eggs

Chocolate being poured onto a table

Chocolate Tempering

2 hours

Intermediate

Hands On

Educational

Starting At

$125 / person

Days Offered

On specific saturdays

In our Chocolate Making class, we learn about bean-to-bar chocolate production from dried cocoa beans to melted, refined chocolate. Our Tempering class teaches you what comes next — the process of tempering chocolate to create a smooth, shiny, delicious chocolate bar with a perfect, snappy crystal structure. Our Educators will guide you through the mechanics of tempering two-ingredient chocolate, and the process of foiling and wrapping a Dandelion chocolate bar.

In addition, you will prepare chocolate mendiants from tempered chocolate. You will leave class with 28 finished mediants, as well as three full-sized finished chocolate bars — hand-wrapped in gold foil and custom-patterned paper, with your own blank label.

Small pieces of chocolate bar on a tasting plate

Chocolate Tasting

1 HOUR

Beginner

SOCIAL

Educational

STARTING AT

$55 / PERSON

days OFFERED

multiple

Taste your way through a flight of five distinctive chocolate bars, featuring a range of the flavor notes — from fudgy to fruity — that may be found in chocolate made of well-fermented cocoa beans. Expand and refine your palate as you learn specialized techniques and specific vocabulary to identify tasting notes in chocolate. You'll depart with knowledge that will enliven any future chocolate adventure.

A group of people have a discussion around a long table

Chocolate 101

1 hour

Beginner

Educational

Social

Starting At

$40 / person

Days Offered

THURSDAY 6 PM

This class is one of our favorites — interactive and engaging, with light, fun content. It is a perfect introduction to single-origin, two-ingredient craft chocolate. We explore many of the common ingredients used in craft chocolate bars, tasting each component individually, and learning about its' purpose. For a delicious finale, you will participate in a blind taste test of a variety of chocolate bars from other makers, and try to guess which ingredients are present.

Dining at Bloom

DINING AT BLOOM

PASTRIES

DRINKS

DINING

ALCOHOL

We’re excited to let you know that we are officially open with limited hours, Thursdays through Saturday (for now). Come visit us and enjoy exclusive menu items, such as chocolate-almond Babka French Toast; a freshly baked chocolate Soufflé topped with house-made cocoa-nib ice cream; and much more. Available for walk-ins or contact Guest Care to reserve space for private event.

LOCATION

16TH STREET FACTORY

16TH STREET FACTORY

HOURS

THURSDAY: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

FRIDAY: 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM

SATURDAY: 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM

THURSDAY: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

FRIDAY: 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM

SATURDAY: 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM

OFF-SITE EXPERIENCES

Our classes, tastings, and events may be tailored into private, off-site experiences at your request. Please contact us to design your special experience.  

All of our classes, tastings, and tours can be made into private off-site experiences at your request. Contact us to curate your experience.

CONTACT US

VIRTUAL EVENTS

1
To take part in our virtual classes, first purchase your class’s corresponding set in our web store.
2
Your class materials will be shipped to you, along with a URL to sign up (and a discount code to bring your registration fee down to $0)
3
Sign up for your class and choose a time that works for you. Enjoy!
How to taste chocolate kit

Virtual Chocolate Tasting

1 HOUR

Beginner

TEAM BUILDING

Educational

STARTING AT

$75 / PERSON

days OFFERED

friday 5 pm

You’ll receive a flight of five distinctive chocolate bars, featuring a range of the flavor notes — from fudgy to fruity — that may be found in chocolate made of well-fermented cocoa beans. With guidance from an expert Chocolate Educator, you’ll expand and refine your palate as you learn specialized techniques and specific vocabulary to identify tasting notes in chocolate. You'll gain knowledge that will enliven any future chocolate adventure.

Request a Private Experience for Your Group

Most of our classes, tastings, and events may be made private for your group. Please submit the form below, telling us what sort of personalized experience you'd like to create, and we'll be in touch.

Please allow 48 hours for our team to be in touch and to confirm availability and details.