In partnership with artisanal S.F. producer Sequoia Sake, who brew small batches of sake using locally sourced organic rice, we present a lively class featuring three single-origin dark chocolate bars paired with three distinctive Sequoia sakes. We'll guide you through the significance of every ingredient, and share our approach to determining harmonious chocolate and sake pairings.

Explore how all of your senses influence your palate in our new Music & Chocolate experience, created in collaboration with Tertulia NYC. As with any pairing, you’ll find that listening to varying musical compositions as you taste uniquely complementary cocoa origins will bring you new perspective on savoring chocolate. We found crafting this curriculum fascinating, and look forward to sharing it with you.

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.

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 concise yet insightful dive into the 4,000 year history of chocolate, highlighting how chocolate has been prepared and tasting it first-hand. We'll taste through fresh cacao pulp, different varieties of drinking chocolate, ration bar, and chocolate from several different makers.

Join Chocolate Curriculum Director Chef Stephen Durfee for a live dessert demonstration in Bloom, our intimate chocolate salon inside our 16^th Street factory. Stephen prepares a new chocolate dessert recipe each week, emphasizing classic pastry and chocolatier techniques, then shares the finished treats with you.

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 (including truffle toppings) to make a generous truffle batch — simply arrive ready to plunge your hands in chocolate.