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Culinary Historian/Guide/Founder of @ATasteofWorld & certified Professional Chocolatier. Exploring nuances of aroma, taste, & texture of bean-to-bar chocolates!

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Joined March 2013
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This! Spring cleaning finds: one of my many inspirational clippings. This gem of a find, from menumagca circa July/August 2019. #mondaymotivation #change #changeisgood #Chocolate #Chocolat instagram.com/p/B-XZC1VBy9G/…
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How do you embrace Canadian winter? Travel to embrace chocolate love! Just sharing a few snapshots from thewinterchocolateshow ! Enjoy!!! . . worldtreechocolate chocolats_monarque vakachocolate @oneonecacao… instagram.com/p/B8bahNgBwGw/…
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My #TravelTuesday musing as I await my plane: How far do you travel for finely crafted chocolates made by Canadian Chocolatemakers & chocolatiers? Part of my bounty from the 2nd thewinterchocolateshow held in… instagram.com/p/B8bZ7mPB8GD/…
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Love finely crafted chocolate? You still have a wee bit of time for equal portions of food for thoughts (2 workshops left) and taste of medley of fabulous bars from Canadian bean-to-bar Chocolatemakers & chocolatiers… instagram.com/p/B8CRd0HhZ3O/…
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Need an excuse to (A)celebrate (B) revisit New Year’s resolutions (C)catch up with colleagues/friends? January 25th, 2020. Day1 of 15-day Lunar New Year festivities: I curated private dim sum with chocolate… instagram.com/p/B733XYpBh1f/…
Q6 #Foodiechats On November 25th it’s #NationalEatWithAFriendDay…Who would be the the ONE person, past or present that you would want to share a meal with? #NovemberFoods
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Lunch break in Toronto: homemade meal while watching & drooling over fine chocolates being tasted live on facebook by @37chocolates and @PaulJohnKearins ! Torture! I want to be a part of this next time! 🍫🍫🍫… instagram.com/p/BxfWm-_hCjC/…
I had tickets to go to @yogaconference just couldn’t make it for @yogaconference sessions. A good show. What’s not to love about yoga, styriangold ‘s rich natural lotion with cocoa butter… instagram.com/p/BvrUfT6BPd5/…
Yesterday. February 14th, 2019. A sweet day. I woke up to see a lovely Valentine’s Day Card from hubby, propped on my Nightstand. The day wrapped up with mail: much anticipated Level1… instagram.com/p/Bt6n4uaAp2b/…
Tick tick tick tock you got until 5pm for an awesome cross-Canada chocolate tasting at thewinterchocolateshow ! Raffles! Chocolate tastings session with @somachocolate @somachocolate… instagram.com/p/BtZAo6ihr-N/…
Bon jour Montreal ! Can’t believe that it’s now Saturday, and we’ve been zipping around on the fabulous Metro and buses, since we arrived by train. Love the holidays sparkles! Happy… instagram.com/p/BqkGTumBkVV/…
Is it Tuesday November 6th yet? Managed to purchase one of the last tickets to this awesome @callebaut_eng Chocolate Demo: #WhereTrendsMeetChocolate by stevensonryanj at @gbcchca ! Who… instagram.com/p/Bp02in0h59q/…
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Happy Halloween! I wish there’s an App for the heady aroma of @valrhonausa milk chocolate that wafts from my air-tight container, as I carefully transfer my leftover Chinese New Year’s… instagram.com/p/BpmuPP9gEdT/…
Once again, deliciously hard work, but a total pleasure to judge the chocawards #Canadian Competition hosted in #Toronto at @gbcchca ! Congrats go to Winners: @centreandmain @davidhchow… instagram.com/p/Bo9hnSiguSt/…
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It’s a wrap for an awesome chocolate-filled weekend! Finished judging the Main round and Grand Jury for the International Chocolate Awards aka chocawards - Canadian Competition, hosted at… instagram.com/p/Bo8XbTngdQs/…
How are you kicking off the last weekend of Summer 2018? Moi? Homemade leftovers, Spaghetti with Rosemary & Peruvian Cacao Nibs. Stunningly simple, but elegant recipe from Pasta Modern:… instagram.com/p/BnJ_nqRgorn/…
21 days from today, Thursday August 23rd, 2018.... Thursday September 13th, 2018 is highlighted in my iPhone calendar and Daytimer.... Is it International Chocolate Day yet?👩🏼‍🍳👨🏽‍🍳… instagram.com/p/Bm1Mj0YAxeO/…
My view from my front row seat, so I can see and hear Tareq Hadhad, Chocolatier and founder of @Peacebychoco speak at Reference Library branch of torontolibrary ! So excited as I didn’t… instagram.com/p/BltGqYYgPhA/…
How cool is this? I’m kicking off the Canada Day long weekend with a wee bit of research at Reference branch of torontolibrary and rewarding myself by popping into this interesting Alter… instagram.com/p/Bknk9gpAZnM/…