Northwest Chocolate Festival 2018 has ended

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Northwest Chocolate Festival 2018

11:00am PST

Taste Grenadian Chocolate and Paint With Color Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Magdalena Fielden • Hazel Lee Transformation of the Peruvian Cacao Supply Chain Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Jose Iturrios • Raymond Major • Frances Valvidia Mazzetti Making hand-dipped confections and truffle finishing techniques. Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Bill Fredricks Vietnam: Sourcing Cacao and Making Chocolate at Origin Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Sonia Gregor • Vicent Mourou The Science of Chocolate Tempering Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Karen Neugebauer Coffee and Chocolate Pairing Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Kayleigh Blome • Kala Wolfe

12:00pm PST

Herbs that Arouse, true aphrodisiacs in nature. Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Anna Sitkoff Chocolate Meringue Snowmen Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Antoine Rondenet • David Wynne Taste Fresh Cacao Seeds from the Cocoa Tree Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Anjuli Dharna • Minni Forman • Emily Stone Chocolate Sculpture Design and Theory Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Karen Neugebauer Delicious Ethics: Who Made Your Chocolate, Who Grew the Cacao? Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Valerie Beck Tree to Bar in Brazil & The Big Story of Cacao Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Tuta Aquino

1:00pm PST

Sake & Chocolate Pairing: American Sake Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Jose Lopez Ganem Congo through the Eyes of the Cocoa Farmer – learning about war and stability through cocoa sourcing. Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Emily Benson Handmade holiday treats featuring Valrhona’s favorite chocolates. Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Michael Recchiuti CANCELLED The Science of Chocolate from Tree to Tongue Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Brian Wallace A Chocolate Caribbean Vacation Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Magdalena Fielden

2:00pm PST

The Savory Side of Chocolate Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Liz McCune The Future of Fine Flavor Cacao from the Farmers Perspective Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Andres Guzman Chocolate as a Force for Good: B Corps Light the Way Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Dan Rattigan • Jael Rattigan • Emily Stone Roasting and Conching - Essential Steps to Developing Chocolate Flavors Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Rob Anderson Chuao, Cacao and Identity in Venezuela: How community traditions can inspire a whole country. Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Maria Fernanda di Giacobbe Beer & Chocolate Pairing Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Aaron Lindstrom • Lisa Uhrich

3:00pm PST

Caribbean Rum and Chocolate - a Decadent Duo! Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Duane Dove Better Belize It! Maya Mountain Cacao and the value of long-term partnerships Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Anjuli Dharna • Minni Forman • Emily Stone Ganache Making 101 Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Steve Popplewell Chocolate Making at Home: Modifications and Troubleshooting Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Cynthia Jonasson • Christine Keating Cheese & Chocolate 101 Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91James Burke • Aaron Lindstrom Women in Chocolate: Crushing The Status Quo Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Emily Benson • Chloe Doutre • Dr. Maricel E.Presilla • Maria Fernanda di Giacobbe • Gillian Goddard • Jael Rattigan • Jean Thompson

4:00pm PST

Port Wine & Chocolate Pairing Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Stephanie Agha • Aaron Lindstrom Specialty Cacao from the Gola Rainforest in Sierra Leone Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Greg D'Alesandre • Wynne McAuley Meso-American Drinking Chocolate: Taste Traditional Recipes Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Nat Bletter, Ph.D. Scaling Up Your Craft Bean to Bar Chocolate Production Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Lorenzo Datei The Craft Chocolate Movement: Borrowing from the Past and Innovating for the Future Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Lauren Adler

11:00am PST

Chocolate Lovers Workshop: Hot Sex Tips For Fall Presented by Babeland Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Val Johnson Building a Chocolate Museum in Mexico Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Louis Varela Beautiful Hand Crafted Chocolates in Five Easy Steps Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Chef Michael Poole Cacao & Cannabis: Perfect Plant Allies Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Heather Dunbar • Christina Sasser Chocolate Sensory Evaluation Skills for Professionals Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Chloe Doutre Matcha and Chocolate Pairing Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Issac Ekblad • Adrienne Yangas

12:00pm PST

Polycarbonate Moulding for Confections Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Bill Fredricks Brazilian Wild Cacao- Sourcing and Making Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Luisa Abram Taste Fresh Cacao Seeds from the Cocoa Tree Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Anjuli Dharna • Minni Forman • Emily Stone People, Places, and Beans: A visual journey through different cacao cultures around the globe. Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Daniel O'Doherty Bean to Bar Chocolate and Beyond: Taste the Journey Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Dan Rattigan • Jael Rattigan Sake & Chocolate Pairing: Japanese Sake Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Jose Lopez Ganem

1:00pm PST

Theo’s Cacao Sourcing from Bean to Bar Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Emily Benson Indulgent chocolate bites featuring Valrhona’s latest innovations. Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Michael Recchiuti Decolonizing Chocolate Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Gillian Goddard How to Develop Unique Flavors in Cocoa Through Fermentation and Post-Harvest Practices Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Lars Saquero Moller Discover the Flavors of Brazil’s Amazon Region Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Luciana Ferreira Centeno Port Wine & Chocolate Pairing Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Stephanie Agha • Aaron Lindstrom

2:00pm PST

Beer & Chocolate Pairing Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 Exploring Indian Cacao Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Greg D'Alesandre • Kathy Johnston • Hazel Lee • Harish Manoj Cooking Your Dinner with Chocolate Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Karen Neugebauer Changing Lives Through Chocolate in Guatemala Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Nicholas Silverman The Secret to Great Recipes: Mastering Mole and Turning Chocolate into Your Best Savory Cooking Ally Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Dr. Maricel E.Presilla How To Taste Chocolate: A Talk & Tasting with the pros. Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Brian Cisneros • Chloe Doutre • Maria Fernanda di Giacobbe

3:00pm PST

Caribbean Rum and Chocolate - a Decadent Duo! Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Duane Dove Commodity Markets, Specialty Pricing, and the Cacao Value Chain Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Kate Cavallin Ganache Making Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Steve Popplewell Cacao fermentation and phone Apps: What do they have in common? Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Greg D'Alesandre • Dr. Charles Kerchner Roasting Cacao With Infrared Burners Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Steve Paquin • Snooky Robins Simple Home Chocolate Making Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91Erin Andrews