Record of Events


No. DATE EVENT NAME SPECIAL GUESTS TASTING MENU
1 6/17/07 Amedei   Amedei Porcelana, Venezuela 70%
Amedei Chuao, Venezuela 70%
Amedei Nine 75%
Amedei Toscano Black 70%
Amedei Toscano Black 66%
2 10/28/07 Flavors of Madagascar   Guittard Ambanja, Madagascar 65%
Pierre Marcolini Madagascar 72%
Pralus Madagascar 75%
Bonnat Madagascar 75%
Michel Cluizel Mangaro, Madagascar 65%
Valrhona Manjari, Madagascar 65%
3 11/20/07 Theo   Theo Madagascar 65%
Theo Ghana 84%
Theo Ghana, Panama, Ecuador 75%
Theo Ivory Coast 75%
Theo Venezuela 91%
4 12/15/07 Domori   Domori Madagared, Madagascar 70%
Domori Javablond Indonesia 70%
Domori Ecuador 70%
Domori Porcelana, Venezuela 70%
Domori Puertofino, Venezuela 70%
5 1/6/08 Cru Sauvage
v.
Porcelana
  Felchlin Cru Sauvage, Bolivia 68%
Bonnat Porcelana, Venezuela 75%
Bonnat Hacienda El Rosario, Venezuela 75%
Askinosie San Jose del Tambo, Ecuador 70%
Pralus Ghana 75%
TCHO Chocolatey Ghana Beta-batch
6 4/20/08 Mast Bros: 
Too Good to be True
  Mast Bros Ecuador 66%
Mast Bros Madagascar 64%
Mast Bros Venezuela 72%
Patric Sambirano, Madagascar 70%
7 5/5/08 Pralus
v.
Pralus
  Patrick Roger (Pralus) Cote d' Ivore 72%
Patrick Roger (Pralus) Cuba 75%
Patrick Roger (Pralus) Sao Tome 75%
Patrick Roger (Pralus) Papousie 64%
Pralus Cuba 75%
Pralus Sao Tome 75%
8 5/17/08 Rogue   Rogue Trinidad 70%
Rogue Jamaica 70%
Rogue Hispaniola 70%
Rogue Sambirano 70%
9 5/31/08 Porcelana Bash I   Bonnat Porcelana, Venezuela 75%
Valrhona Palmira, Venezuela 2005 64%
Valrhona Palmira, Venezuela 2006 64%
Domori Porcelana, Venezuela 70%
Amedei Porcelana, Venezuela 70%
Coppeneur Porcelana, Venezuela 72%
Coppeneur Porcelana, Mexico 72%
10 6/9/08 Pacari
v.
Republica del Cacao
  Pacari Manabi, Ecuador 65%
Pacari Los Rios, Ecuador 72%
Pacari Esmeraldas, Ecuador 60%
Republica del Cacao Manabi, Ecuador 75%
Republica del Cacao Los Rios, Ecuador 75%
11 6/22/08 Rumi's Dark Milk & White    Amedei La Tavoletta Blanco 29%
Chocovic Jaina 31%
Weiss Chocolat au Lait Entier 37%
Bonnat Java Dark Milk 65%
Bonnat Surabaya Dark Milk 65%
Domori Latte Sal Dark Milk 44%
Pralus Melissa Dark Milk 45%
Mast Bros Dark Milk 65%
12 7/29/08 Madecasse Review Part 1 (Day One)   16 Prototype samples for Madecasse
13 7/31/08 Madecasse Review Part 1 (Day Two)   16 Prototype samples for Madecasse
14 9/9/08 Pre-Chloe Event 1   DeVries Bolivian 80%
Pierre Marcolini Ecuador 72%
Caoni Esmeralda, Ecuador 77%
Cacaoyere Esmeralda, Ecuador 71%
Caoni Manabi, Ecuador 77%
Cacaoyere Amazonia 63%
Kallari Sisa's Secret (orig. small batch), Ecuador 70%
Kallari Sisa's Secret (beta for Whole Foods), Ecuador 36hr 70%
15 9/20/08 Pre-Chloe Event 2:
In Country of Origin Makers
Tim McCollum (Madecasse) Grenada Chocolate Co. 71%
Pacari Los Rios 72%
Kallari Roberto's Recipe (orig. small batch), Ecuador 75%
Caoni Los Rios, Ecuador 77%
Cacaoyere Bolivar, Ecuador 82%
Kallari Diego's Decadence (org. small batch), Ecuador 85%
Kallari Diego (beta for Whole Foods), Ecuador 60hr 85%
Claudio Corallo Sao Tome 100%
16 9/24/08 Nite w/ Chloe Doutre-Roussel Chloe Doutre-Roussel (The Chocolate Connoisseur) Dinner and Discussion
Matt's Olive Oil Brownie
17 9/30/08 Madecasse Review
Part 2
Tim McCollum (Madecasse)
Brett Beach (Madecasse)
Nadia Ramanantsou (Cinagra)
8 Prototype samples for Madecasse
18 10/4/08 The All American   Patric Sambirano, Madagascar 70%
Black Mountain Carenero Superior, Venezuela 70%
Black Mountain Matiguas, Nicaragua 70%
Black Mountain La Red, Dominican Republic 70%
Ezca Ocumare, Venezuela 72%
Bittersweet Origins Puerto Plata, Domican Republic 68%
Bittersweet Origins Sambirano, Madagascar 71%
Bittersweet Origins Bocas del Toro, Panama 75%
Bittersweet Origins Ankasa, Ghana 70%
Amano Ocumare, Venezuela 70%
Mast Bros Dominican Republic 70%
19 10/19/08 Miguel's Ecuador Miguel Emilio Ruiz (INCACAO) Caoni Manabi, Ecuador 55%
Caoni Manabi, Ecuador 77%
Caoni Esmeraldas, Ecuador 77%
Caoni Los Rios, Ecuador 77%
La Universal Ecuardorian Milk + Macadamia
Ecuadorian Milk + Café
20 11/12/08 MCS Planning Session   Pralus "Diego Badero" Brazil 75%
Madecasse Madagascar 70%
Compania de Chocolate truffles
21 11/15/08 Salgado Saturday   Salgado Bahia Superior, Brazil 70%
Salgado Rio Arriba, Ecuador 70%
Salgado Esmeraldas, Ecuador 70%
Salgado Carenero Superior, Venezuela 70%
Compania de Chocolate Esmeraldas, Ecuador 88%
Compania de Chocolate Ocumare, Venezuela 70%
Compania de Chocolate Moxos, Bolivia 72%
Compania de Chocolate Carenero Superior, Venezuela 80%
Mary's Green Tea truffles
22 12/13/08 Flavors of Africa   Maglio Afrique Tanzania 75%
Cacao Barry Tanzania 75%
Hotel Chocolat Tanzania 75%
Artisan du Chocolat Congo 72%
Hotel Chocolat Uba Budo, Sao Tome 72%
Hotel Chocolat Uganda 80%
Dolfin Africa 88%
Chocolate Trading Co. Africa 85%
23 1/25/09 Flavors of Hawaii   Guittard Kokoleka, Hawaii 55%
Guittard Kokoleka Milk 38%
Dole (Guittard) Waialua Estate, Hawaii 70%
Original Hawaiian Choc Factory Grand Cru Criollo, Hawaii 60%
Original Hawaiian Choc Factory, Hawaii 60%
Malie Kai Waialua Estate, Hawaii 55%
Garden Island Chocolate Co Kuai Mac Nut Coconut, Hawaii 80%
Bouga Cacao Ecuador 77%
Ah Cacao Mexican Criollo 70%
MP Frederick pineapple puree jelly w/ Guittard Kokoleka 55%
24 3/1/09 Porcelana Bash II Maricel Presilla (The New Taste of Chocolate) Amedei Porcelana, Venezuela 70%
Bonnat Porcelana, Venzuela 75%
Bonnat Porcelana, Mexico 75%
Bonnat Porcelana, Peru 75%
Coppeneur Porcelana, Venezuela 72%
Coppeneur Porcelana, Mexico 72%
Coppeneur Porcelana, Peru 72%
Pierre Marcolini Porcelana, Mexico 72%
Cacao Sampaka La Joya Porcelana, Mexico 70%
Original Beans Porcelana, Peru (prototype)
25 3/21/09 Trip to Coolest 'hood' on Earth Maricel Presilla (The New Taste of Chocolate)
Rick Mast (Mast Bros)
Mast Bros Dominican Republic 75%
Mast Bros Dark Milk 65%
Domori Porcelana, Venezuela 70%
Bouga Cacao Ecuador 77%
Original Beans Beni Wild Harvest, Bolivia 68%
Cuorenero Bolivia 70%
Salgado Rio Arriba, Ecuador 70%
26 3/31/09 Amattler   Amatller 50%
Amatller 70%
Amatller Ecuador 70%
Amatller Ghana 70%
Amatller White 25%
Amatller Milk 32%
Blanxart 72%
Exquisita Puro 70%
Taza Dominican Republic 70%
MP Frederick Green Tea truffle Matcha w/ Guittard White Chocolate 31%
MP Frederick Saffron Chamomile w/ Guittard 61%
27 4/28/09 George's Travel Chocolates: 
Made in South America
  Aguila Costa de Marfil 60%
Aguila Ecuador 60%
Salgado Rio Arriba, Ecuador 70%
Salgado Naranja Intenso 60%
Salgado Esmeraldas Milk w/ nibs
Salgado Esmeraldas, Ecuador 70%
Salgado Café Selecto Bahia Superior Milk
Damian Alsop H2O truffles
28 5/5/09 Guido Castagna does B2B   Guido Castagna Ghana prototype 64%
Guido Castagna Trinidad & Tobago prototype 64%
Guido Castagna Arriba, Ecuador 64%
Guido Castagna Ven., Trinidad, Arriba prototype 64%
Guido Castagna Lacri Blend Venezuela 70%
Guido Castagna Gianduja Milk
29 6/13/09 Two Canadians, Deux Canadiens   Choklat Ocumare, Venezuela 70%
Choklat Ocumare, Venezuela 80%
Choklat Brazilian 70%
Choklat Porcelana, Mexico 70%
Soma Hispaniola, Dominican Republic 70%
Soma Papua New Guinea 70%
Soma Ocumare, Venezuela 70%
Soma Madagascar 70%
Soma Africa 70%
30 8/18/09 MCS Meets Holy Cacao Jo Zander (Holy Cacao)
Zev Stender (Holy Cacao)
Holy Cacao San Martin, Peru 70%
Holy Cacao Ivory Coast 70%
Holy Cacao Hispaniola, Dominican Republic 70%
Holy Cacao Hispaniola w/ nibs 75%
Escazu Carnero, Ocumare, Guapiles 74%
Rogue Rio Caribe, Venezuela 70%
Choklat Ocumare, Venezuela 70%
Soma Ocumare, Venezuela 70%
31 9/19/09 Amedei w/ the U.S. CEO Kimball Chen (CEO Amedei U.S., an ETG company) Amedei Toscano Black 70%
Amedei Toscano Black 66%
Amedei Toscano Black 63%
Amedei Porcelana, Venezuela 70%
Amedei Chuao, Venezuela 70%
Amedei Nine 75%
Amedei Toscano Brown milk 32%
32 11/19/09 Amano, Valrhona   Amano Jembrana couverture block 70%
Amano Jembrana milk 30%
Amano Ocumare, Venezuela 70%
Valrhona Nyangbo, Ghana 68%
Valrhona Alpaco, Ecuador 66%
Valrhona Tainori, Dominican Republic 64%
Valrhona Caribe, Carribean 66%
Valrhona Jivara milk 40%
Valrhona Tanariva milk 33%
Pralus Cuyagua, Venezuela 75%
Mast Bros Madagascar w/ pecans & maple syrup
33 12/8/09 Paul Young: Unwinnowed Chocolate   Willie's Cacao Rio Caribe 72%
Willie's Cacao San Martin 70%
Paul Young Ghana 68%
Olive & Sinclair Ghana, Dom. Rep. blend 67%
Olive & Sinclair Ghana, Dom. Rep. blend 75%
Scharffenberger Ben Tre, Vietnam 72%
34 2/28/10 Xoconuzco
 v.
Sambirano: 
A Tale of Two Origins
  Chocovic Xoconuzco, Mexico 71%
Bonnat Xoconuzco, Mexico 75%
Taza Chiapan, Mexico 75%
Chocovic Sambirano, Madagascar 71%
Patric Sambirano, Madagascar 70%
Michel Cluizel Mangaro, Madagascar 65%
Scharffenberger Amina, Madagascar 65%
Bonnat Madagascar 75%
35 3/13/10 Bonnat w/ Bonnat Stephane Bonnat (Bonnat)
Francoise Bureau Crook (Crossings French Food)
Bonnat Porcelana, Venezuela 75% 
Bonnat Porcelana Marfil de Blanco, Mexico 75%
Bonnat Porcelana Apotequil, Peru 75%
Bonnat Xoconuzco, Mexico 75%
36 6/5/10 Three Origins, Three Flavors: 
Floral
v.
Tobacco
v.
Smoke
  Cacao Sampaka Ecuador 71%
La Molina Ecuador 70%
Duffy's Star of Ecuador 70%
Duffy's Corazon del Ecuador 72%
Pierre Marcolini Cuba 78%
Jean-Paul Hevin Cuba 75%
Pralus Cuba 75%
La Molina Papua New Guinea 70%
Andrea Stainer Papua New Guinea 64%
Cacao Sampaka Papua New Guinea 71%
Pralus Papua New Guinea 75%
Duffy's Panama 70%
Duffy's Peru 70%
37 8/7/10 AMMA   AMMA Bahia, Brazil 50%
AMMA Bahia, Brazil 60%
AMMA Bahia, Brazil 75%
AMMA Bahia, Brazil 85%
Rogue Piura, Peru 75%
Cacao Vodka
38 9/13/10 Nite w/ Daniel Uria  Daniel Uria (Compania de Chocolat)
Maricel Presilla (The New Taste of Chocolate)
Compania de Chocolat Sur del Lago 70%
AMMA Bahia Brazil 50%
AMMA Bahia Brazil 60%
AMMA Bahia Brazil 75%
AMMA Bahia Brazil 85%
Duffy's Panama 70%
Duffy's Peru 70%
Duffy's Corazon del Ecuador 72%
Pierre Marcolini Cuba 78%
Pierre Marcolini Chuao 75%
Pierre Marcolini Peru 85%
39 11/3/10 S.A.I.D.   S.A.I.D. Arawak 72%
S.A.I.D. Malgascio 64%
S.A.I.D. Latino 72%
S.A.I.D. Samana 70%
S.A.I.D. 100%
Mindo Ecuador 67%
Mindo Ecuador 77%
40 11/14/10 AMMA w/ AMMA Diego Badaro (AMMA)
Luiza Oivetto (AMMA)
AMMA Bahia, Brazil 60%
AMMA Bahia, Brazil 75%
AMMA Bahia, Brazil 85%
Friis Holm Nicaliso, Nicaragua 70%
Friis Holm Chuno, Nicaragua 70%
Friis Holm Johe, Nicaragua 70%
Duffy's Indio Rojo, Honduras 70%
41 12/6/10 Potomac Review   Potomac Upala Matina, Costa Rica Batch 18 70%
Artisan du Chocolat Costa Rica 72%
42 1/30/11 Central America and the XOCO Project Maricel Presilla (The New Taste of Chocolate) Friis Holm Nicaliso XOCO, Nicaragua 70%
Friis Holm Chuno XOCO, Nicaragua 70%
Friis Holm Johe XOCO, Nicaragua 70%
Black Mountain La Campesina, Nicaragua 70%
Momotombo Matagalpa, Nicaragua 70%
Momotombo Mombacho, Nicaragua 70%
Rain Republic Suchitepequez, Guatemala 70%
Danta Los Ujuxtes, Guatemala 60%
Danta La Ascasias, Guatemala 60%
Duffy's Indio Rojo XOCO, Honduras 72%
43 2/8/11 Newer Americans   Brower Ave Chocolate Factory Madagascar 70%
Brower Ave Chocolate Factory Tanzania 70%
Brower Ave Chocolate Factory Dom. Republic 70%
Dick Taylor Sambirano, Madagascar 72%
Dick Taylor Sambirano, Madagascar 80%
Potomac Upala, Costa Rica 82%
44 3/15/11 Flavors of Venezuela Alejandro Prosperi (Capec)
Tim McCollum (Madecasse)
Domori Chuao Hacienda San Jose, Venezuela 70%
Pralus Chuao, Venezuela 75%
Soma Chuao, Venezuela 70%
Amedei Chuao, Venezuela 70%
Guittard Sur del Lago, Venezuela 65%
Patric Rio Caribe, Venezuela 70%
Amano Ocumare, Venezuela 70%
Bonnat El Rosario Maracaibo, Venezuela 75%
45 6/15/11 The MCS Blind: Rare Origins and Select Makers Maricel Presilla (The New Taste of Chocolate)
Hakan Martensson (Fika)
Maranon Fortunato No. 4, Peru 68%
Adi Ami Ca Vanua Levi, Fiji 72%
Adi Vanua Levi, Fiji 88%
Shark's Hilo, Hawaii 73%
Duffy's Tierra Oscura Bocas del Toro, Panama 72%
Duffy's Nicaliso, Nicaragua 71%
Zokoko Tranquilidad Baures, Bolivia 72%
Zokoko Alto Beni, Bolivia 68%
Madre Kokolekea, Hawaii 70%
Pralus Porcelana, Venezuela 75%
46 7/27/11 Idilio, Bessone, Rozsavolgyi   Idilio Finca Torres Choroni, Venezuela 72%
Idilio Carenero Superior Barlovento, Venezuela 70%
Idilio Amiari Meridena Zulia, Venezuela 72%
Idilio Porcelana Zulia, Venezuela 74%
Rozsavolgyi Carenero Superior, Venezuela 73%
Silvio Bessone Scavina Bahia, Brazil 60%
Original Beans Piura, Peru 75%
Original Beans Alto Beni, Bolivia 66%
Amano Morobe, Papua New Guinea 70%
Stella India 72%
Artisan du Chocolat Haiti 72%
47 1/30/12 Tejas
v.
Dandelion
  Tejas La Bahia Ecuador 70%
Tejas Aransas Pass Porcelana w/ smoked sea salt 70%
Tejas Concepcion Madagascar 70%
Tejas Capistrano Peru 70%
Dandelion Madagascar 70%
Dandelion Costa Rica 70%
Dandelion Colombia 70%
M.P. Frederick Ginger Ale
48 2/3/12 "For the Love of Chocolate", private screening Mott Green (Grenada Choc. Co)
Hakan Martensson (Fika)
Grenada Chocolate Co. 60%
Grenada Chocolate Co. 71%
Grenada Chocolate Co. 82%
49 11/9/12 MCS Unwrapped Mark Xian (C-spot) Friis Holm Chuno 2X turned, Nicaragua 70%
Friis Holm Chuno 3X turned, Nicaragua 70%
Chocolate Tree Ecuador 82%
Chocolate Tree Peru 68%
Rococo Gru Grococo, Grenada 66%
Grenada Chocolate Co. Grenada 70%
Duffy's Ocumare, Venezuela 72%
Lajedo do Ouro Catongo, Brazil 70%
Nova Monda Nicaraguan Ganache w/ cacao Bisiesto
50 3/2/13 MCS Piura and Peru: the A-list Maricel Presilla (The New Taste of Chocolate)
Hakan Martensson (Fika)
Mark Xian (C-spot)
Pacari Piura Quemazon, Peru 70%
Bonnat Piura Blanco, Peru 75%
Rogue Piura, Peru 75%
Original Beans Piura, Peru 75%
Amedei Piura Blanco de Criollo, Peru, Limited Ed. 70%
Scharffen Berger San Juan de Cheni, Peru, Limited Ed. 78%
A. Morin Chanchamayo, Peru 70%
Domori Apurimac, Peru 70%
Cyrstal Structure Five Fortunato No. 4, Peru 68%
Madre Kaua'I, Limited Ed. 70%
Nanea Hawaii Criollo blend 85%
roasted Kaua'I beans
51 5/1/13 Davis Chocolate Review   Davis Ghana 70%
Davis Dominican Republic 70%
Davis Venezuela 70%
Davis Ghana no conche
Davis Ghana 24hr conche, slow speed
Davis Ghana 24hr conche, fast speed
Davis Ghana 72hr conche, slow speed
Davis Ghana 72hr conche, fast speed
52 6/4/13 Richart QuintesSence Michel Richart (Richart)
Madeline Johnson (Richart)
Infuzzz bonbons, Ultra Fines and Chocomacs
53 6/20/13 Hotel Chocolat   Hotel Chocolat Chanchamayo, Peru 100%
Hotel Chocolat Conacado, Dominican Republic 100%
Hotel Chocolat Island Growers, St. Lucia 100%
Hotel Chocolat Hacienda Iara, Ecuador 100%
Hotel Chocolat Hacienda Iara, Ecuador 90%
Hotel Chocolat Hacienda Iara, Ecuador 82%
Hotel Chocolat Trinidad 75%
Hotel Chocolat Somia Plantation, Madagascar 72%
Hotel Chocolat Mekong Delta & Dong Nai, Vietnam 80%
Hotel Chocolat Marcial Single Cote, St. Lucia 70%
54 7/30/13 Lonohana Review   Lonohana Nene Opaeula Estate, Hawaii 71%
Lonohaa Ele'ele Opaeula Estate, Hawaii 72%
Lonohana Alae Ula Opaeula Estate Sea Salt & nibs 68%
Lonohana Kona Vanilla Hawaiian Crown 70%
Lonohana Hawaii Milk 45%
55 10/3/13 Nite w/ John Scharffenberger John Scharffenberger (Scharffenberger)
Sean Mauer (Hershey's)
Scharffen Berger San Juan de Cheni, Peru 78%
56 11/21/13 Selecting Harvest (London Salon Selection) Clay Gordon (the Chocolate Life) Friis Holm 2012 Harvest, Nicaragua 70%
Friis Holm 2013 Harvest, Nicaragua 70%
Szanto Tibor Millot P., Madagascar Autumn Primary Harvest 2012 70%
Szanto Tibor Millot P., Madgascar Spring Secondary Harvest 2012 70%
Morin Chanchamayo, Peru 63%
Morin Chanchamayo, Peru 70%
Morin Piura, Peru 70%
Ducasse Piura, Peru 75%
Cacaosuyo Piura, Peru 70%
Naive Maranon Canyon Fortunato No. 4, Peru 78%
C-Amaro Ecuador 100%
57 3/13/14 MCS Blind:  the Award Format   Idilio Carenero Urrutia Superior, Venezuela 70%
Idilio Chuao, Venezuela 72%
Idilio Finca Torres, Venezuela 72%
Pump Street Bakery Patanemo, Venezuela 75%
Szanto Tibor Porcelana, Venezuela 70%
Szanto Tibor Carenero Superior, Venezuela 70%
Idilio Carenero Urrutia Suerior w/ nibs, Venezuela 70%
Idilio Cooperativa Amazonas w/ nibs, Venezuela 72%
58 4/8/14 De Martini Stefano De Martini (De Martini)
Hakan Martensson (Fika)
Richie Budiharto Pratadaja (Fika)
De Martini Giandujotti
De Martini Hazelnut Clusters
De Martini truffles
De Martini assorterd bars
59 6/21/14 MCS Beans and Bars:  Camino Verde Maricel Presilla (The New Taste of Chocolate)
Hakan Martensson (Fika)
Richie Budiarto Pratadaja (Fika)
Conrad Miller (Chocolate Earth)
Pitch Dark Camino Verde-Floral, Ecuador 73%
Pitch Dark Camino Verde-Fruity, Ecuador 73%
Fruition Camino Verde, Ecuador 75%
Ritual Balao (Camino Verde), Ecuador 70%
Woodblock Balao (Camino Verde), Ecuador 70%
Dick Taylor Camino Verde, Ecuador 76%
Soma Camino Verde, Ecuador 80%
Palette de Bine Camino Verde, Ecuador 75%
Meridian Cacao Camino Verde- banana- nibs
Meridian Cacao Camino Verde- mix A- nibs
Meridian Cacao Camino Verde- mix B- nibs
Meridian Cacao Camino Verde- mix C- nibs
Terroir Uganda 73%
Soma Bachelor Hall, Jamaica 70%
60 8/17/14 Two in One:
I. Porcelana v. Chuao
II. The Sugar tasting 
Maricel Presilla Tasting I:
Valrhona Porcelana Pedegral, Venezuela 64%
Rogue Porcelana, Venezuela 80%
Idilio Porcelana, Venezuela 74%
Bonnat Porcelana, Venezuela 75%
Cacao de Origen Chuao, Venezuela 70%
Amedei Chuao, Venezuela 70%
Naïve Chuao, Venezuela 75%
Brasstown Chuao, Venezuela 70%
Tasting II:
Coconut Sugar
Evaporated Cane Juice
Brown Sugar
White Cane Sugar
Demerara
Panela
Stevia
Malta
61 12/4/14 To'ak Maricel Presilla To'ak Piedra de Plata Manabi, Ecuador 81%
62 6/8/15 Matt's Spain Hakan Martennson (Fika) Various bars and confections from Spain
63 1/26/16 Amano
 v.
Coleman & Davis
Art Pollard (Amano) *by phone Duffy's Ocumare, Venezuela 72%
Duffy's Indio Rojo, Honduras 72%
Duffy's Rio Dulce, Guatemala 70%
Duffy's Chuno, Nicaragua 70%
Amano Madagascar 70%
Coleman & Davis Sambirano, Madagascar 75%
To'ak Piedra de Plata 2015, Ecuador 80%
To'ak Piedra de Plata 2014, Ecuador 80%
M.P. Frederick confections
64 2/13/16 Book Talk:
"Bread, Wine, Chocolate"
Simran Sethi (Bread, Wine, Chocolate) Heirloom Cacao Preservation Maya Mtn., Belize 70%
Heirloom Cacao Presevation Cota Brus, Costa Rica 74%
Heirloom Cacao Preservation Maunawili, Hawaii 72%
Heirloom Cacao Preservation H. Limon, Ecuador 70%
Heirloom Cacao Preservation Mindo, Ecuador 77%
Heirloom Cacao Preservation Wild Beni, Bolivia 72%
Heirloom Cacao Preservation Alto Beni, Bolivia 68%
Brasstown Wild Beni, Bolivia 70%
Castronovo Maya Mtn., Belize 72%
Nathan Miller Ghana 70%
To'ak Piedra de Plata 2015, Ecuador 75%
M.P. Frederick confections
65 4/30/17 Manhattan Chocolate Society 10th Anniversary Event:
A Study of Packaging for Origin Chocolate Bars
Maricel Presilla (The New Taste of Chocolate)
Jonathan Wajskol (Design Wajskol)
Hakan Martensson (Fika)
Richie Budiharto Pratadaja (Fika)
Michael Laiskonis (ICE)
Johnny Iuzzini (Ji)
Douglas Spiik (Mat & Kreation)
Daniel Uria (Compania de Chocolat)
Valrhona El Pedegral, Venezuela 64% -Red foil
Valrhona El Pedegral, Venezuela 64% -Blue foil
French Broad Norandino, Peru 70%
Ritual Sambirano, Madagascar 75%
K'ul Hacienda Limon, Ecuador 70%
Arete Lachua, Guatemala 70%
Brasstown O'Payo, Nicaragua 70%- Foil wrapped
Brasstown O'Payo, Nicaragua 70%- Cellophane bag
66 12/14/17 Ucayali & Pisa Michael Laiskonis (ICE) Letterpress Ucayali, Peru 70%
Manoa Ucayali, Peru 70%
Arete Ucayali, Peru 70%
Sirene Tingo Maria (Ucayali), Peru 73%
Brasstown Ucayali, Peru 70%
Goodnow Ucayali, Peru 70%
Raaka Pisa, Haiti 70%- Unroasted
Raaka Pisa, Haiti 70%- Roasted
Arete Pisa, Haiti 70%
Bonnat Haiti, Haiti75%
67 10/18/18 Made in Taiwan   Love Brown Sumatra, Indonesia 70%
Love Brown Medalla, Nicaragua 75%
Love Brown Chuno, Nicaragua 78%
Love Brown O'Payo, Nicaragua 80%
Fu Wan Chuao, Venezuela 70%
Fu Wan Tanzania 70%
Fu Wan Madagascar 70%
Fu Wan Taiwan 62%
Fu Wan Taiwan 80%
Fu Wan Tawian Cacao Syrup
Belvie Lam Dong, Vietnam 75%
Musee du Chocolat Theobroma Chuao 70%
Dandelion (Japan) San Francisco de Macoris, Dom. Repub. 70%
68 11/30/18 Small Batch Japan   Menu 1- Japan B2B
Palet D'Or Haiti 72%
Palet D'Or Cuba 72%
Palet D'Or Vietnam 72%
Milton Ben Tre, Vietnam 70%
Milton Piura, Peru 70%
Milton Ambanja, Madagascar 70%
Sweet Escalier Belize 70%
Sweet Escalier Tanzania 75%
Sweet Escalier San Martin, Peru 70%
Musee du Chocolate Theobroma Chuao 70%
Cacaotier Gokan Chuao 70%
Menu 2- Venezuela
Cacao de Origin Carupano Pintao, Venezuela 75%
Fresco Carupano Pintao, Venezuela 72%
Chapon San Esteban, Venezuela (Chloe/Patrice/Maria) 68%
69 4/26/19 MCS visits Rizek   Kah Kow (Rizek) flavored collection
Kah Kow Cibao Valley(Rizek), Dominican Republic 70%
Owen Camille Monte Plata(Rizek), Dom. Republic 70%
Owen Camille Oko Caribe, Dominican Republic 70%
Vicuna San Francisco de Macoris, Dom. Republic 70%
Menu 2- Vicuna
Vicuna Alta Verapaz, Guatemala 70%
Vicuna Palos Blancos, Bolivia 70%
70 8/14/19 MCS studies competitions: Part 1 - How to Choose Award Winning Bars   Fruition NOE, Peru 80%
Bonnat Madre de Dios, Peru 75%
Green Bean to Bar Nativo Blanco, Peru 73%
Darcis Piura, Peru 72%
Cacaosuyo Piura, Peru 70%
Legast Piura, Peru 70%
Soma Ucayali River, Peru 70%
Hazel Hill Maranon, Peru 65%
71 10/24/19 Afterhours Bakery Scott "DFW" (Dallas Food World) Dessert at Recolte Dessert Bar by Michael Laiskonis
72 12/3/19 MCS focus on Refiners: Stone Grinders
v.
Ball Mills
v.
Universal
v.
Roller Mills
Rob Anderson (Fresco)
Michael Laiskonis (ICE)
Dan Domingo (Cocoa Latitudes)
Fresco Venezuelan Blend 72% (Stone)
Kah Kow Dominican, Nacional 68% (Stone)
DeVries Costa Rica 80% (Stone)
Domori Venezuela, Guasare 70%(Ball)
Soma Venezuela, Guasare 70% (Ball)
Manoa Hawai'i Island, Hilo and Kona 70% (Ball)
Fruition Dominican Republic Hispaniola 68% (Universal)
Pralus Venezuela, Barlovento 75% (Universal)
Bonnat Venezuela, Porcelana 75% (Universal)
Ritual Madagascar, Sambirano 75%  (Roller)
Dick Taylor Madagascar, Sambirano 72% (Roller)
73 10/30/20 MCS Zoom: 
The Domincan Republic Experience
via
 Rizek and Kah Kow
Nadia Rizek (Rizek Cacao)
Massimilano Wax (Rizek Cacao)
Damion Badalamenti (Kah Kow)
Kah Kow Tireo, Domincan Republic 68%
Kah Kow Los Bejucos, Dominican Republic 65%
Kah Kow La Magdelena, Dominican Republic 70%
Kah Kow West Indian, Dominican Republic 67%
Kah Kow Nacional, Dominican Republic 68%
74 4/13/21

MCS Zoom:
Bachelor's Hall Bash

Scott "DFW" (Dallas Food World) Rogue - Bachelor's Hall (Jamaica 75%)
Dick Taylor- Bachelor's Hall (Jamaica 75%)
Pump Street - Bachelor's Hall (Jamaica 75%)
Soma - Bachelor's Hall (Jamaica 70%)
Letterpress - Bachelor's Hall (Jamaica 70%)
75 11/19/21
CHUAO Bash
Maricel Presilla (The New Taste of Chocolate)
Rob Anderson (Fresco) *by Zoom
Pepi Di Giacomo (Cocoa Store NYC)
Genevieve Leloup (Chocomotions)
Fresco - Chuao Village via Franceschi (Venezuela) 72%
Castronovo - Chuao Village via Franceschi (Venezuela)72%
Odyssey - Chuao Village via Franceschi (Venezuela) 70%
Odyssey - Chuao Village via Franceschi (Venezuela) 80%
Chokola - Chuao Village + nibs (Venezuela) 75%
Bonnat - Chuao Village (Venezuela) 75%
Bonnat - Chuao (Venezuela) 75%
Pralus - Chuao Village (Venezuela) 75%
Amedei - Chuao Village (Venezuela) 70%
Domori - Chuao Hacienda San Jose (Venezuela) 70%
Chocolate Tree - Chuao Village (Venezuela) 70%
Rozsavolgyi - Chuao Village (Venezuela) 73%
Pierre Marcolini - Chuao Village (Venezuela) 72%
La Feverie (Hasnaa) - Chuao Village (Venezuela) 77%
Georgia Ramon - Chuao Village (Venezuela) 75%
76
12/8/22 Exploring Methods for Critiquing Chocolate Genevieve Leloup (Chocomotions) Qantu - Morropon (Peru) 70%
Qantu - Chunchu (Peru) 70%
Qantu - Gran Blanco (Peru) 70%
Qantu - Chaska (Peru) 70%
Argencove - Masaya (Nicaragua) 70%
Argencove - Mombacho (Nicaragua) 70%
Argencove - Cocibolca (Nicaragua) 70%
Argencove - Apoyo (Nicaragua) 70%
77 10/12/23 Single Farm Ghana w/ Three Mountains Cocoa Leslie Agyare (Three Mountains Cocoa)
Jamie Paradise (Cacao Latitudes)
Chocolate Alchemy Blend (Ghana) 80%
Chocolatoa single farm ZEDOK (Ghana) 70%
Chocolatoa single farm ZED7TST (Ghana) 70%
Chococard single farm sample 1 (Ghana) 70%
Chococard single farm sample 2 (Ghana) 70%
Chococard single farm sample 3 (Ghana) 70%
Chococard single farm sample 4 (Ghana) 70%
Raphio single farm sample 1 (Ghana) 72%
Raphio single farm sample 2 Asanti Preso (Ghana) 72%
Chocolatoa single farm (Ghana) 60%
Chococard Dark Milk (Ghana) 60%
78 11/30/23 Elemento and MCS Zoom Miguel Alonso Marrou (Elemento)
Hugo Huertas del Pino (Elemento)
Elemento - Awajun Blend light roast (Peru) 70%
Elemento - Awajun Blend medium roast (Peru) 70%
Elemento - Awajun Blend intense roast (Peru) 70%
Elemento - Awajun Blend mild chocolate (Peru) 52%
Elemento - Awajun Blend white chocolate (Peru)
Castronovo Awajun "Rainforest" (Peru) 70%