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#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

Donkey Time

Chocolate Workshop

Chocolate Workshop

Dancing the cocoa

Dancing the cocoa

Beans drying in the sun

Beans drying in the sun

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Cocoa Hash

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Coffee and Milk Chocolate - OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Coffee and Milk Chocolate – OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

The cacao trees at Peter Beier HQ are quite happy in giant plant pots - Gurre, Denmark

The cacao trees at Peter Beier HQ are quite happy in giant plant pots – Gurre, Denmark

For all our hard work, we were gifted a pod that took our fancy to take home with us

For all our hard work, we were gifted a pod that took our fancy to take home with us

Annelli Viik's white chocolate truffle and the Romeo and Juliet went down a treat

Annelli Viik’s white chocolate truffle and the Romeo and Juliet went down a treat

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Smaller more 'bespoke' bars with unusual pairings - dark and pollen anyone? - Kehrwieder, Tallinn Old Town, Estomia

Smaller more ‘bespoke’ bars with unusual pairings – dark and pollen anyone? – Kehrwieder, Tallinn Old Town, Estomia

The signature criolla truffles - Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

The signature criolla truffles – Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

Building Swales

Building Swales

Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Chocolate tree pose

Chocolate tree pose

Second fish, I'm getting good at this

Second fish, I’m getting good at this

Edmund, Budz and I

Edmund, Budz and I

Edmund

Eating the chocolate face mask

Eating the chocolate face mask

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Their aroma was just spellbinding

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