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Northwest Chocolate Festival 2016

We are proud to present one of the top education programs in the world for chocolate lovers from all walks of life. Chocolate Lovers Unite (!) at Smith Cove Cruise Terminal, Pier 91 in Seattle, Washington for a weekend packed with world-class workshops on chocolate!

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11:00am PST

Cacao and forest conservation. Is it possible? Cacao Origins RoomSeneca Klassen Road Trip to Discovery - The US Chocolate Experience Chocolate Stories RoomKaren Bryant Fresh chocolate bonbons/ a la minute chocolates Culinary Kitchen StageStephen Durfee The Herbs That Arouse, Mind and Body. Herbalism & Aphrodisiacs Aphrodisiac Room (21+)Anna Sitkoff Advanced Chocolate Tasting: Exploring Happy Chocolate Tasting RoomSunita de Tourreil Sourcing Cacao: A practical guide for craft chocolate makers Trade and Industry StageKate Cavallin • Daniel Domingo Toward a New Theory of Chocolate: Illuminating the Path of Change Keynote StageBrian Cisneros • Gillian Goddard

12:00pm PST

Melanesian Chocolate: Working to improve quality and livlihoods in the Solomon Islands & Vanuatu Cacao Origins RoomDavid Cram • Adam Dick • Dave Elliot A Pre-Columbian and Colonial History of Cacao Grading and Quality Chocolate Stories RoomKathryn Sampeck Savory Chocolate Culinary Kitchen StageErin Andrews • Liz McCune Fresh Cacao Pods: Taste the Fruit of the Cacao Tree Keynote StageBill Fredricks Lovers Workshop: Sex Tips For All Presented by Babeland Aphrodisiac Room (21+) The Slow Melt: How to Savor Chocolate Tasting RoomSimran Sethi Starting a Specialty Food Business Trade and Industry StageIrene Costello

1:00pm PST

Beyond Direct Trade--How to find value in farm partnerships Cacao Origins RoomMatthew Carrara What's in your chocolate? Making conscious (and delicious) choices. Chocolate Stories RoomValerie Beck Gourmet Chocolate Desserts Culinary Kitchen StageAlice Medrich Cacao Producers Keynote Panel Keynote StageSunita de Tourreil • Hildrebando Cardenas • Leon Antonio Rufino Escobar • Carl Fitzjames • Kelly Fitzjames • Minni Forman • Seneca Klassen Wine and Chocolate Pairing - Learn, Taste, Enjoy! Aphrodisiac Room (21+)Rachel Mercer • Cy Olney Artisan Cheese & Craft Chocolate: Taste & Talk Tasting RoomAdam Dick • Christy Khattab What to do until the Selmi arrives. Tempering methods for small (and getting bigger) artisan chocolatiers. Trade and Industry StageKerry Beal

2:00pm PST

Reviving Fine Cacao and Artisan Chocolate in Brazil Cacao Origins RoomDiego Badaró Staring a bean-to-bar chocolate company Chocolate Stories RoomPaul Picton Cooking with Chocolate Culinary Kitchen StageKaren Neugebauer Port and Chocolate: The Perfect Pairing Aphrodisiac Room (21+)Art Pollard • Justin Smith Roasting and Conching - Chocolate Flavor Secrets Tasting RoomRob Anderson Seriously Bittersweet Lessons and Tales—a dessert maker, baker, and writer's approach to chocolate Trade and Industry StageAlice Medrich

3:00pm PST

Chocolate and Cacao in Ecuador Cacao Origins RoomJose Meza Labor and Fine Cacao Chocolate Stories RoomCarla Martin Chocolate Sculpture Demonstration Culinary Kitchen StageBill Fredricks The Ripple Effect: Small Batches, Big Impact Keynote StageMarlon Ac • Minni Forman • Maya Granit • Emily Stone From Bean-to-Bar to Bonbon Tasting RoomRob Anderson • Megan Giller • Jael Rattigan It's a Grind-Building better Chocolate Machines Trade and Industry StageSam Ratto Chocolate and Live Music Experience (with Beer and Truffles) Aphrodisiac Room (21+)Jeff Shepherd

4:00pm PST

Chocolate and Live Music Experience (with Beer and Truffles) Aphrodisiac Room (21+)Jeff Shepherd Not Ghana Take It: Madventures striving for social change through chocolate Cacao Origins RoomHeather Holland Business of Chocolate 101: How to Succeed Chocolate Stories RoomKaren Neugebauer Chocolate Sculpture Demonstration Culinary Kitchen StageBill Fredricks Growing Cacao (and Making Chocolate) in Hawaii Tasting RoomAdam Potter Commodity vs. Specialty Cacao Cut Test Trade and Industry StageNathan Hodge