A Special Tasting with Chef Jeffray and Marsatta Chocolate
September 20th, 2024
11:00am PST
Company: Marsatta Chocolate (Los Angeles)
Host: Chef Jeffray D. Gardner
Itinerary
Act 1: Introduction to Marsatta Chocolate and What is Bean-to-Bar?
- Tasting: 74% Dark Chocolate Bar (more details)
- How is chocolate made? What is special about Marsatta Chocolate?
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Trivia: What is special about Pasadena's Rose Bowl? Who won it this year? (hint: It wasn't Duke 😇).
Act 2: Got Milk?
- Tasting: 55% G.O.A.T. of GOAT Chocolate Bar (more details)
- Chocolate Texture
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See (Color of the chocolate)
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Hear (How is the snap of the chocolate)
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Feel (How does smoothness compare with the previous chocolates)
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Taste (What notes do you get)
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Trivia: Why is the name of the Goat who provided the milk for our bars?
Act 3: Taste of the Ocean
- Tasting: 89% Maple Pacifica (more details)
- Chocolate Texture
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Travel: How do we harvest our salt? Where do we get it from?
Act 4: Chocolate for Others
- Tasting: 98% Sunny's Rays with Monkfruit (more details)
- A Chocolate with a purpose -> Aimed for Children with Diabetes
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Trivia : Why monkfruit?
Act 5: Lets Get Bold...1 Ingredient
- Tasting: 100% Crystal Label (more details)
- A link between cacao beans/ nibs and chocolate
- Tasting: 100% Organic Nibs (more details)
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Trivia : What else can you do with Cacao Nibs?
Conclusion:
- 12 Question Pop Quiz and 500 Worded Essay Assignment (Due on Friday)
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