Welcome to Mark's Survey of Chocolates

Skip the propaganda and link me to the current events.

Mark enjoys savoring chocolate for its flavor and aroma. Mark has been learned a little about chocolate from tastings and visiting chocolate makers. As a result, Mark has found some local chocolatiers This is a survey of what he has learned:

Chocolate Styles and
Chocolate Tasting & Festivals
Chocolate Factories
Humor & Quotable Quotes

Please Note: This is not an exhaustive listing. In fact, the availability of fine chocolates is constantly changing. I will try and keep on top of the local market within the Twin Cities (of Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota, USA). I will also try and keep an eye out for the market in the five state region (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Dakotas). Please feel free to inform me of additional or corrective information.

Current Events

To save my sanity, I have moved all current events up with a the family calendar. Hope you can sort it all out.

Chocolate Styles

Life is too short to eat cheap chocolate.

Take a look at a summary of Categories & Subcategories of Recognized Chocolate Syles. Actually, I don't know anything about chocolate styles (as you may notice). So send me some knowledge.

Have you read the book Candy Freak by Steve Almond?

Chocolate Tasting & Festivals

Are there any festivals?!? I am primarily interested in festivals in the Twin Cities area ... or the five state region ... or having international fame. Come take a look at what I have found. Actually, I don't have any chocolate tastings & festivals (as you may notice). So send me some information.

Exercise is a dirty word. Every time I hear it, I wash my mouth out with chocolate.

- Charles M. Schultz

Chocolate Factories

There are some chocolate factories, but I am primarily interested in smaller wineries in the Twin Cities area ... or the five state region ... or having international fame. Come take a look at what I have found.

Humor & Quotable Quotes

Mark is collecting an interesting set of humor and quotable quotes on chocolate. He invites you to smile and enjoy the lighter side of chocolate. Actually, I don't have any chocolate humor (as you may notice). So send me some humor.

For comments, please contact Mark at mark@glewwe-castle.com