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Northwest Chocolate Festival 2017

11:00am PST

Tanzania! Tales from the new origin in fine flavor cacao (Africa) Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleSimran Bindra From Tree to Tongue: A Cacao Science Primer Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleBrian Wallace Making Super Delicious Chocolate Chunk Cookies Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleAntoine Rondenet • David Wynne Beyond Certifications: The Impact of Craft Chocolate at Origin Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleNancy Zamierowski Taste with Colour: The Chocolate Colour Flavor Map Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleHazel Lee Chocolate Tasting for Professionals Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleChloe Doutre-Roussel How Cocoa Gets Its Taste: The Path of Fine Flavor Cacao (MOVED TO 4:00pm) Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleLars Saquero Moller

12:00pm PST

Engineering a New Future For Haiti - Craft Chocolate at Origin Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleCorinne Joachim Sanon Symietz Hot Off The Press: 4 New Must-Read Chocolate Books Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleLawren Askinosie • Greg D'Alesandre • Megan Giller • Kristy Leissle • Jael Rattigan Can I Get a Ho, Ho, Ho?...Modern Bûche de Noël Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleCheryl Wakerhauser Empowering Women of Venezuela - The Chocolate Revolution Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleMaria Fernanda di Giacobbe The first survey of North American fine/craft chocolate makers: research needs and research teams Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleRyan Galt • Carla Martin, PhD • Madeline Weeks From Bliss to Newborn Neurons: The structure of chocolate and its magical impact on the brain Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleDr. Andrea A. Chiba • Thalia Hohenthal Fresh Cacao from the Cocoa Tree! Taste Fresh Ripe Cocoa Pulp, Pods and Seeds! Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleBill Fredricks

1:00pm PST

Building Stable and Sustainable Cacao Origins (CANCELLED) Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleDan O'Doherty Chocolate 101: The Fundamentals of Chocolate Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleJulian Rose Alice Medrich Creates with Rachel Dunn Chocolates Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleAlice Medrich Meaningful Work: A Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul (Exclusive Book Pre-Release!) Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleShawn Askinosie The Herbs That Arouse, Mind and Body. Herbalism & Aphrodisiacs Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleAnna Sitkoff The Impact of Water on Shelf Life of Ganache Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleAntoine Rondenet • David Wynne Game of Biomes: Chocolate with wild fruits and nuts of BrazilLIMITED Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleArcelia Gallardo

2:00pm PST

The Genetic Diversity of Chocolate: Mapping cacao across the world Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleLyndel Meinhardt Radical Transparency and the Evolution of Ethical Trade Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleStasi Baranoff • Maya Granit Holiday-Themed Amenity Showpiece Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleChef Ewald Notter The Story of Madagascar Cocoa and the Bejofo Estate with Bertil Akesson Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleBertil Akesson Indulge Yourself! Chocolates’ Sexier Side Presented by Babeland Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleBabeland Sex Educator The Science of Sugar, for confectionary work and chocolate making Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleBill Fredricks Artisan Cheese and Craft Chocolate Taste and Talk Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleAdam Dick • Haley Nessler

3:00pm PST

Cacao de Colombia: Stories from the Field Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleEmily Stone • Carlos Ignacio Velasco Changing Lives: One Bar At A Time Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattlePaul Newman The Art of Flavor with Single Origin Bon Bons Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleChef Donald Wressell Wine and Chocolate Pairing Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleSusie Burch • Rachel Mercer Hurricanes, Price Wars & Moth Infestations: Cacao Sourcing Afflictions and Cures Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleJesse Last Traditional Drinking Chocolate of the Aztec + Maya: Recipes and Tastes Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleNat Bletter, Ph.D. Global Differences in Cacao Production for Craft Chocolate (Panel Discussion) Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleSimran Bindra • Greg D'Alesandre • Dr. Charles Kerchner • Freddy Salazar

4:00pm PST

The Brazilian bean to bar movement and the renaissance cocoa and chocolate in Brazil Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattlePatricia Moles What Does That Label Mean? A Guide to Buying Chocolate You Love Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleHeather Holland Savory Dishes with Chocolate Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleLiz McCune The Criollo Project - Domori's commitment to biodiversity Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleValeria Feggi • Riccardo Illy Live Music and Chocolate Experience Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleJeff Shepherd Social Media for Chocolate Companies and Professionals Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleSharon Terenzi How Cocoa Gets Its Taste: The Path of Fine Flavor Cacao Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleLars Saquero Moller

11:00am PST

Chocolate Stories: Voices from Nicaragua Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleAaron Dickinson Sachs Genetics of Cacao 101: A Primer on the Food You Love Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleRomi Burks Traditional Drinking Chocolate Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleLiam Blackmon The Truffle and The Bar: From Bon Bon to Chocolate Bar - Taste and Talk Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleMaya Schoop-Rutten Taking a Step Toward Quality Standards in Cacao: The FCCI Story Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleCarla Martin, PhD Coffee & Chocolate Sensory Evaluation & Tasting Workshop Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleBecca Roebber • Ben Usen

12:00pm PST

Zorzal Cacao - It's for the birds! Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleDr. Charles Kerchner Make Chocolate at Home: from Bean to Bar, with a chocolate refiner Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleErin Andrews Can I Get a Ho, Ho, Ho?...Modern Bûche de Noël Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleCheryl Wakerhauser Fresh Cacao from the Cocoa Tree! Taste Fresh Ripe Cocoa Pulp, Pods and Seeds! Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleBill Fredricks Bean-to-Bar-to-Bon Bon - Taste the Journey of Craft Chocolate to Delicious Confections" Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleDan Rattigan • Jael Rattigan The Art and Science of Small-Batch and Large-Scale Chocolate Making Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleThalia Hohenthal • Jeff Shepherd Craft Couvertures for Creative Confectioners Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleJody Hayden • Jenny Samaniego

1:00pm PST

Fermentation 101: Essential Primer and Field Notes (CANCELLED) Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleDan O'Doherty Guatemala Jungle Harvest: Meet Your Origin Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleRoy Wilhen Fraatz Lopez • Emily Stone Roasting and Conching to Develop Chocolate Flavor Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleRob Anderson Alice Medrich Creates with Rachel Dunn Chocolates Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleAlice Medrich The Criollo Project - Discovering the rarest aromatic cacao Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleValeria Feggi • Riccardo Illy Wine and Chocolate Pairing Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleSusie Burch • Rachel Mercer Artisan Cheese and Craft Chocolate Taste and Talk Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleAdam Dick • Haley Nessler

2:00pm PST

Peruvian Cacao Farmers Improving Their Quality of Life: The Case of ACOPAGRO Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattlePamela Esquivel • Gonzalo Rios From Surfing to Chocolate Making: Hawaii Inspired Manoa Chocolate Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleDylan Butterbaugh The Art of Flavor with Single Origin Bon Bons Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleChef Donald Wressell The Genetic Diversity of chocolate: Mapping cacao across the world Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleLyndel Meinhardt Chocolate Lovers Workshop: Hot Sex Tips For Fall Presented by Babeland Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleBabeland Sex Educator Global Trends: Bean To Bar Chocolate Movement in Japan Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleChloe Doutre-Roussel • Maria Fernanda di Giacobbe Curating a World Class Chocolate Collection Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleLauren Adler

3:00pm PST

Farmer prosperity is a key ingredient in good chocolate Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleRoy Wilhen Fraatz Lopez • Emily Stone • Carlos Ignacio Velasco Craft Chocolate: A Brief History Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleJessica Ferraro Chocolate for Delicious Savory Dishes Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleTamas Ronyai Chocolate beer tasting with indi chocolate and Old Stove Brewery Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 Seattle Flavor + Quality in Sustainability Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleJohn Kehoe Vibrant Living Chocolate with Superfoods Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleGiovanna Garcia Growing Cacao in Hawaii: the challenges and opportunities Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleDylan Butterbaugh • Seneca Klassen • Dan O'Doherty • Sunita de Tourreil

4:00pm PST

Live Music and Chocolate Experience Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleJeff Shepherd Tanzania! Tales from the new origin in fine flavor cacao (Africa) Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleSimran Bindra What Does That Label Mean? A Guide to Buying Chocolate You Love Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleHeather Holland Chocolate Tempering 101 Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleKerry Beal Creation of Inclusive Systems for Cocoa Sensory Analysis Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleJulia Baumgartner • Zohara Mapes Eat Chocolate, Be Fit: Chocolate Wellness Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91 SeattleValerie Beck