Who better than Kansas City’s own Christopher Elbow to educate chocolate lovers on how cacao turns into chocolate? In August, Elbow launched his new Cacao Experience, a quick 40-minute tour and tasting that happens in the back of his chocolate shop, giving locals and visitors alike the opportunity to see how bean goes to bar. Tours are currently offered on Thursdays and Fridays only, when the space isn’t being used for chocolate production. Choose from three time slots with a total of 12 spots available during each time. The tour costs $10 per person and includes a guided tour where you will be welcomed with a drinking chocolate of his Aztec spice, sample one of his signature fleur de sel bonbons, and compare three different single origin tasting squares from three different cacao growing regions in the world. You will also get a one-time $5 store credit for the date of tour you can use to purchase anything in the store. Elbow is also donating $5 from the cost of each tour to an organization dedicated to supporting sustainable cacao production and farmers directly. Learn the process of chocolate making, sample chocolate and pay it forward? Sign us up.
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