MCCF really is a fantastic and very accessible event. If you're in the Midwest and are curious about craft chocolate, this is a great way to have fun and learn.

Finally, I'll be leading a ticketed Beer & Spirits-Infused Craft Chocolate Tasting on Saturday featuring bars made with beer, spirits, barrel-aging, or related ingredients. More info & tickets here: www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/beer-...

On Saturday, I'll be giving a public talk for festival attendees called From Bean to Barstool and Back: Collaboration and Commonality Between Chocolate, Beer, & Spirits.
More details: www.facebook.com/events/79857...

I'll also be giving several talks during the fest. On Friday, during the vendors-only session, I'll be giving a short presentation called Telling Your Story: Working with Media, and sitting on a panel discussion to help small chocolate makers grow their businesses.

At the Bean to Barstool booth, we'll have my book, cacao/chocolate photography prints and cards, and beer and spirits-infused bars from Violet Sky, Piety & Desire, River-Sea, and Somerville Chocolate.

There are some amazing vendors here. London at Peace on Fifth will be tabling some rare bars from Ukraine and Cuba, among others. Embers will have their fantastic spirits-infused bars (and the Elote bar, I think). Encore will be bringing some of the best coffee chocolate bars you'll ever taste.

You can listen to my preview of the fest with organizers and participants here: www.beantobarstool.com/episodes/mcc...

Or read more details about it here: www.beantobarstool.com/blog/midwest...

Co-founder Tina Vasquez writes about the expanding canon of Latino cookbooks written by Latino people.

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My daughter loved the Warrior Cats series at this age.

If that sounds awesome, it isn't. It really isn't.