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One-of-a-kind Virtual Kitchen experiences

✈︎ Seamless Booking and Shipping Across USA & Canada

Your Host: Geoseph

Chocolate Sommelier

Master Chocolatier

Chocolate Maker

Hosted by a professional with nearly 20 years in fine chocolate. My background in biology, gastronomy, and fine arts offers a unique and exciting approach!

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Kits & Tasting

Made with ethical chocolate above fair trade standards. Small-batch artisan chocolate. Dietary requests possible.

Beautifully packed and shipped with care. All non-perishable ingredients included.

Live interactive online via Zoom (or your platform of choice).

Ships Across Canada & USA

Seamless and affordable shipping with tracking for each address.

No duties or customs fees for USA customers. All pricing in CAD (as low as $12 CAD)

Learn more about shipping virtual kits here.

 

+ What makes these workshops unique?

Hosted by a professional

With nearly 20 years of experience working in chocolate kitchen as a chocolatier and then chocolate making, I have the knowledge and confidence to patiently help beginners sharpen their chocolate skills!

I also have a background in biology, and love to add some nerdy science facts along the way when I can. With that comes a more deeper approach that many find far more satisfying!

My approach is to meet you and your guests where you are at and have some fun while we make chocolate desserts together. I simply wish to take you a journey to appreciate something new and satisfying. These recipes are simple enough that they can be replicated at home over and over.

 

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For groups of 5 to 105+!

Minimum order of 5 kits or $300. $50 non-refundable booking fee. All kits can be made vegan, GF, and nut free.

All prices in $CAD. have questions before booking? Contact me

Virtual events cannot be gifted to a third party. Check out other gift ideas!

 

Creamy decadent bites of bliss!

+ Truffle Making

$49 1 flavour

$59 2 flavours

~ 90 minutes


The focus of this experience is chocolate truffle making and a mini chocolate tasting. This is a fun, educational, and hands-on tasting experience. Includes a simple recipe that can be duplicated and adapted at home, with some trouble shooting tips for ganache making.

After you book you will be given options of the flavours you wish for your group to make. They may included simple dark, spicy, tea infused, and even crazy savoury flavours like onion!

Guests are required to be in a kitchen for this, and will be responsible for the wet ingredients and basic common kitchen utensils and tools. This information will be available in their kit they can read a day or so before the session.

Kit Includes: Dry ingredients for truffles, informative handout, a tasting set of 5 samples, and flavourwheel keep sake.

Virtual Session: Hosted by Geoseph. Interactive, fun, educational, and includes music, images/videos, and time for questions.

A fun dessert that looks like salami!

+ Chocolate Salami Making

$59 1 Flavour

$69 2 Flavours

~ 90 minutes


The focus of this experience is chocolate salami making and a mini chocolate tasting. This is a fun, educational, and hands-on tasting and kitchen experience. Guests will make 2 flavours of chocolate "salami" (no meat, only looks like salami). Chocolate salami is a traditional Italian and Portuguese treat made usually during Christmas and other special occasions. They are easy and very delicious! At some point during the salami making, there will be a short mini chocolate tasting.

After you book you will be given options of the flavours you wish for your group to make. They may included spiced, simple dark or milk, matcha, and even crazy savoury flavours like onion!

Guests are required to be in a kitchen for this, and will be responsible for the basic common kitchen utensils and tools. This information will be available in their kit they can read a day or so before the session.

Kit Includes: All ingredients for two salami recipes, informative handout, a tasting set of 5 samples, and flavourwheel keep sake.

Virtual Session: Hosted by Geoseph. Interactive, fun, educational, and includes music, images/videos, and time for questions.

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Delicately satisfying!

+ Chocolate Panna Cotta

$59 2 flavours

~ 60 minutes


The focus of this experience is nutritional aspects of chocolate and making delicious high-protein chocolate snacks. Guests will learn about and discuss health benefits of cacao and dark chocolate while we make simple recipes that can be replicated and adapted at home.

After you book you will be given options of the flavours you wish for your group to make.

Guests are required to be in a kitchen for this, and will be responsible for the basic common kitchen utensils and tools. This information will be available in their kit they can read a day or so before the session.

Kit Includes: All ingredients for protein balls, informative handout.

Virtual Session: Hosted by Geoseph. Interactive, fun, educational, and includes music, images/videos, and time for questions.

Coming Soon

Healthy & Nutritious!

+ Protein Ball Making

$59 2 flavours

~ 60 minutes


The focus of this experience is nutritional aspects of chocolate and making delicious high-protein chocolate snacks. Guests will learn about and discuss health benefits of cacao and dark chocolate while we make simple recipes that can be replicated and adapted at home.

After you book you will be given options of the flavours you wish for your group to make.

Guests are required to be in a kitchen for this, and will be responsible for the basic common kitchen utensils and tools. This information will be available in their kit they can read a day or so before the session.

Kit Includes: All ingredients for protein balls, informative handout.

Virtual Session: Hosted by Geoseph. Interactive, fun, educational, and includes music, images/videos, and time for questions.

The Chocolate Kits

Fun and Educational Chocolate Tasting Kits from The Science Of Chocolate!

Depending on the type of kit and optional add-ons, kits will be beautifully presented in a small or large black mailer box, stuffing, and a yellow branded sleeve.

Pricing for specific kits can be seen in the drop down under the booking links above.

Price Breakdown

Canadian Orders: $50 Booking/Virtual Session Fee + Kits + Shipping + Tax

USA Orders*: $50 Booking/Virtual Session Fee + Kits + Shipping (No tax, no duties).

Unless you wish to include add-ons (see below), there are no extra costs.

*Listed prices here are in CAD, so if you are ordering from the USA you can convert the costs to USD (for instance, a $39 or $49 CAD kit will cost you around $28 or $35 USD).

Shipping

Seamless shipping across Canada & USA. For up-to-date rates on shipping virtual kits, check out the shipping page here.

Kit Add-Ons

optional but lovely additions to make your kit even more exciting!

$11-18 each

+ Craft Chocolate Bars

In addition to the products your guests will be making, you can also add on some fine chocolate bars that they can enjoy after the virtual session as a takeaway gift.

Bars will be selected according to any dietary restrctions (example: no dairy). Not everyone may get the same chocolate bar, and the bar received may not be the same as one of the samples in the kit. A popular choice is one single origin dark chocolate, and one milk or flavoured dark chocolate.

If you want specific brands included, you may inquire, but this is subject to an extra charge depending on the brand you prefer, and may not be able to accomodate depending on stock levels.

$10-18

+ Drinking Chocolate

Another wonderful add-on are packets of drinking chocolate. These gifts make lovely parting gifts for something a little extra for your guests to leave with.

Note that depending on the size of your group and event date, drinking chocolate packs may or may not be available.

$3

+ Flavour Wheel Keepsake

This can be a great momento after the tasting concludes. It contains a wonderful poem on one side (Written by Geoseph) and a beautiful flavour wheel on the other. The flavour wheel is a great tool to help one articulate the flavours they experience in fine dark chocolate.

They are printed on thick Mohawk Superfine card paper, with a wonderful texture and clean finish.

*Your kit will include a flavour tree printed on the handout (a similar tool to a flavour wheel) to help the guests analyze the flavour. This keepsake would be an additional upgrade. *

 

$4

+ Cacao Fruite Puree

Incorporated

This will be incorporated into the tasting, and is a great way for people to experience the tast of the fruit of the cacao!

Chocolate is made from the seeds of the cacao, but the seeds are covered by a sweet tart fruit. It tates nothing like chocolate. A fun addition while we explore what chocolate is all about.

Learn more about this cacao fruit puree here.

$10+

+ Hot Chocolate

Depending on available stock and lead time, there is the option of adding delicious single-origin hot chocolate mixes all of which are dairy-free, vegan, gluten-free, nut-free. Many are in the $10-11 range, which larger packages being $16-20+. Check out my online shop for possible options.

$16

+ Gianduja

Depending on available stock and lead time, there is the option of adding incredible chocolate hazelnut spreads (AKA gianduja). This makes nutella taste mediocre at best - and uses only real ingredients. Dairy-free and dairy options available.

General Tasting FAQs

+ How Do I pay?

You will receive and e-invoice with all the details of your event, shipping, and kits.

Upon reviewing the invoice, you may pay via a secure payment processor using credit or debit card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay.

I do not accept bank transfers or cheque.

Although you will not receive any hard copy invoice in the mail, I will still require a billing address for the e-invoice. You can include this when you book, or I can collect it from you later if you wish.


+ Can I change my event date and time?

You certainly may within reason. If your new date/time works with my schedule I'm happy to accomodate it if it works with the logitics of when the kits can arrive. Feel free to ask!

If you are booking now, and not 100% sure on the date or time, that's okay with me! We will work it out.

If for whatever reason there is an issue with shipping or something on your end, the event can be postponed and the chocolate will still be great if kept in a cool place away from heat sources. Contact me right away if this applies to you.


+ Can I gift someone a virtual event?

Unfortunately there is no gifting of the virtual events due to logistics and the freshness of the samples. For gift ideas, please check out gift box sets and DIY tasting kits.


+ Tell me more about the products.

At The Science Of Chocolate I focus on bringing in high quality craft chocolate made with cacao from ethical sources. Although most products are not Fairtrade certified, they actually go above and beyond fairtrade standards!

The chocolate also tastes different than what you and your guests may expect. But this is the point: to push your understanding of chocolate beyond your expecations and perhaps enjoy something new!

The flavoured chocolates may contain dairy, fruits, nuts, seeds, herbs, spices, etc. You have the option to opt out or opt in on ingredients you may not want or want more of!


+ Are the products fair trade? Organic? Vegan?

All products come from cacao that is fairly traded, even if not certified. The focus of The Science Of Chocolate is to highlight makers who use high quality cacao, which is also fairly traded. Many of the products use organic cacao when possible.

Most of the products will be plant-based or vegan. I will include a few dairy based chocolates unless you request not to have any.

I cannot guarantee that all products are nut/dairy/allergen free. Since I don't manufacture all the products, I cannot say one way or the other. Some makers have "may contain traces of" on their bars. Please inquire if you have any concerns. However, I will never guarantee any product is completely nut/dairy/allergen free. You can request not to have products that contain dairy/nuts/etc., but the ones that do not, may contain trace elements of such allergens.


+ I have very specific requests/format/time frames.

It doesn't hurt to ask. Sometimes I get new requests I have not thought of, and they work out great. Sometimes I cannot.

I have a certain way of conducting my tasting, so I can only compromise within reason. However, feel free to ask and I can see what I can do.