The seeds of most fresh cacao pods are a pinky-purple in colour but there are a few trees which have seeds which are mostly, or entirely white. At this class we will be tasting chocolate made from these “white-seeds”. Continue reading for more details.

Want to learn how to taste chocolate? Our popular introductory class is the perfect place to start your training!

Join us for this exciting rare bar release! You'll get to try many of the bars mentioned in our newsletter (and pictured here)… plus a few extra deals for the month of June!

For details, click on the event heading.

When: Saturday, April 13 from 5-6:30pm

This is your opportunity to taste the entire twelve bar range of Arete chocolates. We'll cover nine single origin dark bars, two dark milk bars and their amazing 100% Guatemala bar. This is the third in our Anniversary series and as always there will be a little extra “twist” to this night but you'll have to come to find out!

We are closing out the year with two quick introductory classes for those who want to learn what the world of bean-to-bar chocolate is all about. Come and taste some fantastic bars and improve your chocolate knowledge. Bring a friend!

David is in Seattle Nov 10th and 11th for the Northwest Chocolate Festival and will be bringing back a host of new bars with him. At this special class we’ll sit down and taste through a bunch of them plus learn what’s happening if the chocolate world at the moment. If you can’t get to Seattle (and you really should!) this will be the next best thing.

Master Level Chocolate Class

For those who want to take their knowledge and appreciation of chocolate to a new level. A sit down class with David Mincey where you will get to taste some of the finest bars ever made. Lots of discussion and education about the entire chocolate making process as well a chance to ask anything you've ever wanted to know about chocolate.

Cult Chocolate 101

Here we will be offering you an in depth look at the three very small bean-to-bar makers featrured this month. We'll try a range of bars from Coconama, Fresco and Qantu and give you a chance to discuss, compare and purchase all of them before the general public does.

New Bar Release Night

An opportunity to taste many of the special bars that we mentioned in our newsletter, plus lots of other things that are new to us this month.

Join us at Terroir Tea Salon for a complimentary tea and chocolate pairing.

Join us on a guided tasting and introduction to the world of artisanal chocolate. We will taste nine different dark chocolates from three different origins.

Our third and final special tasting event of 2017 will feature many sought after collector bars and chocolate so rare that we can't feature them in the regular store. This event will also feature some very special bars that Stephanie collected at the Northwest Chocolate Festival.

Our second special tasting event of the fall will feature many sought after collector bars and chocolate so rare that we can't feature them in the regular store.

Our last tea & chocolate pairing event at Terroir Tea Merchant for 2017.

Join David at Terroir Tea Merchant for a tasty tea and chocolate pairings event. The Chocolate Project will be bringing a new selection of bars to pair with Terroir Tea's pure teas.This is a special chance to delve deeply into the world of artisanal chocolate and explore the tastes of these rare bars that pair so beautifully with these teas.

Our weekly Saturday Chocolate Tastings are back for the fall!

Each Saturday, we pick a chocolate maker or cacao growing region to feature, and open 4-6 bars for you to taste, compare, and explore! Saturday Tastings are usually ready to go at 11:30am on Saturday mornings, and run until 3:30pm (or the samples run out).

Check our social media to find out what we are featuring each week! You can find as @thechocpro on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

See you on Saturdays!

Join David at Terroir Tea Merchant for a tasty tea and chocolate pairings event! The Chocolate Project will be bringing a new selection of bars to pair with Terroir Tea's pure teas. If you attended our Easter tasting event, you’ll know this is a special chance to delve deeply into the world of artisanal chocolate and explore the tastes of these rare bars that pair so beautifully with these teas.

This week we're opening a SOMA favourite and rare bar - the stunning Porcelana! In addition, we'll be tasting the Bahia (Brazil) and Chuno (Nicaragua) bars.

Come celebrate some Canadian chocolate favs!

Our Chocolate Masterclass series returns on Saturday May 27th. This is a guided workshop and tasting class, and will begin at 2pm sharp. We will be focusing in-depth on roasting cacao, and debuting two new chocolate makers at The Chocolate Project. Tickets $10.

Chocolat Bonnat is a long-standing favourite of ours at The Chocolate Project. We are restocked with some of our favourites (Piura Blanco, Porcelana, Mexico) and the best-sellers (Hacienda El Rosario, Cuba, Madagascar) - to name a few.

Join us for this incredible tasting!

Join us this Saturday for a fun tasting day featuring our current favourite Dark Milk Chocolate bars!

For those of you who are wondering, modern milk chocolate is not kid's stuff: it is just the same single origin dark bars we sell with a bit of powdered milk added. Creamy, lush, decadent and full of the pure taste of real chocolate. Expect to see between 40% and 65% cocoa mass and very little in the way of added flavour.

It's been awhile since we've done a Madagascar chocolate tasting, so join us this Saturday to compare several Madagascar origin bars.

Join us this Saturday as we travel to Vietnam and taste the chocolate from Marou.

This week we are focusing on the cacao grown in the Dominican Republic.

Featuring bars from Palette de Bine, Cacao Prieto, Hummingbird, and LetterPress.

Time for us to mix things up a little bit and do a tasting with inclusion bars!

Four inclusion bars for this Saturday's chocolate tasting event! Some unique chocolate pairings in this group: pine needle infused chocolate from Raaka; combava citrus fruit with salt (Madagascar lime) from Chocolat Madagascar; hops-infused chocolate from Chocolat Naive; and the olive & bread bar from Rozsavolgyi.

Celebrate your love of craft chocolate and pure tea Saturday April 15, 11:00-1:00.

Terroir Tea Merchant (832 Fort Street) will be hosting this free drop-in tea and chocolate pairing. David will provide a selection of beautiful craft chocolate to pair with the pure teas of Terroir Tea.

We are exploring the cacao growing islands of the Pacific this Saturday. Take a tasting journey across the ocean from Hawaii to PNG, Bali, and the Philippines.

This Saturday's theme is chocolate made from cacao grown in Toledo, Belize.

This Saturday we will be tasting three of their single-origin bars and their Pistachio Giunduja bar.

Back in stock are also some favourite inclusion bars, including Bread & Olives, Matcha Tea, Peppermint, and Hot Paprika.

This is your opportunity to try some of the new arrivals to The Chocolate Project! We have several new chocolate makers making their debut here this weekend, as well as some new origins from makers we regularly carry.

Come with your tastebuds ready to try!

Challenge your tastebuds this weekend at our Mystery Tasting!

What is a mystery tasting? We have four different origins of chocolate from four chocolate makers. You get to taste the chocolate without the distraction of pretty wrappings or fun descriptions. Instead, focus on what you are tasting.