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Bittersweet Café Chocolatier Seneca Klassen to Present a "Chocolate Evening" of Botany and Chocolate History at SF Conservatory of Flowers September 17
Klassen's Talk Is Part of the Conservatory's Edible Expeditions Exhibition; Will Include a Look at a Fruiting Cacao Tree and a Chocolate Tasting
| Source: Bittersweet Cafe
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - September 2, 2009) - Seneca Klassen, chocolatier for the Bay
Area's three renowned Bittersweet Cafes, will share a mouth-watering
evening discussing chocolate at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers,
September 17 from 6PM to 7:30PM. Klassen will present the botany and
cultural history of this compelling food, including a behind the scenes
look at the Conservatory's fruiting cacao tree and a special tasting of
five of Klassen's own Bittersweet Origins chocolate bars. He will also
discuss the importance of the post-harvesting process and quality
finishing.
The talk and tasting are part of the Conservatory's Edible Expeditions
exhibition which runs through November 1. Tickets to Klassen's talk are
available in advance for $20.
Klassen is the creator of Bittersweet Origins chocolate and makes the
"bean-to-bar" chocolate in 50-pound micro-batches, making each bar unique.
He uses cacao beans from the Dominican Republic, Bali and Venezuela for his
Bittersweet Origins chocolates and roasts and prepares the beans in
Bittersweet's Berkeley production facility. Klassen has spent this summer
in Oahu, planting a 15-acre 7000-tree cacao plantation.
"Chocolate is such an amazing food -- so delicious, so full of healthy
nutrients. It has a fascinating history and its growth and development
from bean all the way to chocolate bar is really surprising and
interesting," Klassen says. "I'm very happy and excited to share all of
this at the beautiful Conservatory of Flowers."
To register for this special evening, visit www.conservatoryofflowers.org
and click on Events or call 415-831-2039 for more information. Space is
limited. Cost is $20 per person or $15 per person for Conservatory of
Flowers Jungle Pass members.
About Bittersweet Café
Bittersweet Origins is a manufacturing and retailing company which creates
craft chocolate and coffee in handmade, micro batches to engage the senses
and the mind. Bittersweet Café retail stores' ambience and furnishings
reflect the one-of-a-kind nature of its chocolate bars, chocolate drinks
and coffees. The warm and welcoming spaces furnished with unique tables,
benches, carts and artwork from local craftspeople and artists create a
gathering place for the community to savor locally made chocolate
delicacies, coffee and tea. The Bittersweet Cafes are located in San
Francisco on Fillmore Street, College Avenue in Oakland and the Rose Garden
Shopping Center in Danville. For more information, visit
www.bittersweetcafe.com or call 510-705-1860.