Peru’s diverse landscape produces an extraordinary range of flavor profiles, with roughly 70% of the world’s genetic diversity of cacao found within its borders. Taste Peruvian-origin chocolate with an expert chocolate sommelier who recently traveled to cacao farms and historical sites across the country. Hear stories and view images from the journey, including meeting Awajún Indigenous women, exploring archaeological evidence of some of the earliest known cacao use, and tasting rare cacao varieties and their botanical relatives. Discover how geography, history, and culture come together in every bite.

Coffee, tea, or... chocolate? Explore America’s once-popular tradition of drinking chocolate as an adult social beverage. As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, we’ll look back at chocolate’s role in colonial and Revolutionary-era life, including chocolate houses and the specialized chocolate pots used to serve this rich drink. Sample small-batch craft chocolate with spice inclusions to explore flavor profiles, learn how historic drinking chocolate differed from today’s hot chocolate, and make your own custom drinking chocolate mix using cacao powder and spices inspired by colonial-era tastes.Tuition includes all food fees. Please bring a jar to take home your chocolate spice mix.