MEET OUR MAKERS: TAVERNIER CHOCOLATE

MEET OUR MAKERS: TAVERNIER CHOCOLATE

We explore the singular and savory flavors of our terroir through incorporating locally grown, fermented and foraged fruits, herbs, mushrooms, and rich Vermont dairy and cheeses. Pairing these flavors with the finest single-origin, origin-made couverture, and an exhilarating blend of global spices and ingredients, we create Vermont chocolates that are truly unique and exceptionally delicious.

What is your story? 

Partners in life and business with a love of travel and good food and drink, we put our passion into each and every batch of our chocolates, handcrafted in a 1910 brick mill building in Southern Vermont. We moved here from San Francisco over twenty years ago after setting off on a serendipitous cross-country adventure, falling in love with the area and putting down our roots in the Connecticut River valley, inspired by the landscape, community, and the Vermont cheeses and foods we discovered while living on the West Coast.

How did you become an artisan chocolate maker? 
Our journey to become artisan chocolate makers has taken many twists and turns, but it feels like everything we’ve done has culminated in what we do and love now. We draw upon our travels, the exciting innovations in California cuisine while we lived there, the farm-to-table movement, the delicious leisurely Sunday lunches and memorable cakes and pies of Dar’s grandmothers, as well as our backgrounds in art, music, biology and chemistry, restaurants and cafés to inform our craft. 
 
Can you describe how the chocolate is made? 
Each of our chocolates is handcrafted in southern Vermont using traditional European confectionery techniques and unconventional, adventurous methods. We combine locally sourced and foraged ingredients with the finest, ethically sourced chocolate to offer one-of-a-kind, mouth-watering flavors.