LEARN ABOUT CHOCOLATE
If you want to know more about chocolate, you’ve come to the right place. Our chocolatiers love to share their knowledge and want you to learn everything there is know about chocolate.
All classes taught in our kitchen-café in Exeter, NH.
Learning Chocolate
From tasting classes to ganache making, we have something for everyone. We love sharing our expertise, whether you’re a chocolate fanatic, a home chef who is always learning, or a seasoned pro. We have classes for every level and every age – we’ve taught ages from 3 to 90, and everyone walks away smiling.
Our Classes
(unless otherwise noted, all classes are taught in our kitchen-café in Exeter, New Hampshire)
Build Your Own Bar
What’s more fun than tasting and playing with chocolate? Building your own limited edition bars! You’ll learn about flavors, taste chocolate, seed temper, table temper, & make three (dark, milk, & white) bars for you to name & take with you!
1.5 hours
Up to 3 people: $250
Each additional person: $65
Thurs., Jan. 23 5:30pm-7:00pm
Sat., Feb. 22 9:30am-11:00am
Chocolate Tasting 101
Chocolate is a lot like wine and coffee – each chocolate depends on its origin, the chocolate maker, and more. You’ll explore the nuances of each chocolate we taste, and there will be many, and the more chocolate you taste, the more you’ll be able to taste!
1.5 hours
Up to 3 people: $105
Each additional person: $30
Fri., Jan. 10 6:30pm-8:00pm
Thurs., Jan. 16 5:30pm-7:00pm
Fri., Feb. 14 7:00pm-8:30pm*
Wed., Feb. 26 5:30pm-7:00pm
*Special Valentine’s Day Tasting with BYOB champagne
Ganache & Truffle Making – Adult 14+
Ganache is some of the greatest stuff on earth and sometimes the most challenging. Learn to make ganache, scoop truffles, temper & finish them in both traditional and fun ways. You will get to take truffles & ganache home to enjoy!
1.5 hours
Up to 3 people: $235
Each additional person: $60
Sat., Jan. 11 9:30am-11:00am
Thurs., Jan. 30 5:30pm-7:00pm
Thurs., Feb. 20 5:30pm-7:00pm
Thurs., Feb. 28 6:30pm-8:00pm
Drinking Your Chocolate
Did you know that originally all chocolate was just a drink? In this class we will relive history through chocolate. You will sample chocolate drinks from around the world and throughout history. Why wasn’t History class like this?
1.5 hours
Up to 3 people: $235
Each additional person: $60
Sat., Jan. 18 5:30pm-7:00pm
Sat., Feb. 1 5:30pm-7:00pm
Becoming a Chocolatier – Adult
This is the fundamental class of working with real chocolate and the art of making it beautiful with a shiny, glossy finish and a loud snap-the chocolatier’s goal. You will learn how to seed temper as well as table temper and take home both solid and hollow forms.
1.5 hours
Up to 3 people: $250
Each additional person: $65
Sat., Jan. 25 9:30am-11:00am
Sat., Feb. 29 9:30am-11:00am
Kids’ Classes
Kids Truffle Making
AGES 8-13
Impress your friends and family with melt-in-your-mouth amazing truffles. You’ll go home with both an 8 piece box of truffles that you hand decorate yourself and more ganache for later. It’s a win-win!
Minimum 3 people, 1.5 hours
$55 per person
Call to book your workshop
Paint Your Own Edible Art – Kids
We’ll have the forms ready, the colored chocolate “paint,” brushes, and lots of ideas, you bring the creativity and the fun! Think of it as a paint by number, except it’s all chocolate and you get to take home an edible work of art.
3 person minimum, 1.5 hours
$35 per person
recommended for all ages, but 6+ would be best
Call to book your workshop
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Come on In!
Wednesday - Friday
11:00AM -5:00PM
Saturday
12:00PM - 5:00PM
Sunday
TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Holidays and Extended Hours
Around the holidays and on special occasions, we make sure we're here for you by extending the hours and days we're open. And if you come by, there's a good chance we're there, working on a new treat for you. Knock on the door and we'll be happy to let you in to say hi and try something new!
Contact
Phone
(603) 777-5177
Location Addresses
109 Water Street Exeter, New Hampshire 03833
TEMPORARILY CLOSED 61 State Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950
NOTE: For the safety of our employees, our Newburyport store is closed for the time being. We look forward to being open and seeing our friends in Newburyport again. Our Exeter store continues to be open for retail sales, take-out, curbside delivery, and shipping.