February 11, 2012 3:00 PM - 16 attended
THE TEMPTATION OF CHOCOLATE
NY Botanical Garden, Midtown Education Center (map)
THE BOTANY OF INDULGENCE: Temptation of Chocolate
Cacao (Theobroma cacao) has been used for centuries as a beverage and as the delicacy we know as chocolate. From pre-Columbian Mayan and Aztec cultures that used cacao to European chocolate houses and the mass-produced commercial products of today, chocolate has a long storied past.
Learn the natural history of cacao and its many current and historic uses as well as the sustainable way of producing chocolate. Discover the neurobiology of theobromine, the active ingredient of cacao that is responsible for the feeling of 'being in love' after consuming it. Sample several varieties and forms of cacao.
Katherine Herrera, MS, is a research assistant for Micronesian projects at the Institute of of Economic Botany at the Botanical Garden.
123GAR214 Section C: 3 - 5 p.m.
Cost: $31.00
To register or for more information, use the links here or call 800.322.NYBG (6924)
NOTE: This class is the conclusion of three classes being presented on this date about the "Botany of Indulgence".
The other classes are Coffee from the Ground Up (10 am - 12 noon), and Home Brewing (12:45 pm - 2:45 pm). You may attend all three classes at a reduced cost: The Botany of Indulgence Saturday, Register For All Three Sections
RELATED: Free documentary online. Get a head start on class! From Montezuma to Goo-Goo bars and the fascinating story behind our well known major chocolate producers...
The History of Chocolate (44 min)
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avra cohen
Having some difficulty getting these links to work reliably. Here is the URL for registration:
http://conted.nybg.org:8080/WebModule/jsp/ed2df.jsp?df1=s...
Posted November 12, 2011 at 12:44 PM -
Rhonda Kave
Wish I could go--since it's the Saturday before Valentine's Day I'll be hard at work at Roni-Sue's Chocolates. I invite everyone to stop by the Essex St. Market on the LES after the meet-up to enjoy one of my handmade truffles--on the house! We're using our own single origin, direct-trade chocolate from Belize now for all our production--come taste the difference rain forest grown cacao makes.
Posted February 5 at 1:38 PM -
avra cohen
GET YOUR TKTS! Time's running out. If you have trouble doing it on their website, give them a call and do it over the phone: 800.322.NYBG (6924) Course #123 GAR214 C "The Botany of Indulgence Saturday: The Temptation of Chocolate", Price $31.00.
Posted February 7 at 1:43 AM
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Happy to see interest in this event though it's still quite a way off. I've added some information to this posting about the full "Indulgence" series of which 'Chocolate' is the conclusion. Check the listing for details and be sure not to wait too long to register. These classes do fill up quickly. See you there!