Interview with chocolate historian Alex Hutchinson Ep.60

Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author.

Episode 60

The grand finale of season 4 brings an interview with author and chocolate Historian extraordinaire Alex Hutchinson, this episode continues exploring the adventures of cocoa, a wondrous seed that continued to change lives at its arrival in England where mass-produced chocolate bars were invented.

Alex will take us to discover the surprising history of the chocolate and confectionary industry in Victorian England, learn about the darker side of the cocoa trade and find out who the Quakers were and how they invented the chocolate industry.

This fantastic last episode even comes with a guided chocolate meditation where you will learn to discern and fully appreciate chocolate’s sensory explosion, check all the links below to contact Alex and get her books.

Contact Alex Hutchinson

Web: https://alexthearchivist.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penthorpebooks/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PenThorpeBooks

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvL-TMJJqt3iNZud793lSPw

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/penthorpebooks/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexthearchivist/

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