Geoseph Domenichiello is passionate about expanding people91裸聊视频檚 palates and minds with fine chocolate.

For 15 years, Domenichiello has been focused on the world of fine chocolate. He is a professional chocolate sommelier, chocolate maker (someone who makes chocolate from scratch) and a master chocolatier (artisans who source chocolate for their own creations). He recently began sharing his experience and knowledge in Salmon Arm through educational chocolate tastings, private and public, from a commercial space at 204-271 Ross St. (above Pharmasave).

Domenichiello explained a chocolate sommelier is similar to a wine or cheese sommelier, someone who is well versed in that niche and able to educate people about it.

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Through his tastings, Domenichiello attempts to expose people to the complexities of fine chocolate, and how different it is from what many people know as chocolate.

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91裸聊视频淢ost of the cacao that goes into chocolate in the world is a very narrow spectrum of cacao, so it all tastes the same. But it91裸聊视频檚 kind of like heirloom vegetables, there are many different kinds of cacao, and people have just never experienced that before and that91裸聊视频檚 sort of what the fine chocolate world focuses on.91裸聊视频�

Domenichiello91裸聊视频檚 chocolate tastings also focus on geography, history and flavour. He encourages participants to share what it is their palate is picking up, and compare that to the flavours suggested by the chocolate maker.

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91裸聊视频淲e have a misconception of flavour 91裸聊视频� a lot of things people enjoy are usually the basic tastes 91裸聊视频� like sour, salty, sugar, and the flavour is just kind of sprinkled in a little bit. People think flavour is in the food, that we pick it up in our mouth. No, flavour is a perception in the brain.

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Domenichiello hails from Woodbridge, Ont. Growing up, his passions in life were animals, art and food. After high school, he went to university where he focused on sciences, biology and fine arts. With no specific career in mind, he decided to get into a pastry arts program.

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91裸聊视频淚 went to pastry school and saw a job ad for chocolate sommelier,91裸聊视频� said Domenichiello. 91裸聊视频淚 thought that was very interesting. I researched it and ended up getting the job91裸聊视频� and started growing my passion from there.91裸聊视频�

To become a chocolate sommelier, Domenichiello explained there was no formal education program at the time. So he learned from the person who hired him and fell back on his training in the sciences to do his own research.

91裸聊视频淚 just delved into research, articles and books, and talked to other researchers and experiencing and so I basically built my own curriculum and that91裸聊视频檚 what I teach others,91裸聊视频� said Domenichiello.

In addition to the tastings, Domenichiello also founded . Described as The Ultimate Fine Chocolate Portal, the website offers educational material, contacts for tasting events, and a shop with a wide range of bean-to-bar chocolates.

91裸聊视频淚 think when it comes to chocolate, I don91裸聊视频檛 try to make people feel bad if they like a Cadbury bar or a Lindt bar,91裸聊视频� said Domenichiello. 91裸聊视频淚 just want them to understand truly what bean-to-bar chocolate is, what fine chocolate is, I want them to understand the difference91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 about questioning flavour, questioning your food, questioning how we view food and how we view flavour91裸聊视频� I want people to think and ponder and explore. Because when you91裸聊视频檙e eating, you don91裸聊视频檛 analyze what does an orange taste like, or how do you explain the flavour of an orange to someone who never tried it. So that91裸聊视频檚 the sort of avenues I try to get people thinking about.91裸聊视频�

For more information and to book a tasting, visit geoseph.com.

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