This experience features Chef Woodman's exploration of the various flavors of cacao. While most people are familiar with it as a sweet dessert or candy, cacao was used for centuries before Europeans added sugar in savory dishes and spicy drinks.
You will enjoy a four course luncheon at Chef Woodman's Theatery restaurant (the eatery attached to the Aloha Theater 15 mins south of downtown Kona).
Visitors will also walk to the Kona cacao and coffee orchards in the attached 14 acre farm where Puna Chocolate Company has planted thousands of cacao trees for fresh Hawaiian chocolate. You will learn about cacao and coffee cultivation. We will harvest and the split a cocoa "pod" to try it in its fresh fruit form. Finally, you will get to try 5 chocolates from our farms around Big Island to taste how each terroir affects flavor dramatically.
Tentative Courses:
1. Shrimp with mole sauce on crustini & greens w/ shaved chocolate
2. Chocolate Chili
3. Fried Chicken Sandwich with Cocoa Sauce, nibbed fries, and salad with cocoa nectar
4. Panna Cotta
Our bar is open for pairing with chocolate cocktails (chocolate margarita, choco-tini), and non-alcohol options.
Finally, our gift shop and cafe offers delicious take-home chocolate and amazing Kona coffee beverages with a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean while at a cool, comfortable 1400' elevation.
Food Allergies - please be sure to note in your reservation or email adamp@punachocolate.com if any allergy precautions are needed. We have very few options to alter dishes if you inform us during the event. The luncheon includes dairy, gluten, and shellfish, which in most cases can be omitted. We can accomodate pesceterian diets if notified 24 hours before event. We do not offer vegan or vegetarian menus at this time.
Walkability - the farm tour is located on a volcano slope with unpaved, rocky trails. Wheelchairs, walkers, and strollers are not able to access the farm portion, however, we can give a demo of the farm portion overlooking the farm from the restaurant.
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