Owner and Chef, Christopher has always contended that all products, especially his chocolates, are only as good as the quality ingredients and attention you put into them. He also believes in supporting local producers and growers in the culinary family whenever possible (fresh cream and butter from a local, certified organic dairy; down to his homegrown savory mint and rosemary, and juicy-ripe oranges and citrus picked from his family orchard).
As the premier ingredient in his Artisan bonbons, the chocolate has to be absolutely the best. That's why Christopher uses imported fair trade Venezuelan chocolate almost exclusively, which reflects the earthiness and flavor notes of the region it is grown in. This precious terroir chocolate is never blended with inferior cacao beans, this is what is meant by single origin.