> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://thechocolatelife.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Interview & Tasting: Mark Burrows Pollinator Chocolate | #PodSaveChocolate - URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/interview-tasting-mark-burrows-pollinator-chocolate-podsavechocolate/ - Published: 2024-04-28T20:41:04.000Z - Updated: 2024-05-01T21:34:06.000Z - Description: Episode 39 of #PodSaveChocolate features an interview and tasting with Mark Burrows, founder of Pollinator Chocolate, Carbondale, CO. - Author: Clay Gordon - Tags: PodSaveChocolate, Live Stream **When and Where to Watch** 🗓️ This episode airs live, starting at 10:00 AM ****PDT**/****MST** (11:00 MDT, 12:00 CDT, 13:00 EDT), on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024\. [Interview & Tasting: Mark Burrows Pollinator Chocolate | #PodSaveChocolateEpisode 39 OverviewAs I’ve written in other posts, one of my favorite episode formats is to interview a chocolate maker and taste and respond to their work,…![](https://www.youtube.com/s/desktop/5519da25/img/favicon_144x144.png)YouTube![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PSaJcXi6LeY/maxresdefault_live.jpg)](https://youtube.com/live/PSaJcXi6LeY?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Click to watch on YouTube in a new tab or window. Please subscribe (free!) to the [@PodSaveChocolate YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@podsavechocolate/featured?ref=thechocolatelife.com) as well as like this video, comment, and share to help grow the #PSC community. Link to [watch and comment](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/claygordon%5Flavidacocoa-thechocolatelife-cacao-activity-7190449341231239170-o-Xu?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fmedium=member%5Fdesktop) on LinkedIn. 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[Pollinator ChocolateHandmade, Small-Batch Chocolate from the Heart of the Rocky Mountains.![](https://pollinatorchocolate.com/cdn/shop/files/small_solid_round_logo_1_ef7d6f7c-e08c-460d-b47d-d4b431268ae8.png?crop=center&height=32&v=1621352949&width=32)Pollinator Chocolate![](https://pollinatorchocolate.com/cdn/shop/files/POLLINATOR-LOGO-WEB-red.png?height=628&pad_color=ffffff&v=1673813440&width=1200)](https://pollinatorchocolate.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) As I am in Arizona and try to keep track of regional makers, I was aware of Pollinator but had not met Mark or tasted their work. One of those things changed when I met Mark at the recent Southwest Chocolate & Coffee Fest. I walked by their stand and we made plans to meet up before the show started on Sunday morning. Rather than hash all that out here, I am going to wait for the livestream where Mark and I can talk about a range of topics – one of which is that Pollinator also runs a coffee shop. Another is that Mark will be returning from the Craft Chocolate Experience and we can talk about the differences between the two shows – the audience, the kinds of questions asked, and more. While at the SWCCF I got four bars from Mark and that is what I am going to taste, live. I have not tasted any of these bars before – everyone will be getting my first impressions. The four bars are: - Tanzania/Kokoa Kamili 70% (unflavored, no inclusions) - Ecuador 70% with local bee pollen (rose, cornflower, and marigold flower blend - Dominican Republic 70% with honey “foam” - Dominican Republic 70% with local lavender buds Mark and I also had a short discussion about awards programs and I introduced him to the Craft Chocolat Challenge – which seems a perfect fit for a smaller, startup company. We’ll get into that as well as take comments and questions from members of the live audience. --- ### **When An AI Gets It Terribly Wrong** ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2024/04/Firefly-cacao-trees-being-pollinated-82274-Large.jpeg) Adobe Firefly prompt: Cacao Trees Being Pollinated; style prompt - photo. How many things can you spot that are wrong? --- ### **Episo**de Hashtags a**nd Related Accounts to Follow** #PollinatorChocolate #cocoa #cacao #cacau #chocolate #chocolat #craftchocolate #PodSaveChocolate #PodSaveChoc #LaVidaCocoa #TheChocolateLife Pollinator Chocolate on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/pollinatorchocolate/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) --- ### **Future Episodes** 🗓️ The topic/guest for the Friday, May 3rd episode of PodSaveChocolate will be an interview/tasting with Sally McFadyen of Argencove Chocolate, Nicaragua. 🗓️ The topic/guest for the Tuesday, May 7th episode of PodSaveChocolate will be an interview/tasting with representatives from Mashpi Chocolate, Ecuador. 🗓️ The guest for the Tuesday, May 14th episode of PodSaveChocolate will be Pashmina de Shon, co-founder of Bar and Cocoa (Denver). 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