> ## 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. # TheChocolateLife on Clubhouse – Week 17 - URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/tcl-on-clubhouse-week-17/ - Published: 2021-07-11T15:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-08-14T13:02:38.000Z - Description: Featured Topics for the Week of July 12th. Episodes 17.01~17.05 (79-83). - Author: Clay Gordon - Tags: TCL Originals, Clubhouse Plan to start your day listening in and participating **Live From Brooklyn, NY* and streaming globally* ... it’s the Daily Open Chocolate Chat on Clubhouse! News, views, and wide-open conversations about topics in cocoa, chocolate, and more Weekdays starting at 10am EDT. To make the most of your **ChocolateLife on Clubhouse** experience make sure to join the club/follow to receive notifications. Don’t forget to also follow me – @discoverchoc – on Clubhouse and Instagram and I will follow you back. --- ## **Monday – Origins: Brazil** Featured Guests: Arcelia Gallardo/Mission Chocolate & Rogerio Kamei/Mestiço Chocolates. [Dois Rios and a Chocolate BarDoes storytelling impact the desire or curiosity to taste a bar? Oh, yeah!![](https://thechocolatelife.com/favicon.png)The Chocolate LifeZelia Frangioni![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2021/03/Two-Rivers-by-Mission-Chocolate_Featured1920x1080.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/two-rivers-and-a-chocolate-bar/) [The Resurgence of Brazilian Cacao and ChocolateEnglish + Español + PortuguêsOctober 2017\. After an 11-hour flight from Brazil, I arrive at Heathrow Airport, London. The border officer—whom I can only describe as tall, strong and serious–carefully checks my passport and asks me the purpose of my visit: Business or pleasure? I thought for...![](https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/files/2019/11/cropped-drclass-logo-round-270x270.png)ReVistaZelia Frangioni![](https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/files/2020/09/Frangioni-featured.png)](https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/the-resurgence-of-brazilian-cacao-and-chocolate/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) h/t David Greenwood-Haigh for this resource --- ## **Tuesday – Judges Speak:** **Tips/Tricks to Entering Chocolate Awards** *Featured topic suggested by Christian Tyler* [AVPA Chocolate Awards Main Page](https://www.avpa.fr/chocolats-en?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [2021 Entry Rules (PDF)](https://3a9d0c48-985b-4b32-9bca-b6fa048418bd.filesusr.com/ugd/58172f%5Fcefe2d3580234d4fb8457a8f4b8ca655.pdf?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [2021 Results (PDF)](https://3a9d0c48-985b-4b32-9bca-b6fa048418bd.filesusr.com/ugd/58172f%5F1715bd4f15934270ad1b325858137032.pdf?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [NW Chocolate Festival/Chocolate Alliance 2021 Awards Guidelines (PDF)](https://www.nwchocolate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-Chocolate-Alliance-Awards-Guidelines.pdf?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [How to Enter – Academy of Chocolate![](https://academyofchocolate.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/aoc-logo-left.png)Academy of Chocolate Academy of Chocolate![](https://academyofchocolate.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/our-history-showcase.jpg)](https://academyofchocolate.org.uk/how-to-enter/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Enter the International Chocolate Awards - International Chocolate Awards![](https://www.internationalchocolateawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/favicon.png)International Chocolate Awards![](http://www.internationalchocolateawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/International-Chocolate-Awards-2016-logo-square.jpg)](https://www.internationalchocolateawards.com/enter/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Thoughts on the 2018 International Chocolate Awards European Bean-To-Bar AwardsOne of the challenges with analyzing the list of winners is that it’s not published in a form that lends itself to analysis.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/favicon.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/wordpress/2020/12/Dg0AdAYTJkWrHLgoleCiGw.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/thoughts-on-the-2018-international-chocolate-awards-european-bean-to-bar-awards/) [2018 International Chocolate Awards - Americas Finalists AnnouncedI’ve downloaded the data from the awards page and after cleaning it up, did some analysis. Here are some initial top-line stats. Total number of entries Approximately 800\. There is a very close correlation between the number of Winners and the number of Grand Jury Finalists – most![](https://thechocolatelife.com/favicon.png)The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/wordpress/2020/12/Qgk_OWe3jUK1yIH0c_KFdg.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/2018-international-chocolate-awards-americas-finalists-announced/) [More Awards Analysis — From Grand Jury Finalist to Award-WinnerI have posted a number of stories already analyzing various 2018 International Chocolate Awards (ICA) competitions. > The goal of this analysis to provide a better understanding of which companies and which origins are winning awards, and to discover commonalities and differences between competitio…![](https://thechocolatelife.com/favicon.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/wordpress/2020/12/QetvQxa-VEWSINda82tlhA.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/more-awards-analysis-from-grand-jury-finalist-to-award-winner/) --- ## **Wednesday – Cocoa Butter: Deep Dive** *Featured topic suggested by Rosemary Daly* [Episode 17.03 – CocoaButterDeepDive.m4a![](https://ssl.gstatic.com/images/branding/product/1x/drive_2020q4_32dp.png)Google Docs](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OzjUDKivKNF%5FgYpu1LrIFFafoA0z7Sxa/view?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) Click to listen to the room. [The Crystal Morphology of Cocoa Butter (PDF)](https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1103&context=foodmicrostructure&ref=thechocolatelife.com) Citation; Manning, D. M. and Dimick, P. S. (1985) "Crystal Morphology of Cocoa Butter," Food Structure: Vol. 4 : No. 2 , Article 9. [Cocoa butter - Wikipedia![](https://en.wikipedia.org/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png)Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.Contributors to Wikimedia projects![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cocoa_butter_p1410148.JPG/1200px-Cocoa_butter_p1410148.JPG)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa%5Fbutter?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Here’s How Cocoa Butter Is Made, Step By Step - FoodiosityAre you in love with chocolate ? Then you might just be in love with cocoa butter as well ! Yes, one of the most amazing sweets on this earth lends half its flavor to cocoa butter. It’s the butter that makes chocolate so melty and creamy and oh so delicious. But the process of \[…\]![](https://foodiosity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-foodiosity-500-px-1-270x270.png)Foodiosity![](https://foodiosity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cocoa-butter-made-1.jpg)](https://foodiosity.com/how-cocoa-butter-is-made/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) This is an example of an article filled with bad information about the process of making cocoa butter. Please share your thoughts in the comments. h/t David Greenwood-Haigh **Related Analogy** > A chocolate maker that does not know the fat content of their beans is like the baker who does not know the protein content of their flour. It’s an essential technical aspect of the ingredient and not knowing precisely what it is puts them at a disadvantage, and can lead to – charitably - less-than-optimal results. > — Clay Gordon --- ## **Thursday – Chocolate in NYC 1900-1930:** **Birth of an Industry** [Michael Laiskonis - The Chocolate LifePastry Chef, Consultant, EducatorThe Chocolate Lab at the Institute of Culinary Education NYCJames Beard Foundation ‘Outstanding Pastry Chef’ 2007IACP ‘Culinary Professional of the Year’ 2014![](https://thechocolatelife.com/favicon.png)The Chocolate LifeOriginals![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2021/06/IMG_9599.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/author/mlaiskonis/) **Featured Guest** [Birth of an Industry: Chocolate in New York City, 1900-1930The global chocolate boom of the late 1800s reached its peak by 1915\. In its wake a new type of industry was born, amid a race to compete at an ever-growing scale.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/favicon.png)The Chocolate LifeMichael Laiskonis![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2021/07/MaillardChocolatePromotionalBook_FeaturedImage1920x1080-2.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/birth-of-an-industry-chocolate-in-new-york-city-1900-1930/) Michael’s post on this week’s topic – recommended reading before the room starts! Happening in Belgium during this period is the invention of the modern chocolate bonbon. [Inventor of the chocolate bonbonDiscover amazing places in Belgium. Travel tips for Belgium. What to do in Belgium.![](https://www.amazingbelgium.be/favicon.ico)BloggerHarry fabel![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gYleYAsmCgQ/Vg04jScTe8I/AAAAAAAA_eY/oYC_VQqHseM/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/Neuhaus%2Bshop.jpg)](https://www.amazingbelgium.be/2015/10/neuhaus-inventor-of-chocolate-bonbon-or.html?ref=thechocolatelife.com) --- ## **Friday – A Lighter Side of Chocolate: Music** Featured topic suggested by club co-admin David Greenwood-Haigh. In addition to tunes we’ll be exploring the ideas of intentional chocolate, vibrational chocolate, and the influence of music on taste perception. ### **Today’s Musical/Lyrical Challenges** Rewrite the lyrics to the following songs and share them to clubhouse|@|thechocolatelife.com. - Elton John’s Rocket Man *to* Chocolate Man - Rolling Stones’ Gimme Shelter *to* Gimme Chocolate - Isaac Hayes’/South Park Chocolate Salty Balls *to* PG lyrics ### **Spotify Playlists** [David Greenwood-Haigh](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2j04OqXeJOvUUcl8sKXKiw?si=1mw62pGWRC67yLCi9xEkkw&dl%5Fbranch=1&ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Rosemary Daly](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6BMHoicoI2dLoFjSKYEJNp?si=BmafwnlcTtyXCGa74ze-uA&dl%5Fbranch=1&ref=thechocolatelife.com) ### **My YouTube Playlist** [A Lighter Side of Chocolate: MUSICThis playlist grew out of an idea presented by David Greenwood-Haigh in a Clubhouse room when I asked for ideas for Featured Topics. This Playlist represents...![](https://www.youtube.com/s/desktop/ff5301c8/img/favicon_144x144.png)YouTube![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rWy1w7WXeq0/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEWCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDCQgBFQAAiEIYAQ==&rs=AOn4CLAkkiXHOXrmAShJK3jV0bS601RcXw&days_since_epoch=18822)](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL34k5gW5sbGTrq8KxkZhTPqQQyGq%5Fecy6&ref=thechocolatelife.com) **Have a suggestion for a tune to add to the YouTube playlist?** - Email clubhouse|@|thechocolatelife.com\* or add it in the comments. - H/T Jorge Zaldivar (Mamey Disco on [Softer Satin on Mixcloud](https://www.mixcloud.com/SofterSatin/?ref=thechocolatelife.com)) for his *truly excellent* recommendations. Mamey shared, “I've been looking to the origin of the saying *‘Toma chocolate paga lo que debes’*. It’s a silly story. A café patron would order chocolate and leave without paying. Thus they ordered him to ‘Drink his chocolate and pay.’ The etymology now has become *Drink your chocolate and pay* ... Thus enjoy life and be good!” [Can music influence the taste of food? – Music PsychologyMusic Psychology Music Psychologyvicky![](https://musicpsychology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/eating-the-music_422_23308.jpg)](https://musicpsychology.co.uk/can-music-influence-the-taste-of-food/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Click to read the story. [How music can affect your sense of tasteWhy your senses of smell and hearing, not just taste, play a major role in how you experience and enjoy food.![](https://www.pri.org/sites/all/themes/pri/apple-touch-icon.png)The World from PRX![](https://media.pri.org/s3fs-public/styles/open_graph/public/story/images/bakery.jpg?itok=-qEKP5Oi)](https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-02-06/how-music-can-affect-your-sense-taste?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Click to read the story. [The Spiritual Life of Water](https://amzn.to/3kltoBI?ref=thechocolatelife.com) (h/t Dr Christopher) buy on Amazon and support TCL. [The Secret Life of Plants](https://amzn.to/36IONwu?ref=thechocolatelife.com) (h/t Dr Christopher) buy on Amazon and support TCL. [Selfica](https://sel-et.com/what-is-selfica/?lang=en&ref=thechocolatelife.com) ([Aetherforce](https://www.aetherforce.energy/building-a-timeship-with-selfica-technology-at-damanhur-by-anthony-judge/?ref=thechocolatelife.com)) within the [Damanhur](https://damanhur.travel/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [community](https://damanhuruniversity.org/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) (h/t Dr Christopher) [Galen Hieronymous](https://borderlandsciences.org/journal/vol/44/n03/Memoriam%5Fto%5FT%5FGalen%5FHieronymus.html?ref=thechocolatelife.com) (h/t Dr Christopher) [Goethean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goethean%5Fscience?ref=thechocolatelife.com) observation vs [Newtonian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtonianism?ref=thechocolatelife.com) observation vs [phenomenology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenology%5F%28philosophy%29?ref=thechocolatelife.com) (h/t Dr Christopher) [Can Classical Music Change The Taste Of Cocoa? – Choc AffairCan classical music have an effect on the flavour profile of cocoa beans? It’s an interesting question which Luker Chocolate (our chocolate supplier) is currently researching in Columbia.![](https://www.choc-affair.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Social_media_logos-02.png)Choc AffairLinda Barrie![](https://www.choc-affair.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Agroforestry-System.jpg)](https://www.choc-affair.com/news/can-classical-music-change-the-taste-of-cocoa/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Click to read the story. *528 Hz repair DNA-it is part of the 6 tones of the ancient Solfeggio Scale*. Dr. Robert Girard (h/t DGH) Frequency 528, relates to the note MI on the scale and derives from the phrase "MI-ra gestorum" in Latin meaning “miracle.” Stunningly, this is the frequency used by genetic biochemists to repair broken DNA – the genetic blueprint upon which life is based. --- ## **What We’re Working on For Future Rooms** - Thursday, July 22– **Chocolate in NYC, Decline and Rebirth: 1930-2000s**, the final episode in our series on the history of chocolate in NYC by Michael Laiskonis, will tally the casualties of the mid-century conquest of “big chocolate” and bring us full circle from the small-scale makers of the 18th and 19th centuries to the artisan craft chocolate scene that is redefining our relationship with chocolate today. - Friday, July 23 – **Intentional Chocolate** w/ Dr Christopher (h/t Stacey Burgess) - Day TBD – **Slavery on Trial**. A look at the meaning and implication of the SCOTUS decision, the pending case in the DC Circuit Court, and the CBP suit with special guests. - Day TBD – **The Flavors of Venezuela** w/ Claudia Franceschi (h/t Christian Tyler) - Day TBD – **Cocoa Agroforestry Library** w/ Dr Christopher - Day TBD – **A Lighter Side**: Chocolate in Movies, Musicals, Comics. From Willie Wonka to Chocolat to Spiderman villains and beyond. - Day TBD – **Cottage Food Laws** (h/t Thomas Forbes) --- ## **Shared Resource Folders** [TheChocolateLife on Clubhouse Resources - Google Drive![](https://ssl.gstatic.com/images/branding/product/1x/drive_2020q4_32dp.png)Google Drive](https://bit.ly/TCL-CHResources?ref=thechocolatelife.com) From Week 17 on, new weekly folders will only be created when documents (PDF, DOCx, XLSx, etc) have been uploaded. --- ## **Help The TCL/CH Community Grow!** Please share and or all of the following in your social media feeds! ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2021/07/InstagramUpdateImage_OriginsBrazil1024x.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2021/07/InstagramUpdateImage_JudgesSpeak1024x.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2021/07/InstagramUpdateImage_CocoaButter1024x.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2021/07/InstagramUpdateImage_ChocolateNYC1024x.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2021/07/InstagramUpdateImage_LighterMusic1024x.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2021/07/TCL_CH_GalleryBlank.jpg) Click on the Clubhouse card for each day to get the VIP URL for each room. --- > **Continue the discussion** on any of the topics for this week’s rooms in the comments. 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