> ## 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. # The Chocolate Life on Clubhouse Weeks 1-16 Archive - URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/the-chocolate-life-on-clubhouse/ - Published: 2021-06-01T15:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-07-14T23:17:38.000Z - Description: This is an unmaintained page except for comments. All future updates will be posts for each week. The current week’s post will be pinned to left-most position in the top rail on the home page. - Author: Clay Gordon - Tags: TCL Originals, Clubhouse ### **Calendars and Resources** There is a week-by-week shared resource repository available to all. Inside each week’s folder is a Gdoc file with each CH Room’s Featured Topic, links to any websites and other resources mentioned, and a list of files (e.g. PDFs) that have been uploaded into that week’s folder. The repository is a good place to visit *before* each Room starts to see if there are links and resources that will be referred to during the room. (Pre-show homework, if you’re up for it.) Here is the shortcut link to the main folder that lists each week’s folder: [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) --- ### Featured Topics for the Week of July 5th Episodes 16.01\~16.04 (75-78) - [Week 16 Resource Folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gsW5ep0Fs6eXeziIwV0DRzU7XXFxpo8W?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - Monday July 5th – **No Room Today – Independence Day (US) Holiday** - Tuesday – Supply Webs: Connecting Consumers with Farmers. - Wednesday – Have **You** Been Ponoed? - Thursday – “Chocolate in NYC: A Golden Age 1850-1900” with Michael Laiskonis. - Friday – Co-Packing/Co-Manufacturing w/ Christian Tyler. --- ### Featured Topics for the Week of June 28th Episodes 15.01\~15.05 (70-74) - [Week 15 Resource Folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18v7KGwcRd0SmMWy1SJB3FGkhu0j5JiWI?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - Monday – “Fair” Trade – Who Decides What’s Fair? - Tuesday – Cocoa Supply Chains – Linking Farmers & Consumers. - Wednesday – Deep Dive: Cocoa Powder suggested by Rosemary Daly who posed the question, “Why did Valrhona remove ‘100% Cocoa’ from the front of their cocoa powder packaging?” - Thursday – A History of Chocolate in a NY state of mind: A Second Revolution: Chocolate in New York City, 1800-1850 w/ Michael Laiskonis. - Friday – The Future of Chocolate. --- ### Featured Topics for the Week of June 21st Episodes 14.01\~14.05 (65-69) - [Week 14 Resource Folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xoIMNb7WuBBT8d8de7JnMpu9vHZZkS2h?usp=sharing/&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - MONDAY – **A Dark Side** to bean-to-bar/craft/artisan chocolate. - TUESDAY – **Truth or Consequences**: Origin Stories. - WEDNESDAY – Is **Aging Chocolate** a (Good) Thing? - THURSDAY – **Chocolate in NYC 1750-1800: A Consuming Culture** **[›› Podcast ‹‹](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuUDfcx8DIY&ref=thechocolatelife.com)** - FRIDAY – **Mass Balance Deep Dive** – What it is and what it means. --- ### Featured Topics for the Week of June 14th Episodes 13.01\~13.05 (60-64) - [Week 13 Resource Folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12riBUubUI4-lH4FRqEwnNf8gPcJD3iTw?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - **VIP Clubhouse Join links are room-specific**. They expire once the room has ended. Use the link (on your phone) to jump the waitlist, create a CH account, join the club, and RSVP to the room. - MONDAY – **Wine & Chocolate** hosted by David Greenwood-Haigh with special guest Judith Lewis. - TUESDAY – **On Beyond Chocolate: Upcycling!** - WEDNESDAY – **Why Belgium?** - THURSDAY – **The History of Chocolate 1750 – present-day viewed from New York**. This room will be an introduction into a weekly five-part series of rooms looking at specific eras in the history of chocolate “in a New York state of mind” – with Michael Laiskonis, Creative Director of the Institute of Culinary Education and ex- Executive Pastry Chef of Tribute and Le Bernardin. [**›› Podcast ‹‹**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIur5QTTki8&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - FRIDAY – **¡Not! SharkTank** w/ FZ Hakam of [Zora Chocolate](https://zorachocolate.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) (Morocco/US). --- ### Featured Topics for the Week of June 7th Episodes 12.01\~12.05 (55-59) - [Week 12 Resource Folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ivtfn9OJzT1BTKZFq3sXvb4n7ypVRJg1?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - MONDAY – Packaging: The Good, The Bad, and The ... with David Greenwood-Haigh. - TUESDAY – Origins: Venezuela w/ Claudia Franceschi, Corina Gimenez, and Mariana de la Rosa. - WEDNESDAY – Nestlé USA & Cargill USA vs John Doe. A ruling is anticipated in the US Supreme Court — **[›› Podcast ‹‹](https://youtu.be/uKmx4Ks7SY8?ref=thechocolatelife.com)** - THURSDAY – 3D Printing Chocolate - FRIDAY – alt.sweet (Alternative Sweeteners) --- ### Featured Topics for the Week of May 31st Episodes 11.01\~11.05 (51-54) - [Week 11 Resource Folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lYCbiQSnlCYGK0PBafKfxOz7QVN53C6T?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - MONDAY – NO ROOM – Memorial Day - TUESDAY – Communicating Sustainability w/ Leo Palmer of Twenty Degrees Cacao. - WEDNESDAY – Understanding Consumer Perception of Craft Chocolate. - THURSDAY – Is “Craft” Chocolate The Future (of chocolate)? - FRIDAY – Deep Dive: Fermentation. --- ### Featured Topics for the Week of May 24th Episodes 10.01\~10.05 (46-50) - [Week 10 Resource Folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CAwM4aN2TUDte1C%5Fq1ozL8K4R-BB4bDj?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - **VIP Invite links are room-specific** they expire once the room has finished. - MONDAY – Deep Dive: How to Perfect Pairings - TUESDAY – The Perfect Workshop Pt 1: Estimating Production Capacity - WEDNESDAY – The Perfect Workshop Pt 2: Grand Designs - THURSDAY – Tackling Poverty - FRIDAY – Characterizing the World Cocoa Markets --- ### Featured Topics for the Week of May 17th Episodes 09.01\~09.05 (41-45) - [Week 9 Resource Folder](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v6DULz3pGvvsxUFexkTWYeMK2L9AxmmhnyJdhylYJEs/edit?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - MONDAY – Origins: Colombia with [César Aguilar of Cacaitos Colombian Cacao](https://thechocolatelife.com/flavor-beans-from-colombia/) - TUESDAY – Barbecue and Chocolate (w/ David Greenwood-Haigh) - WEDNESDAY – The Influence of Color on Taste (w/ David Greenwood-Haigh) - THURSDAY – [Trendy Trends Trending](https://www.candyindustry.com/articles/89718-flavorchem-reveals-top-5-chocolate-candy-trends?oly%5Fenc%5Fid=0506I8425178D5E&ref=thechocolatelife.com) – Hype, Hope, or Hapless? - FRIDAY – Equipment Confessions (w/ Christian Tyler) --- ### Featured Topics for the Week of May 10th Episodes 08.01\~08.05 (36-40) - [Week 8 Resource Folder](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q1rrXizsaVA7rKPzNgkkWMN%5FCaZxloQz1wudICoBdEA/edit?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - MONDAY – Origins: Ecuador with featured guest Jenny Samaniego, founder of Conexión Chocolate and founder and co-organizer of the Cacao and Chocolate Summit. [**›› Podcast ‹‹**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIN8M30NdPJ5WAl41g5VWWw?ref=thechocolatelife.com) - TUESDAY – My Best Mistake(s) - WEDNESDAY – Blending (is your friend) - THURSDAY – What **is** Quality? - FRIDAY – Educating Children (about cocoa and chocolate) --- ### Featured Topics for the Week of May 3rd Episodes 07.01\~07.05 (31-35) Introducing David Greenwood-Haigh as Club Admin/Co-host - [Week 7 Resource Folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eoLRYrx-KnQCXQPzGU8wtA4YdcYUN5nz?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - MONDAY – Origins: Prehistory - TUESDAY – Weirdest Flavor Combinations - WEDNESDAY – Is Chocolate Dangerous? - THURSDAY – On Beyond Bean to Bar - FRIDAY – Chocolate’s Biggest Marketing Blunders --- ### Featured Topics for the Week of April 26th Episodes 06.01\~06.05 (26-30) - [Week 6 Resource Folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1y4oDJT98mCkoZAkylVKQ3MXp7HtU009v?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - MONDAY – Origins: Panama w/ Lyn Bishop, a cacao farmer and chocolate maker on Panama’s Pacific Coast - TUESDAY – Deep Dive: Conching - WEDNESDAY – Deep Dive: Couverture w/ David Greenwood-Haigh - THURSDAY – Deep Dive: CocoTerra Chocolate Maker w/ Nate Saal, CocoTerra’s founder - FRIDAY – Tasting, Rating & Reviewing Chocolate — [**››Podcast‹‹**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6gwECvyFBE&list=PL34k5gW5sbGQxVGtaz4SxR8BoVklBr29U&index=1&ref=thechocolatelife.com) --- ### Featured Topics for the Week of April 19th Episodes 05.01\~05.05 (21-25) - [Week 5 Resource Folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TPVD8oh9Usu7Pajl05BrF4Diph6MrfC7?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - MONDAY – Origins: Grenada with Aaron Sylvester - TUESDAY – What Were They Thinking? (about head-scratching new products) - WEDNESDAY – Is GMO in Cocoa a Thing? - THURSDAY – Innovating in Cocoa and Chocolate w/ Special Guests - FRIDAY – How Chocolate Gets Its Taste: Nature v Nurture w/ Special Guest Eric Reid of SPAGnVOLA Chocolatier. --- ### Featured Topics for the Week of April 12th Episodes 04.01\~04.05 (16-20) - [Week 4 Resource Folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10ATx79fPlXX7dSRSz8TZjeyn2FEPkzyd?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - MONDAY – ORIGINS: Jamaica with Nick Davis/[One One Cacao](https://www.oneonecacao.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com). The first in a new weekly series that will feature a cocoa grower and/or chocolate maker from an origin country talking about history, business, traditional uses for cacao, the unique challenges and opportunities they face, and more. - TUESDAY – Awards Programs; The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Part 2. - WEDNESDAY – A look at the economics of being a boutique cocoa trader through an examination of the numbers presented in their annual transparency report. - WEDNESDAY CHOCOLATE COLLAB ROOM w/ F&B Magazine on Clubhouse FOHBOH is not the same as FOMO – how can the worlds of specialty chocolate and hospitality work together to integrate chocolate in ways that enhance the dining experience? That and more from @ 21:00 EDT until ...? in a members-only room hosted by F&B Magazine. - THURSDAY – Important inventions in the history of chocolate. - FRIDAY – The Business of Chocolate. --- ### Featured Topics for the Week of April 5th Episodes 03.01\~03.05 (11-15) - [Week 3 Resource Folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TPVD8oh9Usu7Pajl05BrF4Diph6MrfC7?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - MONDAY: Easter Chocolate Traditions - TUESDAY: Awards Programs: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly - WEDNESDAY: Tony’s Oh-So-Lonely: A Deep Dive - THURSDAY: Former Slaves vs Big Chocolate - FRIDAY: One World Chocolate --- ### Featured Topics for the Week of March 29th Episodes 02.01\~02.05 (06-10) - [Week 2 Resource Folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vi9HtgD42Q9cccukn0mmat-G1D2k5DQT?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - MONDAY: Ethical Purchasing Scorecards - TUESDAY: Tasting Secrets of International Chocolate Judges / Parosmia - WEDNESDAY: Humpday AMAA (Ask Me Almost Anything) - THURSDAY: Special Guest: Frederick Schilling - FRIDAY: Ghana Throws Down a Gauntlet --- ### **Featured Topics for the Week of March 22nd** **Episodes 01.01\~01.05 (01-05)** - [Week 1 Resource Folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MHpDQ04wdxUX24FRvgsME9WdqRcDMVr2?usp=sharing&ref=thechocolatelife.com) - MONDAY: First Room! - TUESDAY: Innovation - WEDNESDAY: Influences / Mentors - THURSDAY: Health claims (raw, paleo, and more) - FRIDAY: Tea and Labels with co-moderator Amy Dubin of [Janam Tea](https://www.janamtea.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) --- Featured image credit: Original by [Super Straho](https://unsplash.com/@superstraho?utm%5Fsource=unsplash&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcontent=creditCopyText) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/s/photos/club?utm%5Fsource=unsplash&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcontent=creditCopyText) ---