RESOURCE CORNER: INTERVIEW WITH PRISCILLA TERRERO
I’m just going to say it. I love the holidays. I love everything about them. I love exchanging gifts and I love all the tasty treats that accompany Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.
I’m very excited about today’s Resource Corner post. I had the privilege of chatting it up with Priscilla Terrero who is not only a friend and chocolatier but also one kickass chick! She runs her Brooklyn based company, Morito Chocolate, sourcing her cacao from local farmers in the Dominican Republic. Priscilla makes her chocolate in small batches and I love how you can actually hear the passion in her voice throughout this interview.
And guess what? Priscilla has gift packs, you guys! She’s also offering 15% off for my Whole Assistant community. Seriously, if you are in charge of corporate gifts for your office then I strongly urge you to consider giving these unique gifts from Morito Chocolate. They were handcrafted in Brooklyn, made with love, and it absolutely shows.
In order to claim your discount, enter code, MORITO15 at checkout.
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More about Morito:
Morito Chocolates was born from an idea. An idea to combine a love for chocolate with an appreciation for the culture, beauty, and community of the Dominican Republic. Having grown up near a cacao farm in the Dominican Republic, Priscilla Terrero, the founder of Morito Chocolates, used her home as inspiration to create her own hand-crafted chocolate company.
Priscilla’s adventure into chocolate-making began when she accidentally found herself in a French cooking class. Here, she gained a first-hand understanding of the process of handling food and became enamored with the art of patisserie and confectionery. Over the course of her journey, she worked at Le District, where she came to further understand the art of french cuisine and cooking techniques. She even had the privilege of working under chef and restaurateur, Thomas Keller.
It wasn’t until she began working at a Nordic food hall, project of chef and restaurateur Claus Meyer, however, that she was first introduced to working with chocolate. This is where the questions started. How does one make chocolate from scratch? Chocolate is temperamental, it comes with its own unique persona, its own set of challenges. At times, it can even seem impossible to work with. But it is possible if you are dedicated to learning. Which thankfully, Priscilla was.
Eventually, she found herself at Brooklyn-based Raaka Chocolate, where she worked on the production team and developed her bean-to-bar chocolate-making craft further. From this, Morito Chocolates was born. While working at Raaka and learning the art of chocolate-making, Priscilla pushed herself to go overseas to a plantation in the Dominican Republic so she could better understand workers living conditions and the process of harvesting cacao through conscious, sustainable practices. The last leg of her journey before jumping into the adventure of creating Morito was taking a trip to France and working with pastry chef Pascal Caffet. After this, Priscilla was able to combine everything she had learned throughout the course of her work and travels and take it back to her roots.
Morito is proud to be a female-owned company that handcrafts small batches of vegan, gluten-free chocolate with cacao sourced from the Dominican Republic in Brooklyn, NY. Priscilla strives to make chocolate with a soul. Her main goal is to use sustainable sourcing and manufacturing to create bridges between her communities and make a delicious product that everyone can enjoy. While the adventure is just beginning, you can now find Morito’s confections at several locations across the U.S. and online.
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