Utah’s trend-setting chefs and beverage experts craft chocolate-based creations to benefit the Heirloom Cacao Preservation Fund.
“In the face of an agricultural system that is quickly killing them off, the HCP is a non-profit striving to protect rare strains of heirloom cacao.
Without their efforts, future generations may never be able to taste just how delicious chocolate can be.”
– Matt Caputo
Caputo's Annual Chocolate Festival
11th Annual Caputo’s Chocolate Festival
(back on-site!)
featuring
Mānoa Chocolate
from Kailua, Hawaii!
This year, Mānoa Chocolate takes the spotlight at Caputo’s 11th Annual Chocolate Festival. For the first time since 2019, we invite you to experience the collision of craft chocolate and culinary artistry together in person.
The evening will feature an inimitable line-up of food and drink creations by local Utah food pros all featuring Mānoa’s exceptional bean to bar chocolate. 100% of the proceeds donated to the Heirloom Cacao Preservation Initiative.
The culinary lineup will include creations by talented chefs from:
Post Office Place
The Lakehouse at Deer Creek
HSL
Central 9th Market
Caputo’s Market & Deli
accompanied by cocktails, wine, and coffee from
Island Time
Post Office Place
Libation Inc
La Barba Coffee
Cultivate Craft Kitchen
All proceeds from the Chocolate Festival are donated to the Heirloom Cacao Preservation Initiative.
Preserving Heirloom Cacao
The Heirloom Cacao Preservation Fund (HCP) is a non-profit collaboration between the Fine Chocolate Industry Association and the United States Department of Agriculture to genetically identify strains of heirloom cacao that are extraordinary and unique in flavor and quality and preserve them in the face of an agricultural system that is quickly killing them off. For more information, visit hcpcacao.org.
Caputo’s carries chocolate from the following HCP farmers:
Åkesson’s Bejofo Estate, Madagascar
Hacienda Limón, Los Ríos, Ecuador
Maya Mountain Cacao Ltd. Farmer Network
Past Featured Chocolate Makers
Shop HCP Chocolate at Caputo's
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Solstice Madagascar Chocolate Bulk
$52.99 -
To’ak Origin 2018 Rain Harvest 74%
$190.00 -
Pump Street Ecuador Hacienda Limon 44%, 70g
$9.99 -
To’ak Signature 2019 Galapagos Harvest 75%
$30.00 -
To’ak Alchemy Malva Flowers
$15.99 -
Dick Taylor Chocolate – Belize Toledo 72%
$9.49 -
To’ak Signature Palo Santo Aged 2015 Harvest 80.5%
$40.00 -
Standout Chocolate Belize, Maya Mountain 70%
$9.99 -
Chapon Bolivie Beni 75% Mini
$4.99 -
Pump Street Ecuador Hacienda Limon 85%
$9.99 -
To’ak Signature Texan Sotol Cask Aged 2021 Harvest 75.5%, 50g
$58.00 -
To’ak Experimental Selection 18 Mini Bars
$65.00 -
To’ak Signature 2015 Rain Harvest 80.5%
$35.00 -
To’ak Signature 2014 Rain Harvest 81%
$35.00 -
To’ak Signature 2021 Rain Harvest 18H 75.5%
$35.00 -
To’ak Reserve Cognac Cask Aged 2014 Harvest 81%, 50g
$280.00 -
Ritual Belize Drinking Chocolate 75%
$18.99 -
Pump Street Drinking Chocolate Tin Ecuador 85%
$18.99 -
Solstice Bolivia, Dark Milk 56%
$11.99 -
Solstice Bolivia, Tranquilidad 70%
$12.99 -
To’ak Harvest Selection 18 Mini Bars
$55.00 -
To’ak Alchemy Rainforest Nuts
$15.99 -
To’ak Origin 2017 Rain Harvest 76%
$190.00 -
Dick Taylor Chocolate, Drinking Chocolate Belize
$17.99 -
To’ak Signature 2017 Rain Harvest 76%
$35.00 -
To’ak Signature 2018 Rain Harvest 100%
$40.00 -
To’ak Signature 2018 Rain Harvest 74%
$35.00 -
Friis Holm Madagascar Slow Dried 64%
$19.99 -
To’ak Signature PX Sherry Cask Aged 2017 Harvest 76%
$50.00 -
To’ak Signature Oaxaqueño Mezcal Cask Aged 2021 Harvest 75.5%, 50g
$58.00 -
Akesson’s Madagascar 43% White Chocolate
$8.99 -
Chapon Bolivie Beni 75%
$12.99 -
To’ak Alchemy Umami Tucupí
$15.99 -
To’ak Signature Kampot Pepper Aged 2015 Harvest 80.5%
$40.00 -
To’ak Signature Kampot Pepper 2019 Harvest 75%, 50g
$42.99 -
Fruition Bolivia Beniano Tranquilidad 66% (Limited Edition)
$13.99 -
To’ak Signature Bourbon Cask Aged 2017 Harvest 76%
$50.00 -
Pump Street Madagascar Milk 58%
$9.99 -
To’ak Art Series Guayasamin 77%
$450.00 -
To’ak Signature Tasmanian Whisky Cask Aged Ex-Chardonnay 2018 Harvest 74%
$55.00 -
To’ak Signature Utah Gin Cask Aged 2021 Harvest 75.5%, 50g
$58.00 -
Friis-Holm Pure Dark Chocolate Nicaliso 70%
$19.99 -
LetterPress Tranquilidad, Bolivia 70%
$17.99 -
To’ak Signature 2019 Rain Harvest 75%
$35.00 -
To’ak T.cacao Classic Drinking Chocolate 74%
$28.00 -
To’ak Signature Ecuadorian Rum Cask Aged 2018 Harvest 74%
$50.00 -
Pump Street Madagascar Ambanja 72%
$9.99 -
To’ak Origin Palo Santo Aged 2015 Harvest 80.5%
$195.00 -
To’ak Harvest & Aged Selection 18 Mini Bars
$65.00 -
Pump Street Ecuador Hacienda Limon 85% Mini
$3.99 -
To’ak Origin Andean Alder Aged 2014 Harvest 81%
$205.00 -
To’ak Harvest Selection 9 Mini Bars
$40.00 -
To’ak Origin 2016 El Niño Harvest 78%
$190.00 -
To’ak Signature Islay Whisky Cask Aged 2015 Harvest 73%
$55.00 -
Ritual Chocolate Belize Bar
$9.99 -
Letterpress Maya Mountain, Belize 70%
$9.99 -
Akesson’s Madagascar 75% Criollo
$8.99 -
To’ak Origin Tequila Cask Aged 2015 Harvest 73%
$210.00 -
To’ak Signature Tasmanian Whisky Cask Aged Ex-Tawny Port 2019 Harvest 75%
$55.00 -
Friis-Holm Pure Dark Chocolate Chuno Double Turned 70%
$19.99 -
To’ak Origin Kampot Pepper Aged 2015 Harvest 80.5%
$195.00 -
Caputo’s Wild Tranquilidad 75% Bar by Ritual Chocolate
$14.99 -
To’ak Alchemy Galápagos Orange & Salt
$15.99 -
To’ak Origin Bourbon Cask Aged 2017 Harvest 76%
$205.00 -
To’ak Masters Series Enriquestuardo, 50g
$490.00 -
Solstice Madagascar, Sambirano 70%
$10.99 -
To’ak Alchemy Caramelized Pop Amaranth
$15.99 -
Pump Street Madagascar Milk 58% Mini
$3.99 -
Chapon West Papouasie 75%
$13.99 -
To’ak Origin Islay Whisky Cask 2015 Harvest 73%
$210.00 -
To’ak Alchemy Amazonian Ants
$15.99 -
To’ak Signature 2021 Rain Harvest 0H 75.5%
$35.00 -
Pump Street Madagascar White 44%
$9.99 -
To’ak T.cacao Everyday 100% Cacao Powder
$22.00 -
To’ak Origin 2019 Rain Harvest 74%
$190.90 -
Fruition Wild Forest Bolivia 74%
$13.99 -
To’ak Signature Palo Santo Aged 2019 Harvest 75%, 50g
$42.99 -
To’ak Signature Spanish Elm Aged 2014 Harvest 81%
$45.00 -
Friis-Holm Pure Dark Chocolate Chuno Triple Turned 70%
$19.99 -
To’ak Signature Pu’er Tea Aged 2015 Harvest 73%
$40.00