Bean to Bar

For some reason the words "Bean to Bar" drew me in to read an article in the Spring issue of BYU Magazine. However, I was totally surprised to find it was about Art Pollard (BA '96), creator of Amano Artisan Chocolate. I learned that "amano" means both "by hand" and "they love." (Is that right Troy, my Italian language son?) The company has only been in business for three years, and yet I've seen their famous bars line the shelves of ..........hmmmm. I can't remember. Was it at an airport gift shop? I thought perhaps Fresh Market and ran there only to find every other kind except Amano. While reading their blog I learned that they were in San Francisco in March at the San Francisco Chocolate Salon.

So for love of chocolate, we'll have our first GIVE AWAY be chocolate---the "by hand" and "they love" kind, that is. The picture below shows an example of one of the two bars that will be given (sent) to the lucky winner. The first three people who comment using the word "chocolate" will have their name put in a hat for the drawing. One lucky winner gets not just one, but two magnificent bars---that is "bean to bar."

If you want to check out this delicious website go to http://www.amanochocolate.com/



Other random thoughts on chocolate:

"The first law of dietetics seems to be: if it tastes good, it's bad for you."
--Isaac Asimov, Novelist/Humorist (1920-1992)

"If God wanted us to be skinny, he wouldn't have created chocolate."

"Chocolate, it's not just for breakfast anymore."