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Telling a Chocolate Story

By Anna Popnikolova / Photos by Sean Davis

August, 2024

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“I love making the connection with people and saying that element of excitement in their eyes when they feel like they're in on something new," he said. "It was one of the those things that's very familiar but yet very mysterious.  It was something I would take for granted, as a consumer who had it around all the time"...

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Here’s what’s new on Nantucket

By Diane Bair and Pamela Wright Globe Correspondent,Updated July 5, 2024, 8:00 a.m.

Treats and eats

“We want to be the Cisco Brewers of chocolate on Nantucket,” says Andre Marrero, owner/chef of Faraway Chocolate (www.farawaychocolate.com), the island’s new bean-to-bar chocolatier, open year-round. Cocoa is sourced from around the world and the chocolate is produced on Nantucket. Marrero operates a tiny shop on Old South Wharf and offers 90-minute chocolate-making classes at the Nantucket Culinary Center. Participants will temper, mold, and enhance their chocolate with dried fruit and other ingredients, tasting as they go. “I’m a chef — we never eat a meal, but we taste constantly,” he says. Works for us.

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Chocolate by the Bay: "The other new entrant I was impressed with was Nantucket Faraway Chocolate, MA, and their Dark Chocolate Almond Toffee. According to the packaging, they used single origin Dominican Republic cacao to make the 75% chocolate they used for their toffee (bean to bar is unusual for toffee makers)." Source

What people are saying

“Do not miss this Nantucket Chocolatier”

A fine chocolate experience! This small shop is worth a stop. The chocolate is decadent and finely crafted. Chef Andre is a true master at the craft.

New England Development: "Experience Faraway Chocolate’s handcrafted bean-to-bar artistry by Chef Andre Marrero, celebrating organic, ethically sourced ingredients. A haven for fine chocolate enthusiasts." Source