Explore the rich history of chocolate with a virtual private guided tasting. Learn about the origins of chocolate while tasting along!
Our friends at New World Virtual Tours and Tastings (formerly New World Wine Tours and Eating Through TO) have launched a series of fun virtual events and The Ultimate Food Guide and Toronto Common has been invited to join in!
Explore the rich history of chocolate with a virtual private guided tasting with a trained chocolatier. Our host, Shirley Lum is not only a certified chocolatier but she is also a Grand Jury for the International Chocolate Awards, as well as a professional food guide.
Learn about the origins of chocolate from Mesoamerica to its rise as a global obsession. Then experience how chocolate is grown and produced from bean to bar, with a step-by-step tasting. Deepen your appreciation for chocolate during this fun, interactive group event with chocolates from a variety of craft chocolatiers.
Event Includes:
- 90 Minute Guided Tasting Event
- Chocolate Tasting Kit:
Drinking Chocolate
Cacao Nibs
Cacao Beans
Untempered Chocolate
A Mystery Mini Bar
2 Single Origin Chocolates
1 Seasonal Flavoured Bar
4 Truffles or Chocolate Confection
Digital Aroma Card
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* All our events partner with local bars, restaurants, suppliers, and/or are led by local bartenders, sommeliers, and those working in the hospitality and tourism industry.
** Chocolate selection will vary and we are not able to accommodate dietary restrictions or allergies in this communal event, however, New World Virtual Tours and Tastings would be happy to assist with special requests for private events.
New World Tours and Tastings, formerly New World Wine Tours and Eating Through TO, has joined forces to offer a variety of curated virtual tastings to learn about food and drink wherever you are in the country and wherever you are in your food journey.
Curated kits from local businesses, selected by their team of experts to showcase the best variety in each tasting category. Packaged presentably as a gift or for yourself to enjoy at home.
New World Virtual Tours and Tastings started as a wine tour company offering elevated wine tours in Niagara and Prince Edward County with a team of wine professionals and sommeliers. After moving wine tastings virtually in 2020, it quickly became clear, why stop there?
Now with Whisky, Tequila, Rum, Sake, Beer, Cocktails, Chocolate, Coffee, and Tea coming soon... all with a focus on creating great experiences that take guests on a journey (tour) in their tasting.
While taste is subjective, tastings can be curated to help guests determine and describe their preferences for future selections and when chatting with other enthusiast.
Specializing in small-group tourism and curated experiences, New World took that virtually with a focus on smaller groups that allows for a conversation, not just a presentation or live stream online.
With so much watchable content online, New World really wanted to focus on creating a space for conversation.
Their industry experts have years of experience in the industry and in education making them great for answering questions on the spot as well as curating tastings based thousands of tastings, personal visits to distilleries, wineries, and years of education to create memorable experiences with contrast, history, and tastings selections that really stand out in their class.
All tasting kits are partnerships with local businesses, complying with all local regulations, and New World does not carry inventory, making it easier for them to source and select based on tasting without the pressures of inventory.
They operate more like a private shopper, and facilitate orders, not fulfill them.
Private virtual tastings and other events can be requested through New World Virtual Tours and Tastings or booked directly on theultimatefoodguide.com.
The Ultimate Food Guide started as a dish by dish food guide making it easier for people to search for the dishes they love.
A sister site to torontocommon.com a mirco-event listing site for fun, small, events in Toronto partnered with restaurants and great brands.
With COVID keeping us indoors and online, we combined the two offerings into one Virtual Event offering with The Ultimate Food Guide offering Toronto Common virtual events across Canada.
https://theultimatefoodguide.com/virtual-events
PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING:
All tickets must be purchased online one week before the event to allow for delivery.
Tasting kit arrives day of or 1-2 days before the event.
Maximum attendance: 12 Households
Guests should login arrive 5 minutes prior to event to ensure there are no tech issues.
The zoom link will be provided 24 hours before the event.
Event will start on time.
Tickets are non-refundable but are transferable to someone else without any additional administration.
The chocolate box will be sent to the address provided, if you wish to transfer your ticket you must deliver the box to them on your own terms.