Geoseph Domenichiello is passionate about expanding people香蕉视频直播檚 palates and minds with fine chocolate.

For 15 years, Domenichiello has been focused on the world of fine chocolate. He is a professional chocolate sommelier, chocolate maker (someone who makes chocolate from scratch) and a master chocolatier (artisans who source chocolate for their own creations). He recently began sharing his experience and knowledge in Salmon Arm through educational chocolate tastings, private and public, from a commercial space at 204-271 Ross St. (above Pharmasave).

Domenichiello explained a chocolate sommelier is similar to a wine or cheese sommelier, someone who is well versed in that niche and able to educate people about it.

香蕉视频直播淭hey have a passion for it,香蕉视频直播� said Domenichiello. 香蕉视频直播淣ot only do they understand the qualities and how to discern them, they香蕉视频直播檙e good at teaching people香蕉视频直播� Wine, cheese, coffee all have those similar components of understanding the regional differences, the ingredient differences, the process and how that influences the flavour, and also how to understand the flavour香蕉视频直播� they all parallel.香蕉视频直播�

Through his tastings, Domenichiello attempts to expose people to the complexities of fine chocolate, and how different it is from what many people know as chocolate.

香蕉视频直播淲e grew up with basically a few companies in the world香蕉视频直播� pumping out chocolate, and they sort of dictated what chocolate should taste like,香蕉视频直播� said Domenichiello. 香蕉视频直播淣ow we have what I call bean-to-bar chocolate makers, fine chocolate makers香蕉视频直播� They香蕉视频直播檙e not just grinding up the same cacao as Nestle and Hershey香蕉视频直播�, they香蕉视频直播檙e finding rare, very rare types of cacao out there, and when I say rare, I mean less than one per cent of the world香蕉视频直播檚 cacao香蕉视频直播�

香蕉视频直播淢ost of the cacao that goes into chocolate in the world is a very narrow spectrum of cacao, so it all tastes the same. But it香蕉视频直播檚 kind of like heirloom vegetables, there are many different kinds of cacao, and people have just never experienced that before and that香蕉视频直播檚 sort of what the fine chocolate world focuses on.香蕉视频直播�

Domenichiello香蕉视频直播檚 chocolate tastings also focus on geography, history and flavour. He encourages participants to share what it is their palate is picking up, and compare that to the flavours suggested by the chocolate maker.

香蕉视频直播淚 try to tell them how that parallels, where you香蕉视频直播檙e coming from, why they香蕉视频直播檙e picking up those notes 香蕉视频直播� people don香蕉视频直播檛 really think about food in this way, so as they do, it just becomes more satisfying to them. They don香蕉视频直播檛 realize food or chocolate can be so interesting.

香蕉视频直播淲e have a misconception of flavour 香蕉视频直播� a lot of things people enjoy are usually the basic tastes 香蕉视频直播� like sour, salty, sugar, and the flavour is just kind of sprinkled in a little bit. People think flavour is in the food, that we pick it up in our mouth. No, flavour is a perception in the brain.

香蕉视频直播淭hink of anything you do; if you go travelling or if you listen to music or read a book your brain is being stimulated. That香蕉视频直播檚 what香蕉视频直播檚 so satisfying. When you focus on food that way香蕉视频直播� then you begin to find more satisfaction in something.香蕉视频直播�

Domenichiello hails from Woodbridge, Ont. Growing up, his passions in life were animals, art and food. After high school, he went to university where he focused on sciences, biology and fine arts. With no specific career in mind, he decided to get into a pastry arts program.

Read more:

Read more:

香蕉视频直播淚 went to pastry school and saw a job ad for chocolate sommelier,香蕉视频直播� said Domenichiello. 香蕉视频直播淚 thought that was very interesting. I researched it and ended up getting the job香蕉视频直播� and started growing my passion from there.香蕉视频直播�

To become a chocolate sommelier, Domenichiello explained there was no formal education program at the time. So he learned from the person who hired him and fell back on his training in the sciences to do his own research.

香蕉视频直播淚 just delved into research, articles and books, and talked to other researchers and experiencing and so I basically built my own curriculum and that香蕉视频直播檚 what I teach others,香蕉视频直播� said Domenichiello.

In addition to the tastings, Domenichiello also founded . Described as The Ultimate Fine Chocolate Portal, the website offers educational material, contacts for tasting events, and a shop with a wide range of bean-to-bar chocolates.

香蕉视频直播淚 think when it comes to chocolate, I don香蕉视频直播檛 try to make people feel bad if they like a Cadbury bar or a Lindt bar,香蕉视频直播� said Domenichiello. 香蕉视频直播淚 just want them to understand truly what bean-to-bar chocolate is, what fine chocolate is, I want them to understand the difference香蕉视频直播�

香蕉视频直播淚t香蕉视频直播檚 about questioning flavour, questioning your food, questioning how we view food and how we view flavour香蕉视频直播� I want people to think and ponder and explore. Because when you香蕉视频直播檙e eating, you don香蕉视频直播檛 analyze what does an orange taste like, or how do you explain the flavour of an orange to someone who never tried it. So that香蕉视频直播檚 the sort of avenues I try to get people thinking about.香蕉视频直播�

For more information and to book a tasting, visit geoseph.com.

for our newsletter to get Salmon Arm stories in your inbox every morning.