Kasama Chocolate
2 - 1244 Cartwright Street V6H 3R8 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Our award-winning Goat’s Milk/Lait De Chèvre craft chocolate in a Macaron? Oui s’il vous plaît! Available starting at 9am today at @bonmacaronpatisserie in the @granvilleisland_publicmarket #OohLaLaAhOuiOui... Posted @withregram @bonmacaronpatisserie New Granville Island Flavour One of the reasons we love having a store inside the @granvilleisland_publicmarket is the availability of amazing, local products to work with! We love experimenting and coming up with special @granville_island flavours that are unique to the island, and we will be adding a new flavour every month! Our newest Granville Island flavour is a dairy free, goat milk chocolate macaron, in collaboration with our incredible neighbours over at @kasamachocolate. Their goat milk chocolate is not just a bar, but an award winning bar that snatched gold at the international chocolate awards @chocawards! Available at our Granville Island Public Market store only starting tomorrow! #BonMacaron #BonMacaronPatisserie #GranvilleIsland #GranvilleIslandPublicMarket #Collaboration #CollaborationMacaron #Macaron #Macarons #KasamaChocolate #DairyFree #DairyFreeMacaron #BeanToBarChocolate #ChocolateMaker #YvrFoodie #YvrEats #VanFoodie #MadeInVancouver

VOICE 1st ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY VOICE started off from a simple stroll through our own NV community. We got to know many unique business owners through our interactions and learned how many of them supported and cheered each other on during the pandemic. Those kinds of honest conversations turned into 117 amazing interviews (as of date) with local small businesses since April 2020. We are beyond grateful for everyone we have met along the way for trusting us to tell their ...stories through our lenses. Our mission continues to be raising awareness and creating a human connection based on empathy and love. To celebrate Easter and our 1st anniversary, we’ve teamed up with 6 amazing local businesses to give you the chance to win TWO fabulous giveaway boxes! Big thank you to @anhandchi, @bean_on5th , @kasamachocolate , @kindredcultures ,@ortoartisanpasta + @woodsspiritco for their generous gifts of love Are you ready? GIFT BOX No.2 is partnered with @anhandchi , @kasamachocolate + @kindredcultures GIFT INCLUDES: Abrand new, limited-edition Lotus Paloma Cocktail Kit from Anh and Chi Gold-award winning, artisan Chocolate Bars (Goat's Milk & Strawberry White) from Kasama Chocolate A Rainbow Pack of 5 vibrant flavours (250ml/each) of Water Kefir from Kindred Cultures TO ENTER: 1Like this post and follow @yushiin_labo_ 2Follow these amazing local small businesses @anhandchi @kasamachocolate @kindredcultures 3Tag a friend in the comments below! More tags=more entries! Don’t miss to enter GIFT BOX No.1 to double your chance to win Giveaway closes Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 11:59pm PST. A lucky winner will be announced + contacted via DM. Open to all residents of the Greater Vancouver Area but you must be able to pick up your gift at The Shipyards in North Vancouver and willing to leave your VOICE (message) to the local businesses. GOOD LUCK! #voice#happy#1stanniversary#giveaway#giftbox#yushiin_labo_#vancouver#love4local

Thank you Jan and Claudia at @teakan.co ! Posted @withregram @jansfoodsteps + I recently picked up some bean to bar chocolates from Kasama and thought it'd be fun to try them with teas from Teakan. The pairing ideas for this session were:... Sheng Pu'er with the Raspberry White Chocolate Qi Lan Oolong with the Single Malt Dark Chocolate Findings: The raspberry chocolate made the sheng pu'er taste more fruity and "juicy". The flavour reminded me of an orange's sweet-tart taste. I didn't like it at first because the two made each other tasted more sour. But at the second round I picked up the fruitiness from the tea and it was quite nice. I thought the mineral flavour of the Qi Lan cliff tea would work with the Single Malt but there was no spark there. The dark chocolate has a smooth barrel aged "wood flavour" so next time I'm going to try it with a shu pu'er. Have you tried pairing food with your teas? I'm curious to know what worked for you :) Chocolates from @kasamachocolate Teas from @teakan.co Exploration Kit Vol. 3 PS: apologies for my basic/amateur tasting notes. It's not easy for me to articulate flavours. . . . . #beantobar #artisanchocolate #looseleaftea #teapairing #puertea #instafood #eeeeeats #igersvancouver #foodstagram #foodiegram #foodphotography #igvancouver #vancouverfoodie #foodiegram #lovefood #delicious #yummy #foodography #foodcouver #foodblogger #flatlayfood #yvreats #jansfoodsteps #teakanyvr

Feeling completely humbled and honoured. We received quite the boost last Thursday with the exciting news that our chocolate won 10 awards at the International Chocolate Awards, Americas Competition in New York. It was especially nice to hear that 3 of our bars made with Philippine beans were recognized (2 golds, one bronze). This origin is very special to us; it's not often seen in the craft chocolate world, but having worked with Philippine beans since we started in 2015, ...we know first hand that they have some fantastic flavour profiles. Below are our winning bars and the categories they won in. Congrats to all the craft chocolate makers out there, and especially to the cacao farmers who grow and ferment such amazing beans. Goat's Milk - Gold, Gold for Chocolate Maker, Gold for Direct Traded, Special recognition for Non-cow milk Strawberry White - Gold Kape Espresso - Silver (Americas), Gold (Canada) Durian White - Silver, Special recognition for Innovation Blackberry White - Silver Davao 70% - Bronze Karkar Island 70% - Bronze Costa Esmeraldas 88% - Bronze Single Malt - Bronze Raspberry White - Bronze Thanks so much for all your support over these last twelve crazy months. We would not still be making chocolate without it. Now on to the World Finals in Germany later this month. Fingers crossed! #supportlocalbc #yvreats #yvrfoodie #vanfoodie #vancouverchocolate #craftchocolate #chocolatemaker #chocolatelover #kasamachocolate #beantobar #beantotruffle #madeincanada #madeinvancouver #nomnomyvr #vancityeats #whitechocolate #granvilleisland #drinkingchocolate #hotchocolate

Thanks for the feature and for sharing the KASAMA story @yushiin_labo_ Posted @withregram @yushiin_labo_ VOICE 110 - Vince, co-founder @kasamachocolate A baton from @stormcitycoffee If you are a small business owner, be optimistic that brighter days are ahead. You are not alone, everybody’s affected by this unprecedented situation, but it also provides an opportunity to try new things. Positive thinking and surrounding yourself with good people are really important.... 4 friends set out on a journey to make award-winning, small batch, bean-to-bar chocolate with ethically sourced, fine-flavoured cacao. It all happened because of small yellow fruits that were growing wild on Vince`s family property in Philippines. What they first thought were mangoes, they were actually cacao pods BIG NEWS They JUST picked up 10 awards including 3 Gold Medals yesterday for the International Chocolate Awards for the Americas 2020-2021 Their chocolate shop is open 3 days a week Fri-Sun,10am-5pm. Go taste their amazing bean-to-bar chocolates on Granville Island Read Kasama`s journey in full (link in bio) https://yushiin.com/voice/ . . . #voice #kasamachocolate #granvilleisland #vancouverchocolate #craftchocolate #chocolatemaker#chocolatelover #chocolatier #chocolateworld #beantobar #beantobarchocolate #beantotruffle #love4local #supportlocal #madeinvancouver #nomnomyvr #supportlocalbc #supportsmallbusiness #buylocal #buybc #BCBuylocal #narcitybc #604now #604eats #604explore #explorebc #beautifulbc #hellobc #yvreats #yushiin_labo_

The man, the myth, the legend. Klaus on the Haus. This new experimental micro-batch is an ode to our tie-dye wearing contractor and his team who helped build our amazing new chocolate workshop on Granville Island. You might have seen him pop up in our insta stories over the last few months, or you might have bumped into him at Bass Coast, Shambhala, or other local music festivals. One day during construction, Klaus asked, "Can you smoke chocolate?". After some experimentation... the answer is yes! First we roasted our Costa Esmeraldas cacao beans, then they were cold smoked using organic Okanagan apple wood, before being conched in our stone grinder. Pairs nicely with a hefty stout, or some post-modern psychedelic rock. You can find the new bar online, or at our shop this weekend (fri-sun 10-5pm). There is only one batch, so they'll disappear quickly, just like a puff of smoke... #supportlocalbc #yvreats #yvrfoodie #vanfoodie #vancouverchocolate #craftchocolate #chocolatemaker #chocolatelover #eastvan #kasamachocolate #beantobar #beantotruffle #madeincanada #madeinvancouver #nomnomyvr #vancityeats #whitechocolate #granvilleisland

Posted @withregram @dennisthefoodie C H O C O L A T E F R I E N D S // @kasamachocolate have finally done it! They've grown from making their #beantobar #craftchocolate in an East Van apartment, to an East Van commissary, to finally their own brick 'n mortar production and retail space on #granvilleisland! Congrats team! They also did a special limited release bar to celebrate the occasion a Swiss-style #milkchocolate/#darkmilk bar called "Milch + Schoggi", complete wi...th Swiss colours and Helvetica on the label. I'm a twist, they use Philippine #cacao. So smooth and creamy/milky! It's a mellow orgasm for your tongue ! (This is the prettied-up second draft analogy for my general audience.) #kasamachocolate #chocolate #darkmilkchocolate #yvr #vancouver // FYI their space is on the east end of Granville Island, next to Performance Works and near Dockside/Granville Island Hotel. Free parking throughout Granville Island right now is a blessing! See more

The Single Malt is back. For the month of December, these Costa Esmeraldas cacao nibs hibernated inside an oak cask together with @oddsocietyspirits Commodore single malt whisky, soaking up the flavours of the wood and spirit. This batch was started at our old digs on Napier St., and the barrel came along for the ride to our new shop on Granville Island, so it still has a bit of East Van in it ;). Some of us also still live in that hood, and while we absolutely love our new h...ome, Kasama will always have a splash of East Van in it too. You can find the Single Malt online, or at the shop. We're open Friday to Sunday from 10-5pm. There will be nibs in the grinders and beans a'roasting, so it'll smell nice and chocolaty! #supportlocalbc #yvreats #yvrfoodie #vanfoodie #vancouverchocolate #craftchocolate #chocolatemaker #chocolatelover #eastvan #kasamachocolate #beantobar #beantotruffle #madeincanada #madeinvancouver #nomnomyvr #vancityeats #whitechocolate #granvilleisland

Today is the day! At 10am this morning we opened up our doors for the first time to our workshop and retail store. 2020 was a funny year with some serious ups and downs, but if there is anything we can take away from it is how much support we have felt from you all to get us to this point. We hope you all can make it out this weekend to come see our shop and say hello. We have a limited release store only bar for sale for you early birds, see if you can spot it in the photos! #supportlocalbc #yvreats #yvrfoodie #vanfoodie #vancouverchocolate #craftchocolate #chocolatemaker #chocolatelover #eastvan #kasamachocolate #beantobar #beantotruffle #madeincanada #madeinvancouver #nomnomyvr #vancityeats #whitechocolate #granvilleisland

The opening of our new shop last weekend was super exciting, and it was great to see so many new and familiar faces; it sure was wet, though . We're open again today and throughout the weekend (10-5pm), and we've made a 2nd batch of the limited release Milch Schoggi bar. Cacao has been consumed in South and Central America since ancient times, but it was in Switzerland that the ‘conch’ was invented which gave us the smooth, solid form of chocolate that we know today. Dom’s f...amily is Swiss, so we figured it was about time that we made a ‘swiss style’ milk chocolate (the Swiss call chocolate 'Schoggi'). With our in-house roasted Philippine cacao beans providing the base, we took the creaminess up a notch by using whole cream powder made from Swiss alpine milk. At 55% cacao, this dark milk chocolate is massively creamy, but just dark enough for the flavour of the beans to yodel at your palate. The Milch Schoggi will be available in-store, online and at Riley Park farmer's market this Saturday from 10-2pm - we only have a limited amount so get yours quick! #supportlocalbc #yvreats #yvrfoodie #vanfoodie #vancouverchocolate #craftchocolate #chocolatemaker #chocolatelover #eastvan #kasamachocolate #beantobar #beantotruffle #madeincanada #madeinvancouver #nomnomyvr #vancityeats #whitechocolate #granvilleisland

EXCITING NEWS!!! We will be officially opening our new chocolate shop on Granville Island (@granville_island) this Friday, January 1st! Our shop, at 2-1244 Cartwright Street, will be open to the public on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10am-5pm. The pandemic will make this a rather different ‘grand opening’ than we had envisioned, but we’re very excited to have you over, even with masks and at a distance. There may even be a secret special release, just for the weekend :)... As a new year begins, we thought we’d reflect back on the past and tell you a bit about ourselves and our journey into chocolate. Stefan and Oliver grew up in the Kootenays, and have known each other since 8th grade. Vince and Dom grew up in North Vancouver and went to the same school. Years before Kasama, we first got to know each other playing in a friendly weekend roller hockey league. Stefan played forward, Oliver defence, Dom goalie, and Vince played everywhere. Strangely (or not), we play much the same roles at Kasama today. Over the years we hung out frequently, and Dom and Stefan even became roommates. Everything was chill, or so it seemed.Then one fateful day in 2015, Vince showed us pictures of some yellow fruits (cacao pods) growing on his family’s plot of land in the northern Philippines. Soon after, that once tranquil house in East Van started rumbling every weekend with the sounds of stone grinders, hair dryers, shaker tables, and other strange contraptions. Turning this from a friendship project into a business has not always been easy. We’ve all felt the stresses, and there have been some near breaking points. But there’s one thing we’ve always agreed on: our friendship is more important than the business. We could never have gotten this far alone, though. From the start, it really hit home how interconnected we all are. By sharing your enthusiasm for what we do, you’ve also been a part of our journey, and perhaps we’ve been a small part of yours. Wishing you all a safe and hopeful New Year. Tagay (Cheers), and see you on the Island! #supportlocalbc #yvreats #yvrfoodie #vanfoodie #vancouverchocolate #craftchocolate #chocolatemaker #chocolatelover #kasamachocolate #granvilleisland