Choco-Story New York

Choco-Story New York: The Chocolate Museum and Experience with Jacques Torres is a museum of the history of chocolate-making. It is associated with Jacques Torres Chocolate, a chocolate manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer whose flagship store is on the premises.

Located in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Manhattan, the museum is in space formerly occupied by the Jacques Torres manufacturing operation, which has since been moved to a much larger space in Brooklyn. The 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) museum displays artifacts related to the history of making chocolate, such as pottery and knives, going back to the time of the Maya in 3500 BC, as well items used in chocolate's consumption, such as a 1750 cup from Spain made of cocoanut shell and silver. There are also chocolate-making demonstrations and tastings, showing how bon bons and traditional Mexican hot chocolate are made. There is a play area for children where they can dig for chocolate-related "artifacts" or pretend they are running a retail chocolate store and kitchen. Hands-on classes for adults are also available.[1][2]

The idea for the museum was presented to Jacques Torres by Eddy Van Belle, who had previously set up Choco-Story museums in Belgium, France and Mexico.[1] This is the fifth such museum. It opened on March 7, 2017.[2]

See also

References
  1. "In Lower Manhattan, a Museum Dedicated to Chocolate", Florence Fabricant, The New York Times, March 6, 2017, accessed March 15, 2017
  2. "11 Things You Need to Know About NYC's First Chocolate Museum" Archived 2017-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, Gracelyn Santos, Staten Island Advance, March 14, 2017, accessed March 15, 2017

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