About this episode
Mike King discusses the intersection of coffee and craft chocolate at Encore Coffee and Chocolate.
Mike King at Encore Coffee and Chocolate in Kansas City is currently making some of the best coffee-infused craft chocolate bars on the market. I’ve had the chance to talk with Mike at the Midwest Craft Chocolate Festival the past couple years, and we were finally able to connect for a conversation for Bean to Barstool a couple weeks ago. We talk all about the overlap between these worlds, what he’s learned about each from the other, how sourcing and roasting and flavor formulation diff...
People in this episode
Host: David Nilsen
Guest: Mike King
Topics covered
- coffee
- chocolate
- craft
- sourcing
- roasting
- flavor formulation
Keywords
- coffee-infused chocolate
- craft chocolate
- sourcing
- roasting
- flavor formulation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Encore Coffee and Chocolate
Places: Kansas City
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