OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION — WE ARE POSTPONING THIS EVENT. WE WILL RESCHEDULE AS SOON AS WE CAN.

Come and join us for a very special talk about… CHOCOLATE!  Marlene Bosanko has earned the title “The Chocolate Lady.” Once she retired from her career as a Dean and Professor of English, she devoted herself full-time to her all-consuming passion – chocolate! It has been her legitimate and tasty research subject for the past 30 years.

Marlene Bosanko first became interested in the history of English Chocolate Houses while teaching English literature. This led her to academic research into the origin of chocolate, the mythology involved, and the manufacturers - from the industrial chocolate companies to today’s Bean-to-Bar craft chocolate makers. And, yes, her research has involved a lot of tasting! Marlene has written and presented academic papers on chocolate topics throughout the Pacific Northwest and California.

She has learned and fully endorses the fact that not only does chocolate taste good, it is very good for us. Thus, she gives chocolate talks and tastings so chocolate consumers will learn why and know the difference between good and bad chocolate.Marlene gives three different talks on chocolate. This will be the first in the series and will cover such subjects as the history of chocolate, how chocolate got from the New World to the Old World and back again, where chocolate comes from today, and Big Chocolate (the industry giants that produce large quantities of chocolate). The end of each talk will feature a guided chocolate tasting.

Admission to The History of Chocolate is $10, and $5 for Harbor History Museum members. Tickets may be Purchased Online or at the front desk of the Museum. Members are encouraged to RSVP as seating is limited. RSVPs can be made by emailing Robin Harrison, Operations and Marketing Manager, at operations@harborhistorymuseum.org or by phone at 253.858.6722 ext. 5. 

Marlene Bosanko

Due to space constraints, we must limit the class size to 42 attendees.

Upcoming Talks in the Series:

Talk #2:  The English and their Chocolate Houses
A talk about the relatively little-known and lively history of the English chocolate houses. We'll sample different sipping/drinking chocolate.

Talk #3: The Bean-to-Bar or the Craft Chocolate Revolution
Learn what Bean-to-Bar chocolate is and why you SHOULD pay the price for it. We'll sample the best and the best of the best eating chocolate made today.