Chocolate is a versatile partner for unusual flavors, from porcini mushrooms and peppercorns to ginger and gin. Small-batch chocolatiers are experimenting with flavor combinations inspired by both history and new culinary trends, always looking for ways to bring out cacao’s complex characteristics.
Learn why these new and novel flavor pairings work, and then taste them for yourself in this hourlong program at The Morton Arboretum.
Chocolate tastings are included in the cost of this program.
Instructor: Kim Hack, founder, Cocoa + Co.
Age: 16 and older
Course number: E108
Instructor
Kim Hack, founder, Cocoa + Co.
Kim Hack has been dreaming about chocolate her whole life, so it’s no surprise she eventually
managed to make it her business. Her journey to working with chocolate included roles in advertising, consumer goods, the oil business, and the world of wine. In 2015, she embraced the sweet life and opened Cocoa + Co. Hack recently sold her chocolate café to focus on her passion for teaching and speaking about all things chocolate.
What to Know
This program is held indoors.
Chocolate tastings are included in the cost of this program.
Participants must register online and in advance.
Program Schedule
Sunday, February 1, 2026, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Cudahy Room, Administration and Research Center (parking lot P-1), East Side
