XocoLarte 2.5

1: The XocoLarte Shop

In-house we are specialised in making the finest artisan Belgian chocolates with the flavours of the Algarve. The chocolate is made from cacao beans from São Tomé. You may think of chocolates with flor de sal, figs, medronho, orange peel, lemon peel, olive oil, almond and ginger just to name a few.

Besides our exclusive artisan chocolates we bring you the traditional Belgian pralines with with the authentic regional filling variations, macarons, pate de fruits, cupcakes, muffins, mouses, nougat and so on. Some of our confectionary products will be supplied by Belgian companies with highly appreciated recognition world wide. Some of them will produce customised artisan products exclusive for our shop only. This will be a unique way for our customers to explore those special goodies you will never find in any shop.



2: The XocoLarte Academy

Our academy specialises in the art of workshops, demonstrations, food-pairing events & food designer happenings. There's no better place to enjoy chocolate demonstrations and workshops than in a professional equipped environment. Not only do you get to learn about chocolate and see how chocolate is made, you get to taste it and even make it yourself and everything you create you can take home.

We use the finest authentic Belgian and organic chocolate only in all of our workshops and we take you through the chocolate-making process from start to finish, give you an opportunity to ask questions and enjoy chocolate samples.

* Workshops
Like our chocolate, our chocolate making workshops are uniquely crafted to give you and your party unforgettable experience. It’s about getting involved, learning something new, having fun, and loving your creations. In this workshop you will learn how to temper chocolate in 3 different ways. We will teach you how to temper, pipe, make different ganache bases, flavours, decoration, and presentation.

* Demonstrations
We book demonstration sessions for companies and schools for their employees or students to promote team-building by learning the art of chocolate-making. Also our cooperation with tour operators will household several buses of tourists weekly demonstrating them the art of making chocolate which can be purchased afterwords.

* Food Pairing Events & Food Design Happenings.
Our food-pairing events is designed to inspire chef, foodies, home cooks and food designers. Food-pairing provides possible food combinations, which are purely based on the essential properties of the different food products, they are based on the flavour compounds which are present in the products.

* Kids Chocolate Fondue Parties & Workshops.
Give your child an unforgettable birthday with a chocolate fondue party or a chocolate workshop. Here your child have the opportunity to create their own favourite animals or tv figures in chocolate or marzipan.