Events

Chocolate Maya presents a variety of events throughout the year including wine tastings, private tasting events, and participates in numerous community events including festivals, fundraisers, and more!

Travel Program

In Search of the Bean Travel Series
Join us as we trek around the world in search of the best cacao beans!  Cocoa beans are only found 20 degrees above and below the equator, so this travel series will explore such exotic locations as Africa, Asia, Central and South America.  Are you adventurous and ready to begin a chocolate adventure around the globe? 

Trip #1
Venezuela: Gem of the Caribbean
February 18 - 28, 2008
On this 10 day adventure to experience the charm of Venezuela, we visited the village of Chuao, touted by experts as producing the best cacao beans in the world! We learned how these beans are used to manufacture the world's most extraordinary chocolate! We enjoyed walks along pristine beaches, tried our hand at snorkeling, and spent some leisurely days on the sand. Private boat trips whisked us off to exotic locations to experience authentic Venezuelan culture and jungle bird watching adventures.

Trip #2
Location to be announced soon!
February 2009

Community Events

Chocolate de Vine
On November 3, Chocolate Maya participated in the Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center's, "Chocolate de Vine," a celebration of Chocolate & Wine.  The fundraising event featured local "chocolatiers."  This was a delectable and decadent evening of desserts and wine.  A panel of "celebrity" judges awarded the best treats in a blind tasting along with a "People's Choice" award, to top-off the evening. 

The Santa Barbara Wine Festival
The 20th Annual Santa Barbara Wine Festival was celebrated on Saturday, June 30, 2007 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.  Over 500 guests sampled wines from 70 of the best Central Coast wineries and enjoyed tantalizing food tastings from local restaurants, caterers, bakers, and chocolates from Chocolate Maya!

The Natural History of Spice
The Natural History of Spice was presented by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on Sunday, April 15, 2007.  200 guests' sampled wines and enjoyed tantalizing spice inspired food samples from local restaurants and caterers.  Chocolate Maya provided samples of chocolates made with lavender and some with chili's!