Welcome to our warm and delicious Cacao Space! This is a special place of rich flavors, mind and body boosting drinks and heart opening gatherings. 

My name is Ksenia and I am so excited to tell you all about my journey into the world of Cacao.

From Kitchen Experiments to Craft Chocolate

I have been always drawn to the magic of cooking and creating in the kitchen. While staying at home with my three little kids I started experimenting at my own kitchen exploring foods that were both delicious and nourishing, wholesome for our bodies without compromising flavor and textures. I have always been an enthusiast of minimizing added sugars and generally using food as medicine and fuel. This led me to multiple online courses and even more experiments in my kitchen.

Following some of my interests I came across learning about artisanal chocolate and went deeply into this theme perfecting my skills at sourcing beans, tempering, recipe formulation and at the same time learning to work with professional chocolate stone grinders. I created Cacao Space after diving deep in craft chocolate making. I was completely fascinated by the chocolate making process, mindblown by the variety of flavor profiles and nuances cacao can represent. I experienced firsthand all health and emotional benefits of high quality cacao and realized that I am called to join this beautiful world of chocolate artisans.

Working with Pure 100% Cacao

Artisanal chocolate naturally led me to its source - Cacao and ceremonial cacao paste. I was fascinated by the rich history and traditions of Cacao all entwined with a bit of mysticism and a strong spiritual ground. I began my practices to get acquainted to this Heart Opening medicine used by centuries to improve health, uplift, increase vitality, gather people for connection and last but not least offer an amazing tool for self exploration, mindfulness and reflection. Since then I mainly focused on handcrafting my own cacao blends, choosing the origins I enjoyed working with, and also guiding Cacao Gatherings to allow for  moments of pause, stillness, openness.

I am on a mission to spread the word about cacao and give people more tools for balancing their body and mind, harmonizing from the inside out and creating a community. My company Cacao Space is offering handcrafted stone ground cacao paste made with one simple ingredient and in small batches. I also host Cacao Ceremonies that are always theme based and include gentle guided meditation and sharing circle. 

Micro Batch Cacao Paste

Cacao Space is featuring very small batch cacao production making small amounts of cacao paste and providing you with the freshest product possible. This not only allows us to showcase different cacao varieties and open the world of flavor to you but also ensures individuality of every single blend you are tasting. I make everything myself only using small scale stone grinders, doing most of the process by hand.

Premium Beans

You probably know that chocolate is made from cacao beans. What you might not know though is that cacao beans can be separated into 2 categories: high quality beans, that are also called Fino De Aroma category, and the ordinary beans, or bulk beans. Cacao “Fino de Aroma” gives a deeper and more varied taste than most people can imagine. In “Fino de Aroma” cacao we find notes of fruits, flowers, berries, herbs, wood, nuts and even caramel. Bulk beans give a much simpler, planer flavor and are used for the production of mass market chocolates. At Cacao Space I am sourcing the highest quality cacao so that you can fully experience the flavor depth of your chocolate. 

We all need something balancing us in a high stress, high hectic world we live in. We all need some anchors of support and food can be just one of them together with movement, temporary unplugging from devices, being in nature, spending time with loved ones and mindfulness practices. Drinking and eating cacao is definitely a way to pause, focus, unwind, and take a breath for clarity of the mind. I am inviting you to include cacao into your daily self care routine in the form of either a drink or a couple squares of dark chocolate. You will for sure feel the change in your physical and mental state.

See you in Cacao Space! 

Warmly, 

Ksenia, the Chocolate Maker