Join the Somerville Museum’s Community Curators, José Falconi and Santiago Montoya, for a night of chocolate and conversation. Joined by local chocolatiers, Mateo from Prophecy Chocolate and Eric from Somerville Chocolate, this event is part of the Bittersweet exhibition's “Chocolate Stories Salon” series.

ADMISSION: This event is free to all with a suggested donation of $10/person.*

*Donations support the operations of the Somerville Museum and events like this. 

Spots are limited and first come first serve.

OTHER DETAILS: All visitors 12 years of age + must provide proof of vaccination and wear masks when not actively eating or drinking. All visitors must be 21 years or older to consume alcohol - but visitors under 21 years are welcome with a parent or guardian.

This is an indoor, in-person event at Aeronaut Brewing in Somerville, MA where both Somerville Chocolate and Prophecy Chocolate are produced.

Somerville Chocolate: Somerville Chocolate was started in the spring of 2012 as a bean to bar chocolate CSA located in Somerville, Massachusetts. The central mission of the CSA is to involve people with the process of chocolate making by preparing multiple bar “harvests” (deliveries) that showcase variations on a particular aspect of the chocolate making process.

In addition to the CSA, Somerville Chocolate offers a selection of bars for purchase, either direct or through area specialty stores. Most of these bars evolved from past CSA harvests.

Prophecy Chocolate: Mateo has extensive experience in organic agriculture having worked on dozens of organic farms in the US and throughout South America. Mateo first learned how to make chocolate using traditional methods while living on a friend's land in the the remote 'Eyebrow of the Jungle' region of Peru. Later, when he started importing cacao, he apprenticed with and learned more traditional European-style chocolate making from Eric at Somerville Chocolate.

Aeronaut Brewing: Our mission is to share the excitement and enjoyment of adventurous, inspired beer with our community. Aeronaut brings a scientific approach to traditional, emerging and undefined beer styles to create provocative recipes and brew them to high quality standards.

This program is made possible by a grant from Mass Humanities, which provided funding through the National Endowment for the Humanities via the American Rescue Plan.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Somerville Arts Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.