Utah’s trend-setting chefs and beverage experts craft chocolate-based creations to benefit the Heirloom Cacao Preservation Fund.

“In the face of an agricultural system that is quickly killing them off, the HCP is a non-profit striving to protect rare strains of heirloom cacao.
Without their efforts, future generations may never be able to taste just how delicious chocolate can be.”
– Matt Caputo

Caputo's Annual Chocolate Festival

13th Annual Caputo’s Chocolate Festival
featuring
Mirzam Chocolate Makers
from Dubai, UAE!

Journey with us through the rich tasting heritage of the maritime Spice Route.

Hundreds of years ago, merchants sailed along the Spice Route to gather and trade rare and beautiful flavors not yet found elsewhere in the world. Today, Mirzam captures the diversity of these flavors with their single origin cacao, thoughtfully unique inclusions, and artful candy delicacies. We are filled with appreciation and anticipation to see what Salt Lake City’s finest chefs and mixologists will create with them. As always, 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Heirloom Cacao Preservation Initiative.

The culinary lineup will include creations by talented chefs from:
Mar Muntanya
Handle
Urban Hill
Stein Eriksen Lodge
Caputo’s

…accompanied by cocktails, wine, and coffee from:
Water Witch
Copper Common
Urban Hill

All proceeds from the Chocolate Festival are donated to the Heirloom Cacao Preservation Initiative.

Purchase Tickets Here!

Preserving Heirloom Cacao

The Heirloom Cacao Preservation Fund (HCP) is a non-profit collaboration between the Fine Chocolate Industry Association and the United States Department of Agriculture to genetically identify strains of heirloom cacao that are extraordinary and unique in flavor and quality and preserve them in the face of an agricultural system that is quickly killing them off. For more information, visit hcpcacao.org.

Caputo’s carries chocolate from the following HCP farmers:

Åkesson’s Bejofo Estate, Madagascar

Hacienda Limón, Los Ríos, Ecuador

Maya Mountain Cacao Ltd. Farmer Network

Municipios de La Dalia, El Cuá, Nicaragua

Piedra de Plata, ​Ecuador

San José de Bocay, Nicaragua

Terciopelo Cacao, Costa Rica

Tranquilidad Estate, ​Bolivia

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Past Featured Chocolate Makers

2023
Ritual X Hacienda Tranquilidad

2022
Mānoa

2021
Luisa Abram

2020
Pump Street

2019
Omnom

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2018
Marou

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2017
Naive

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2016
Amano

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2015
Solstice

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2014
Dick Taylor

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2013
Ritual

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2012
Amedei

Shop HCP Chocolate at Caputo's