Exploring Cartagena: Colombian Food!

Explore Cartagena Food

We got a good taste for Colombian food during our week-long stay in Cartagena. Our favourite, perhaps, was all the beautifully ripe, perfectly fresh fruit! Vendors pushing wooden carts on wheels made the rounds and would pass by the front door of our airbnb. We would flag them down and buy deliciously sweet fruit; even […]

Colombian Hot Chocolate with…Cheese

This is the real stuff. There is no instant brown mystery powder in authentic Colombian hot chocolate. And the best part is that is served with a little surprise – cheese cubes. Yes, cheese. The first time Donatello told me about this local specialty, I was just confused. Really, chocolate and cheese? Both are two of my top favourite […]

DIY: Hot Chocolate Mix

DIY: Hot Chocolate Cocoa Mix, Kiku Corner

I don’t know how to skate or rollerblade, which is a bit uncommon for a Canadian. When I was in primary school, our class would walk to the skating rink for skating lessons. Most of my friends took figure skating classes and were zipping around the rink while I clung to the side walls. When […]

Soma Chocolatemaker

Soma Chocolatemaker, Kiku Corner

It is pretty much impossible to go to Soma Chocolatemaker and leave without buying something tasty! Whether it’s a handcrafted chocolate truffle, impossibly rich chocolate cake or thick hot chocolate that is basically melted chocolate, there is something to tempt everyone. One of the many benefits of visiting a Soma boutique is that the chocolatemakers […]

Matcha White Hot Chocolate

Matcha White Hot Chocolate, Kiku Corner

Ryan and I used to go to a crepe restaurant in Toronto called Chococrepe. Obviously they served crepes (both sweet and savoury, and all delicious), but they also served amazing hot chocolate. You could get either dark, milk, or white hot chocolate made with either cream or milk (or 50-50), and you could get it plain, […]