Bean to Bar, with Mirzam’s Kathy Johnston
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Co-host Devina Divecha speaks to Kathy Johnston, Chief Chocolate Officer at Mirzam Chocolate Makers, to talk about their journey into well-sourced, beautifully-crafted, and locally-made chocolate nearly 8 years ago. Mirzam makes all of its chocolate in-house at its factory in Al Quoz, which also has a cafe where you can grab some hot chocolate and shop for all of their single-origin chocolate. Kathy shares how they work with their chocolate producers as well as a number of artists who contribute to their wrappers, and they close out with a delicious chocolate tasting.
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