Theonistas Unite!

Theo Wins NWSource Best Chocolatier / Chocolate Shop 2008

Woo hoo! We are so excited to be Seattle's number one source for all things decadent and chocolatey! Thank you Thank you!

"To Ecuador, With Love" An Inspiring Fair Trade Article from Utne Reader

Check out this inspiring article from the Utne Reader on the lives of workers in the Fair Trade rose growing industry in Ecuador. I also found this more sobering article on the modern slave trade.

OMG Cargobike!

Check out this tewtally awesome video by Daniel Kopald who writes this cargobike blog transporting a zillion pounds of cocoa mulch on his rad cargo bike. Woohoo!

Do you miss us? Relief for the Theo Chocolate Tour Jonesing Masses

As you may know, we are closed to tours this week, and I worry that some folks out there are quaking in a puddle on the floor from chocolate withdrawal. Well, relief is in sight! You can still visit our temporary mini-store (look for the sandwich board) and then click here to jump to a soothing flickr slideshow of photos from fellow Theonista Touristas! I know I feel better already (Great photos, fellow flickrers!)

A Lovely Seattle Picnic - Seattle Weekly's Voracious Blog

Sign me up for this! Can't imagine a better afternoon. Thanks to Kittenchops for the heads up.

Interview with the Blogger

I'm newsworthy! Follow this link to my 15 minutes of fame: an interview with Jack Olmsted aka Videoblogging 206.

Diary of a Theonista: Alexandra Szablya Ramdin

A Day in the Life of a Theonista

My name is Alexandra Szablya Ramdin. Alex for short.

First, I need to tell you this: there is a lot of love at Theo. One of the mottoes or sayings around here is “Pheel the Love” (the ph being a play on the name of our street where our factory is located – Phinney Ave in Seattle.) I pheel the love in this place all the time – from Dana, who hugs anyone who’s willing to be hugged anytime, anywhere, to Mackenzie, who makes sure I always have a pair of scissors – right where I left them. I pheel the love from Rosa, who is trying (and failing) to teach me Spanish, and from Jessie, who patiently (and successfully) teaches me to use the copier.

If I had to describe my job, I would call myself the Assistant to the Assistant of the Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Properly nested. Let me tell you about a typical day, or really a Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday in a week not so long ago.

GPS World Traveler Tours Theo

Recently Gary and Barbara of www.gpsworldtraveler.com joined me for a private tour of the chocolate factory. We wandered far and wide throughout the building, nibbling as we went, and me answering lots of questions (and pointing out my favorite treats!) You can read the article here.

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