ARTlab: A Drinking Chocolate Workshop—Past and Present with Projet Chocolat – Tennessee, United States
September 17 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
$25
Peel, pour and sip history! Led by chocolate historian Sophia Rea, this delicious workshop draws inspiration from the exhibition An Indigenous Present. Peel raw cacao beans, make your own drinking chocolate with spices and flowers used since precontact Mesoamerica, and froth it by hand with a traditional molinillo before tasting chocolate made today at Mexico’s oldest cacao farm, dating back to 1823.
Thursday, September 17, 2026 6:00–7:30 p.m.
Studio A;
$25 for members; $45 for not-yet members;
Space is limited; registration is required
About the Instructor
Sophia Rea is a chocolate historian and former chef for entertainers, with more than 35 years in the hospitality industry. She has been featured in Chocolate Connoisseur Magazine and The Wall Street Journal, as well as on WSMV. She leads chocolate tastings and talks nationwide, teaches Chocolate Art History for Atlas Obscura, and guest lectures at museums and universities. She is the founder of the Women in Chocolate Retreat in Santa Fe and a planning committee member for IndigeNash, Nashville’s Indigenous arts festival.
In this presentation, chocolate historian Sophia Rea takes you on a delicious journey through chocolate’s past, present, and future. Your tasting includes an Aztec drinking chocolate from the oldest cacao farm in Mexico, dating back to 1823, and a Mexican drinking chocolate that is sure to delight! For visual context, Rea also showcases chocolate artifacts from her private collection.
You can visit her online shop, Projet Chocolat, where you will find lovingly hand-selected chocolate, educational tools, courses, vintage treasures, and accessories for your next event. She also hosts the Nashville Chocolate Salon! Sophia eats chocolate every day.
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