I’m Caterina Gallo, an Italian professional chocolate taster based in the U.S., with over a decade of hands-on experience in fine flavor cacao and bean to bar chocolate.
This platform isn’t about trends or follower counts: it’s about real expertise, genuine connections, and meaningful conversations. I’ve spent years collaborating with top chocolate makers, reviewing some of the world’s best chocolate bars, and working behind the scenes to support the growth of the craft chocolate movement.
My Story
I began my career in public relations and event planning within the music and beauty industries, organizing house music events and working as a hairstyle model. With a degree in management and marketing, I later transitioned into the craft chocolate industry,
where I’ve spent more than a decade collaborating with top chocolate makers, retailers, and distributors worldwide.
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Throughout my career, I’ve worked with brands such as Naive Chocolate, Georgia Ramon Chocolate, Ritual Chocolate, Qantu Chocolate, Goodnow Farms Chocolate, and Castronovo Chocolate, evaluating full product selections, providing tasting notes, and contributing pre-launch feedback.
My approach to reviews goes beyond basic flavor descriptors: generic terms like “red fruits” or “floral” fail to capture the complexity of real chocolate. I train my palate rigorously by tasting diverse foods, fruits, and herbs from around the world, ensuring precise flavor identification. Chocolate makers don’t need paid reviewers to state the obvious:
they need extremely accurate insight.
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I also collaborate with Pensar di Cibo, representing the craft chocolate sector alongside experts in wine, coffee, beer, cheese, and more. In Milan, I support La Teiera Eclettica with product selection and connect them with retailers and distributors for pairing events.
Additionally, I maintain a partnership with Jan Cacao Collector (Original Beans team), contributing to cacao genetics research and sharing insights on new publications and releases.
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Currently, I manage social media and content creation for Goodnow Farms Chocolate and act as a blogger and advocate for Castronovo Chocolate. I also collaborate with Hello Chocolate Shop, reviewing hard-to-come-by chocolate makers and their selection and offering consumers my exclusive discount code.
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This platform emerged from a need for authentic expertise in craft chocolate. Despite frequent comparisons to wine or coffee, meaningful resources remain scarce. Major social media accounts often justify expertise by referencing years in the field: a shallow measure if real knowledge isn’t shared. If the industry were performing effectively, the basic misconceptions wouldn’t persist.
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Social media provides momentary entertainment, not education. Reels capture attention briefly, only to be replaced by something new tomorrow. Ninety-second distractions create confusion, not awareness.
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Here, the focus is different. This platform offers a space for people to learn deeply at their own pace, without the noise of disappearing notifications or superficial engagement.
This is just the start of something bigger, with future projects aimed at advancing the craft chocolate movement in a meaningful way.
