Ah Cacao Real Chocolate

Ah Cacao Chocolate Café voted 6th most popular restaurant in Trip Advisor

2008-07-06T13:43:00.002-05:00

According to Trip Advisor, Ah Cacao Chocolate Café has pushed up to 6th place in it's popularity rankings for Playa del Carmen restaurants:

Here's the Trip Advisor review page

Inauguration: Ah Cacao Chocolate Café, Quinta x 30, Playa del Carmen

2008-07-04T16:44:00.003-05:00

The inauguration ceremony for our new store in Playa del Carmen (Quinta Avenida x Calle 30) was held on Sunday 29-Jun-08. Here's a nice photo story of the event:

http://www.serplaya.com/cacao.html

Luna Blue writes about our new café

2008-06-22T09:39:00.003-05:00

Tony and Cheri from Luna Blue very nicely took the time to write about our new store and managed to take a more attractive picture than my own!

http://playazone.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/more-chocolate-in-playa/

New Ah Cacao Chocolate Café in Playa del Carmen!

2008-05-22T16:55:00.007-05:00

After a lot of hard work and planning we've finally managed to add a second Playa del Carmen store so that even more people can enjoy gourmet coffee and chocolate.

The new store is on the corner of 5th avenue and 30th street. See you there!

Ah Cacao ecological transport

2008-05-22T16:43:00.002-05:00

Ah Cacao has greened some of its deliveries, using a pedal powered tricycle...

San Antonio Express News

2008-04-28T19:26:00.001-05:00

A nice piece about Playa del Carmen's 5th Ave. by Michelle Newman devotes a couple of paragraphs to Ah Cacao Chocolate Café

http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/cards/2008/04/the_yucatans_5th_avenue.html

brides.com

2008-04-25T16:53:00.002-05:00

Ah Cacao Chocolate Café is featured on brides.com
http://www.brides.com/travel/top_destinations/region/mexico/subregion/riviera_maya

They describe us as having "just a couple of sidewalk tables" Hmph! Try 15 tables serving up to 800 people a day! Still in general it's all nice...

Parents Express

2008-04-02T10:21:00.002-06:00

Ah Cacao Chocolate Café mentioned in Parents Express magazine. I couldn't find the article online but here's information about the magazine:
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.asp?brd=1306&nav_sec=60908

The Green Guide for the Responsible Traveler

2008-03-20T09:33:00.003-06:00

A few months ago Ah Cacao mass-printed a "Green Guide for the Responsible Traveler" created by our friends at Mexiconservación. Finally we had the idea of creating PDF versions and posting them to the website for the world to enjoy (without cutting down any trees):

The Green Guide for the Responsible Traveler

El Guía Verde para el Viajero Responsable (in Spanish)

For more information about conservation in the Riviera Maya, be sure to visit Mexiconservación's website, and consider making a donation to help protect the natural "paradise" that attracts so many visitors every year.

Dark Chocolate for Blood Pressure

2008-02-23T22:21:00.002-06:00

I came across this article which reports on a German study that found that eating a small amount of dark chocolate each day can slightly reduce high blood pressure:

http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20070703/dark-chocolate-may-help-blood-pressure

Article in Northwest Airlines In-flight magazine

2008-02-15T16:00:00.002-06:00

Just got a call from a someone in NWA wanting to confirm Ah Cacao's details for an article for their in-flight magazine. We're becoming famous! Will have to look out for the article on their website: http://www.nwaworldtraveler.com

Chocolate and sex

2008-02-15T13:49:00.002-06:00

An interesting graph from The Economist plotting a possible relationship between chocolate and sex:
http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10700695&fsrc=nwl

Looks like there are lots of countries that could eat more chocolate...

Delta Sky Magazine

2008-01-24T19:33:00.000-06:00

Cool mention of Ah Cacao Chocolate Cafe in the shopping section of Delta airline's in-flight magazine:

http://www.delta-sky.com/2008_01/leshopping/

VirtualTourist

2008-01-24T19:02:00.000-06:00

Here's a nice entry about Ah Cacao Chocolate Café on VirtualTourist.com

Ah Cacao Chocolate Cafe: Come here for better coffee!

More caffe latte art

2008-01-24T16:08:00.000-06:00

Another nice photo of the caffe latte arte going down at Ah Cacao Chocolate Café, Playa del Carmen. In the background is an Iced Latte with panna (whipped cream)

Promo video

2008-01-24T10:47:00.000-06:00

This is a promotional video some nice people made for us. It shows some shots from the cacao plantations where our chocolate comes from in Tabasco, Mexico.

Latte Art

2008-01-24T10:21:00.001-06:00

At Ah Cacao Chocolate Café our master baristas, Luis, Uriel, Francisco, Nicolas and Demian take pride in delighting all your senses with these amazing coffee and chocolate drinks.

Ah Cacao Real Chocolate

2008-01-24T09:49:00.000-06:00

This is the first post on the Ah Cacao Real Chocolate blog, so a short introduction is in order:

Ah Cacao Real Chocolate is a premium chocolate company focussed on bringing you a complete chocolate experience by introducing you to chocolate´s phyiscal and cultural origins in the Mayalands of México. Our public website is: http://ahcacao.com

Most people know us through the Ah Cacao Chocolate Café in Playa del Carmen, in the Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, México and this blog will probably be mostly about what goes on in the café.

Enjoy!