Pete's Chocolate Co.

Maybe some of you have tried it already but if not you should check out Pete's Chocolate Co. out. I got a chance to talk to him and hear his story...made in Hamtramck and he gets all of his ingredients local and/or from Eastern Market.

Pete Steffy moved thousands of miles away to teach English only to find a deeper enjoyment and passion for something he’s always loved – chocolate.

After graduating from Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio in 2008 with a degree in Sociology only to discover a sour job market back home in metro Detroit, Steffy chose to take a teaching fellowship in the small city of San Cristóbal de las Casas in southern Mexico. While there, he befriended a fellow American who would offer him the chance of a lifetime.

“I had a friend there, another American guy, he was really good at making friends with everybody and would get super excited about ideas and get other people excited too,” said Steffy. “He made friends with this guy [[Iván Arce) who ran a small chocolate shop in town and it was awesome. They had truffles, really good hot chocolate and coffee.

Read the rest here:

http://woodwardspine.com/2011/09/12/petes-chocolate-co/

Great chocolate. Got some @ the Canfield St. Market back in July, tasted it, and immediately bought enough for a friend's b-day gift.

It really is! I've talked to several people who have had it and they absolutely love it. Someone said, "It's as good if not better than Gayle's and much more affordable."