Luke Owen Smith

Contributing Editor

Luke Owen Smith has been an advocate for the craft chocolate industry for the past eleven years, during which time he’s hosted many chocolate tasting and talks throughout New Zealand. His former business The Chocolate Bar was New Zealand’s first craft chocolate shop, and he was the co-founder of New Zealand’s only craft chocolate festival, Chocstock. These days you'll find him writing about chocolate for a variety of media outlets, judging at various chocolate awards, and generally promoting high quality, ethical chocolate in whatever way possible. Find Luke on Instagram at @lukeowensmith and at lukeowensmith.com

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