Mary Luz Mejia

Contributing Editor

Colombian-born, Canadian-raised Mary Luz Mejia is a twice-NATJA-nominated freelance food and travel journalist, a Gemini-nominated former food television producer, and Canada’s first Level III IICCT Certified Chocolate Taster. She has worked on the national marketing teams of two of Canada’s leading grocery retailers and has been published in various outlets, including Saveur, The Toronto Star, Dreamscapes Magazine, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Gateways Magazine, and The Globe & Mail. Based in Toronto, she offers sensory chocolate tastings, writes extensively about cacao and chocolate, and has a passion for fruity, nuanced dark chocolate. Her travels serve as both inspiration and research, each destination adding invaluable flavours to her ever-evolving sensory archive. Follow her chocolate adventures @mlmejia123.

Reclaiming the Forgotten 80% of the Cacao Fruit

You know chocolate — but have you ever met the whole cacao fruit? From discarded waste to vibrant flavors and new culinary possibilities, this article reveals why cacao fruit is becoming the next big thing in sustainability and taste.