LAND AND IT’S KEEPERS
INDIGENOUS CACAO
with Gianni
A private journey into cacao, culture, craft and the jungle.
MEET GIANNI
_________Gianni’s work begins long before cacao becomes chocolate.
It begins with relationships.
Working alongside Indigenous communities and small cacao growers across Costa Rica, his work is rooted in preserving knowledge, celebrating biodiversity and creating lasting value for the people who have cared for cacao for generations.
Every ingredient has a story. Every flavour reflects a landscape, a season and the hands that shaped it.
With The Current, Gianni invites a small number of guests into that world through a private experience built around conversation, tasting and craft.
WHY GIANNI
_________There are many people who make exceptional chocolate.
Very few can introduce you to the growers, Indigenous knowledge, biodiversity and craftsmanship that make extraordinary chocolate possible.
Gianni has spent years building those relationships, creating an experience that reveals not simply how chocolate is made, but why it matters.
WORLD: Land & Its Keepers
FOCUS: Cacao • Craft • Culture
LOCATION: Costa Rica
IDEAL FOR: Couples • Families • Curious Minds
“Behind every extraordinary chocolate is something far more valuable than flavour: generations of knowledge, relationships built on trust, and a deep respect for the people who have cared for cacao long before the rest of the world discovered it.”
STEP INTO GIANNI’S WORLD
A sample rhythm for the experience. Every private day is adapted to the guests, the season and the setting.
10:00am
10:45am
Meet Gianni over cacao and conversation. Begin with the origin story: where cacao grows, who tends it and how relationships shape the quality and integrity of the final chocolate.
1:30pm
Taste cacao across different stages and expressions. Discover how fermentation, roasting, origin and preparation alter aroma, acidity, bitterness and depth.
12:00pm
Grind, refine and temper cacao alongside Gianni. Learn the physical process behind texture and flavour while working slowly with the raw material.
Enjoy a beautifully prepared lunch incorporating Gianni’s chocolate in each course, with time for conversation and a deeper exploration of Gianni’s work.
1:30pm
Leave with your own chocolate and a goodie-bag from Gianni.
What you’ll leave with
Your own handcrafted chocolate
A deeper understanding of cacao
Relationships with the people behind it
New flavours you’ll never taste the same way again
A story you’ll tell for years
Big ideas, real impact.
Gianni’s work is built on relationships with the people who grow, ferment and care for cacao long before it reaches his hands.
By creating a premium experience around that knowledge, The Current helps generate greater value for the expertise, cultural relationships and careful sourcing behind every bar. Guests leave with a deeper understanding of cacao, not simply as a luxury ingredient, but as part of a living system connecting forest, culture, livelihood and craft.
A portion of the value created by the experience supports the people, relationships and ongoing work that make it possible.
Curious about spending a day with Gianni?
Private experiences are shaped around the group, the season and the setting.
Tell us who you are travelling with and when you will be in Costa Rica, and we will begin creating your day.