LAND AND IT’S KEEPERS
CERAMICS
with Nikki
A private journey into cacao, culture, craft and the forest.
MEET GIANNI
_________Gianni’s work begins long before cacao becomes chocolate. His world is shaped by forests, growers, indigenous knowledge, flavour and the careful relationships behind every ingredient he uses.
Through years of working closely with cacao, he has developed an ability to reveal its extraordinary complexity: the subtle differences between origins, the effect of fermentation and roasting, and the stories carried through flavour.
With The Current, Gianni invites a small number of guests into that world through a private experience built around conversation, tasting and craft.
WORLD: Land & Its Keepers
FOCUS: Cacao, culture and craft
LOCATION: Costa RicaThe point at which cacao stops being an ingredient and becomes something you understand: a flavour, a craft, a livelihood and a story held between people and place.
A DAY WITH GIANNI
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.
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.
Enquire
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.