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    Bean-to-Bar in Brooklyn

    Rick Mast behind the counter at Mast Brothers Chocolate Rick Mast and his brother Michael Mast make chocolate in their Williamsburg, Brooklyn factory.  They source their beans from the Dominican Republic and Madagascar and are one of a handful of bean-to-bar chocolate makers in the U.S. Currently the Mast Brothers are making a salt and…

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Rick Mast behind the counter at Mast Brothers Chocolate

    Rick Mast and his brother Michael Mast make chocolate in their Williamsburg, Brooklyn factory. They source their beans from the Dominican Republic and Madagascar and are one of a handful of bean-to-bar chocolate makers in the U.S.

    Mast Brothers are making a salt and pepper bar made with black pepper and fleur de sel. Find their chocolate in Brooklyn at Marlow and Sons, Stinky Bklyn and Urban Rustic. Outside of the city, find it in Savannah, Lakewood, Colorado, San Francisco and Minneapolis. A complete list is here.

    Conching chocolate

    Untempered chocolate aging

    Fleur de sel chocolate bars

    Watch a video tour of Rick's shop here.

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