Aloha, I'm Lulu, creator of
Lulu's Raw Chocolate Alchemy.

Many people ask me how I got started doing what I do, and here is my story.

While living in Hawaii, I got to experience my first taste of raw cacao straight from the tree. It was mind blowing! I had always been a bit of a chocoholic and it felt like for the first time in my chocolate explorations, I was actually fulfilled. My brain buzzed with bliss and my whole body filled with ecstatic energy. WOW!

I knew cacao trees only grow in the tropics, yet after one taste of the raw food that gave me so much energy and bliss I was determined to find a way to recreate those sensations wherever I went. I left Hawaii to attend the Burning Man festival, where everyday I mixed a new flavor of raw chocolate in my coconut bowl and fed anyone around. Each day a bigger crowd came to my camp to experience my chocolate and my new great passion. It was clear that people loved my raw chocolate alchemy!

After the festival, I traveled through California for a few months, experimenting with a variety of recipes and ingredients just for fun. When I returned to Portland for a Christmas visit on my way back to Hawaii, I was in for a surprise – I had so many requests from people wanting to give my raw chocolate creations as Christmas gifts. So, I got busy buying jars, making labels, and filling orders. In fact, my chocolate became so popular that a business was born, and I haven’t yet moved back to Hawaii -- the raw chocolate wants to be shared, and I’m happy to make it happen. Without even having original intentions of creating a business, I find myself running an ever-growing, successful small business and having the most amazing job in the world! I am so grateful to be able to share this gift with everyone and love spreading the chocolate love!

xoxo Lulu