{"id":62439,"date":"2024-01-31T22:51:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T06:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=62439"},"modified":"2024-01-31T22:51:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T06:51:20","slug":"natural-history-museums-of-los-angeles-county-to-unveil-chocolate-from-beans-to-bliss-video-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=62439","title":{"rendered":"Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County to Unveil \u2018ChocoLAte: From Beans to Bliss\u2019 Video Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>his year\u2019s \u2018Being L.A.\u2019 initiative takes a look at the chocolatiers and cocoa-covered history of Los Angeles, beginning February 1<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T aligncenter\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/NGRZQuwvVPWrUXxTpQnfQab2Vn1mMCeYtSvSs3UgNYqJ9Yf_U7yOhOH0lpZLIsio7YPpLiuIgo3EeyEZiZnWfsLuArOXpuRMzmEgew4kYcEmvAYLBWD7kf-OGK_KbXoMBRKm4AegILzrOGp4p-9EJ_4\" width=\"624\" crossorigin=\"\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Los Angeles, CA (January 31, 2024) \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) announced the theme for the third season of its\u00a0<em>Being L.A.<\/em>\u00a0initiative,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/261\/d1huk0d5f2k01dslzarpm9lc0\/2\/509db7412d2aba8cd77f08618f83a49be064a9ad43aa1131eafcddfdb8211dda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/261\/d1huk0d5f2k01dslzarpm9lc0\/2\/509db7412d2aba8cd77f08618f83a49be064a9ad43aa1131eafcddfdb8211dda&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1706848009564000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1L7HdJcoKhGRXfCmx2JTLI\"><em>ChocoLAte: From Beans to Bliss<\/em><\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As the next season of the continuing\u00a0<em>Being L.A.<\/em>\u00a0initiative, the video series will unite the cultural heritages of Los Angeles through a unified theme: chocolate. The series will explore how chocolate delights the taste buds, appeals to all five senses, and even provides emotional comforts \u2014 all while bringing people together to build communities.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cOur\u00a0<em>Being L.A.\u00a0<\/em>initiative is a meaningful way for our institution to reflect and engage with the thriving communities we exist within,\u201d says Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga, President and Director of NHMLAC. \u201cThis year\u2019s theme of\u00a0<em>ChocoLAte<\/em>\u00a0will be a semi-sweet glimpse into a wide variety of cultures and communities throughout Los Angeles. Following the success of last year\u2019s\u00a0<em>LA at Play\u00a0<\/em>series,<em>\u00a0<\/em>I\u2019m looking forward to each and every one of the rich and decadent videos and events that\u00a0<em>ChocoLAte<\/em>\u00a0will bring.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>ChocoLAte: From Beans to Bliss<\/em>\u00a0celebrates L.A.\u2019s various cultures and heritages through the flavor, traditions, history, and applications of chocolate \u2014 showing it as more than just a dessert. The series will demonstrate how different cultures have used it for centuries as medicine, currency, and as a significant part of rituals, as well as how those traditions affect our modern culture and society.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The first video of the 2024 season streams on February 1 with a focus on the chocolate chip cookies at Uncle Eddie\u2019s Vegan Cookies. Throughout the rest of 2024,\u00a0<em>ChocoLAte<\/em>\u00a0will feature local chocolatiers and chocolate innovators such as Sad Girl Creamery, Mignon Chocolates, Chocovivo, Albert\u2019s Petite Sweets, Edelweiss Chocolates, Guelaguetza, Providence, and the Chia Cafe Collective. NHM will also be selling some of the participating chocolatiers\u2019 products both onsite and online.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>his year\u2019s \u2018Being L.A.\u2019 initiative takes&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62439"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62440,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62439\/revisions\/62440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}