CACAO LORENZO C H O C O L A T I E R 1818 Pot Spring Road, Timonium, Maryland 21093 (Corner of Pot Spring & Ridgely Roads) Phone (410) 453-9334 Fax (410) 453-9380
About CACAO LORENZO
Larry McGlinchey, chocolatier and owner of award winning CACAO LORENZO, a tiny jewel box boutique and artisanal chocolaterie nestled in suburban Dulaney Valley, is an Alpha Chi Honor Society graduate of the University of Baltimore with a degree in Corporate Communications. Additionally, he has completed 12 courses of study in chocolate, training under Europe's finest Masters from France, Switzerland, Belgium, and Great Britain. Chef Larry resides in Dulaney Valley and maintains dual citizenship to both Ireland and the United States.
We have a No Shortcuts/No Compromise culinary work ethic. If the ingredients aren't the finest obtainable, they won't be used here. All products are handmade in our shop with fresh natural ingredients. All fillings are prepared fresh, in our shop from our Old European recipes and not from premade, "whipped" concoctions in plastic tubs, ladened with transfatty oils, preservatives, colorings, and excess sugars. We never buy consumer-ready products from another source and resell them. Using all natural ingredients, with Old World ethics and technique, our goal is to revive the dying culinary art of chocolate making and reveal to chocolate devotees the lost art of authentic, hand crafted chocolate. We want our customers to know exactly what they are eating, for this reason all ingredients are printed on the packaging.
"Much like the human race, the beauty and joy of chocolate lies in its diversity."
Photograph of Chocolatier Larry McGlinchey by Steve Buchanan for Baltimore Magazine June 2006
World Cocoa Foundation
CACAO LORENZO CHOCOLATIER will only purchase chocolate and cocoa from members of the World Cocoa Foundation. Established in 2000, the WCF plays a leading role in strengthening the partnership between industry and cocoa farmers. With nearly 60 member companies, the WCF has helped more than 200,000 cocoa farmers through a range of economic, social and environmental programs in Africa, Asia, Central America and South America.
Industry support for cocoa farmers, their families and communities focuses on four key areas:
Improving the economic return from cocoa for smallholder farmers growing this important crop.
Strengthening farming communities by addressing such needs as access to quality education.
Ensuring that cocoa is grown responsibly, adhering to internationally accepted labor standards.
Supporting efforts to protect and enhance the environment in which cocoa farmers grow their crops.
The first part of our store name "CACAO LORENZO" is derived from the scientific name of the chocolate tree: Theobroma cacao, given to it in 1753 by Carl von Linne, the eighteenth century Swedish scientist whose cognomen is usually written in its Latinized form as Linnaeus.
"LORENZO" is taken from the old site of San Lorenzo where chocolate usage can be traced back about 3,000 years to the Olmec civilization.
Meso America and the old site at San Lorenzo (white area) in the lower Yucatan
