Hi, I’m Beverly — founder of Wild About Chocolate, lifelong chocoholic, recipe collector, dessert creator/deconstructor, and enthusiastic guide to the best chocolate worth discovering.

I am completely, unapologetically wild about chocolate.

If you're here, I'm guessing you get it. Welcome — you've found your people.

Every birthday, every holiday, every "I saw this and thought of you" — chocolate. My friends figured me out a long time ago. They've stopped deliberating over what to bring and go straight to the source: a bar from a maker they tracked down on my behalf, something tucked into a carry-on from a city they visited, an unmarked box left on my doorstep with a note that just says "tell me what you think." They know I will have thoughts. My phone lights up before my breakfast is ready when something new opens in Dallas, because they've learned that telling me about a new chocolate shop is a gift in itself — though I've usually already been. I am completely, unapologetically obsessed with chocolate, and the people in my life stopped finding this surprising a very long time ago.

I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, a city known for its restaurants, talented chefs, and love of great food. But even in a city with so much culinary creativity, truly special chocolate shops were harder to find. So I did what any devoted chocolate lover would do: I searched far and wide, in other cities, on every trip, through artisan chocolatiers, bakeries, specialty shops, and hidden gems — always looking for:

Chocolate.

I’ve owned the domain WildAboutChocolate.com for more than 20 years because I always knew I would do something with it. I just couldn’t let it go. Even before I knew exactly what this brand would become, I knew the name belonged to me — because it described me perfectly.

Every vacation I take, I find the best chocolate shops before I book anything else. My luggage has been suspiciously heavy more times than I care to admit, and anyone who travels with me learns very quickly that if there is an artisan chocolatier, bakery, chocolate café, or beautiful little dessert shop nearby, we are absolutely going. Some people bring home souvenirs. I bring home chocolate.

I've tested hundreds of recipes, hosted more chocolate tasting parties than I can count, and researched nearly every artisan chocolatier on the planet. Not for work. Because I genuinely cannot stop.

Think of me as your chocolate curator.

The friend who knows which shop is worth the detour, which recipe will silence the room, and which ingredients make the difference. Let's explore this together.

Your Fellow Chocoholic,

Beverly

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