Chocotenango

Specialties

Here at Chocotenango, Where chocolate fantasies become reality we offer bean to bar, chocolate bars, gift boxes, hand made and crafted chocolates, group parties. Call or stop by today!

History

Established in 2005.

Chocotenango opened in 2005 in Antigua, Guatemala and moved to Washington, DC in 2013.

Meet the Business Owner

Abderrahmane ‘Ismael’ N.

Business Owner

Master chocolatier, Ismael Neggaz, a native of Algiers, Algeria, has been a professional chef since 1994. From savory to sweet, Chef Ismael has done it all. Starting his career as a pastry chef at a well known vegetarian restaurant in London, England, he went on to work in some of the finest restaurants in Boston and Washington, DC as both a pastry and savory chef. In addition to a Pastry Arts degree from Newbury College and a Professional Chef’s Diploma from the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, Chef Ismael studied at Barry Callebaut’s Chocolate Academy, studied sugarwork under Chef Ewald Notter and qualified as a master chocolatier through Ecole Chocolat. Chef Ismael’s versatility is perfectly suited to the creative pursuit of making chocolate.