About
The Chocolate Savant.
Mark Svejda has spent decades in pursuit of the world's finest craft chocolate — and now he brings that pursuit to your guests.
A life spent tasting.
Most people have never tasted real chocolate. Not the kind made from a single origin, fermented by a small cooperative, roasted by a craftsman who knows the farmer by name. Mark Svejda has made it his life's work to change that — one tasting at a time.
He has walked cacao farms in Hawaii, Peru, and Ecuador. He has tasted hundreds of craft chocolate bars from makers across four continents. He has studied the science of flavor pairing and the art of reading a room — because a great tasting is as much about people as it is about chocolate.
Today, Mark brings all of that to private homes, corporate offsites, and luxury venues. He designs every experience around the specific guests, the setting, and the occasion. The result is an evening that feels effortless for the host and unforgettable for everyone in the room.
Based in two cities. Available everywhere.
Mark divides his time between Scottsdale, Arizona and Berlin, Germany. He travels for events across the United States and internationally. Online tastings — with chocolate shipped in advance — are available worldwide.
The Experience
Chocolate as a craft. Tasting as an art.
Chocolate Savant creates bespoke private and corporate chocolate tasting experiences for discerning hosts across the country and around the world. Each event is led personally by Mark Svejda — a lifelong student of craft chocolate — and designed to reflect the character of the host and the occasion.
From intimate dinner parties to landmark corporate events, Chocolate Savant offers seven distinct tasting formats — each pairing world-class single-origin chocolate with spirits, wine, cheese, or conversation. Private events start at $2,500. Destination and corporate experiences are available worldwide.
Complimentary
Discover your chocolate flavor profile.
Taste the experience before you book it. Take the complimentary Chocolate Savant flavor quiz and learn which origins, roast levels, and pairings suit your palate.
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