Reef Chocolate Raspberry Wild Fennel

The California coast is surrounded by reefs and wild fennel grows everywhere all year long. Alto el sol chocolate cremeux gives a rich dominant sourness and red fruits flavor which is the perfect pairing with raspberry and the floral aspect of the wild fennel leaves a fresh palate toward the end of the degustation. I wanted to use locally sourced products (fennel) and represent the ocean through a self-handmade reef plate in collaboration with a local Pottery Artist Michael Totah.