I have a bite-sized confession to make: I originally planned to write about San Francisco’s Kokak Chocolates last month for Valentine’s Day. At the time, the LGBTQ woman-owned chocolate business was preparing to debut a love-themed set of flavors, including “Heat of the Moment,” which is a combo of dark and white chocolates with Mexican Comapeño chiles sourced from the woman-owned Boonville Barn Collective. But I wasn’t able to make it happen. To be fair, my first child was born just days ahead of my scheduled interview with Carol Gancia, the self-taught Filipina chocolatier who founded Kokak — so I spent the following weeks, including Valentine’s Day, with a small, heartwarming human in my arms instead. Head to the 🔗 in our bio to read the full story. ✍🏼/📸: Alan Chazaro / KQED