# @kqed on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CpspF8gvjPE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/7974160-kqed-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-03-12T17:38:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** KQED (@KQED) — https://gondola.cc/KQED

## Caption

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

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| KQED | @KQED | https://gondola.cc/KQED | Media Company |
| Myron Caringal | @myroncari | https://gondola.cc/myroncari | Journalist |

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