12 Nov 2012, Posted by admin in MEET, 0 Comments

MEET: Steve Sando, The Bean Guy Who Has A Pretty Great Traditional Chocolate Perspective, Too

“A lot of Americans have a misconception of what Mexico is all about,” says Steve Sando of Rancho Gordo. “Not just in a negative way, with the [violence] that’s happening in some areas. But misconceptions also come from the press side, with magazines and all the pretty photos and stories. That’s not what the ‘real’ Mexico is. Mexico is even better than that, more real.”

“Every once in a while, I meet people like these women who make the chocolate who are amazing,” he continues.

Indeed. Get more on the fantastic traditional Mexican chocolate — and better still, on why he’s importing it — over at LA Weekly.