A Tour of Chocolate Isle

The showstopping view of Petit Piton from the restaurant at Boucan.

Tourist soaking up Boucan’s tropical surroundings.

Manager Bernabe Alexander with the latest crop of cacao beans.

The inviting interior at Boucan.

The innards of a freshly picked cacao pod.

A bowl of Boucan’s cacao gazpacho.

Mornings at Boucan begin with fresh island fruit and cups of liquid chocolate.

A chef assembles a dish of local dorado over creamed leeks with red wine and cacao sauce.

Cacao beans are laid out to dry in the sun at the hotel’s nursery.

Boucan’s chocolate tasting plate.