We took the Golf Chanel behind-the-scenes in  a feature that originally aired in the Fall of 2018.

Unfortunately the video is no longer available.

  We are excited to announce that we took home THREE Awards this year, and that our Belize 70% Dark Chocolate was named a finalist.

 *Silver for our Coffee Break Bar, a dark chocolate bar with milk & locally roasted coffee, blended together for the perfect Coffee Break

 *Silver for our Belize Single-Origin White Chocolate Bar

 *Bronze for our Peru Maranon Single-Origin White Chocolate Bar

  Yes, two different White Chocolates!

  White Chocoolate IS REAL Chocolate AND each origin offers different natural flavor profiles. Our Belize White is slightly fruity and our Peru is mild and soooo creamy

We are proud to represent craft chocolate in Trip Savvy's list of best shopping experiences across the Country. Click HERE to see the full list.

Join us Sunday, April 14 at 2:30pm at the indoor stage at the Scottsdale Culinary Festival.

We will be filling the room with aromas of fresh roasting cocoa beans and we will be presenting a craft chocolate making demonstration and tasting.

Click here for details and use this special code for Buy 1, Get 1 FREE General Admission tickets. 

CODE: SCFLOVE19 (max 4 tickets valid for either day, free ticket applies to same day only).

Join us January 29, 2020 for a Local Spirits & Craft Chocolate Pairing Evening with our good friends at 

Adventurous Stills in Tempe. Click HERE for details and to grab your tickets.

MAGES AZ Magazine captures the uniqueness of Zak's Chocolate.

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​​​​​​​OUR STORY...ON THE COVER of Chocolate Connoisseur Magazine.

"Embracing old methods and new flavors to go beyond commercial chocolate."

We are honored to be featured in Edible Phoenix, Summer 2017 edition. Click here for full article 

Zak’s Chocolate was named a 2017 Good Food Awards Winner in the Confections Category for its Cacao Nib Caramel.

We are proud and honored to be the first Arizona winner in the Confections Category and only the second winner ever from Arizona. 

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We are so very proud of this award. It is very exciting that more and more people are discovering and recognizing what real chocolate is all about. And, that real chocolate is a real food

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100 Tastemakers — 

members of our local culinary community who help shape the way we eat, drink, and think about food in Phoenix.

Some you'll know, and for others, it'll be a first introduction, but each person on our list deserves a nod for helping make our city so delicious.

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“We pay a lot more for the beans, but there are fine flavors and there’s a relationship and sustainability factor,” says Jim Elitzak, co-owner with wife Maureen of Zak’s Chocolate in Scottsdale.

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Just six months into our new venture, we are very excited and proud to have been Named Best Chocolate in Metro-Phoenix 2015 by Phoenix New Times.

Thanks to Phoenix New Times and Chow Bella Blog for recognizing our craft.