‘We want to change the world’
Astoria business focuses on fair trade treats
trips across the U.S. and have been insepa-
rable since.
Astoria is now a chocolate town, too.
Last Christmas at a family gathering in
New local company Genesis Chocolates
Bend, Cordova made holiday truffles that
makes handmade artisan truf-
reminded Sforcina of the
fles with bold flavors.
chocolate he grew up with in
Brisbane, Queensland.
The company borrows
‘IT CAN BE
“It was the best chocolate
its name from the chocolat-
HEALTHY
ier, Genesis Cordova, who
I ever had,” said Sforcina.
BUT IT CAN
launched the business last
Then his entrepreneurial
ALSO
BE FUN
summer with her partner,
spirit kicked in, and he said,
AND MAYBE
Lachlan Sforcina. Cordova
“Let’s make chocolate!”
“It was one of those funny
worked at a major indepen-
A LITTLE
dent chocolate company for
moments in your life,” said
NAUGHTY.’
several years.
Cordova, “when you realize
Genesis Cordova,
“I’ve always liked baking
your true potential.”
co-founder of Genesis
and never thought of myself
After a stint in Portland
Chocolates
as being super into choco-
and a search for a home up
late,” said Cordova. “But I
and down the coast, the duo
fell in love with it. I fell in
finally landed in Astoria in
love with the creative aspect of it, I fell in
August and set out to pursue their dream.
love with the challenge.”
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The duo met while taking pandemic road
BY PETER KORCHNAK
GIFTSFROMTHECOAST
ABOVE: A dark chocolate matcha chocolate created
by Genesis Chocolates. BELOW: Astoria’s Genesis Chocolates offers a
holiday box that includes bourbon butterscotch, pumpkin creme brulee,
raspberry liqueur and dark chocolate peppermint truffles.
Peter Korchnak
Lachlan Sforcina and Genesis Cordova display a batch of fresh chocolate truffles.
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