One chocolatier's journey to salvation through creation

Everything tastes better with a good story

I was sitting in Singapore airport when I turned to my partner and said something that surprised us both: "I want to be a chocolatier, and the company will be called Trufflus." I had no idea where that came from, but it felt right.

I'd spent decades in software, and frankly, it was killing me slowly. The corporate world just didn't fit anymore. What started as a wild idea in an airport became the beginning of completely rebuilding my life around something I actually cared about.

Learning as I go

Chocolate chose me as much as I chose it. Everything I know, I've taught myself - every technique, every recipe, every mistake that led to a breakthrough. Working with chocolate demands presence and patience. You can't rush tempering. You can't fake precision. The work requires you to show up completely.

That daily practice of creation became something more than just making confections. Each piece I craft represents not just skill, but growth. The process of turning base chocolate into something beautiful became my way of figuring out who I wanted to become.

Why it matters

I practice meditation daily, and I've found that working with chocolate has the same quality - that focused presence where everything else falls away. Both require letting go of the mental noise and trusting the process.

This is what makes Trufflus different. These aren't just chocolates made by someone who happens to be technically skilled. They're made by someone for whom the work itself matters deeply. Someone who found their purpose in the daily practice of creating something beautiful.

The story continues

When you taste our chocolate, you're part of an ongoing story about transformation and finding your path. You're supporting someone who discovered it's never too late to completely change direction and build a life around what actually matters.

Because everything does taste better with a good story. And this one's still being written, one bonbon at a time.