Cocoa & Spice

Cocoa & Spice Handcrafted chocolates and confections. Made in Charlottesville, VA We specialize in handcrafted chocolates, confections, and drinking chocolate.

Cocoa & Spice is a chocolate business located next to FIREFLY Restaurant in Charlottesville, VA. All of our products are handmade to order in small batches. Meet the Chocolatier - Jennifer Mowad
Jennifer is a graduate of the Ecole Chocolat Professional Chocolatier Program and apprenticed at East Van Roasters in Vancouver, Canada. Prior to her training as a Chocolatier, Jennifer attended Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, PA, earning a B.S. in Marketing and a M.S. in Instructional Technology. In July 2008, Jennifer relocated from Belleville, NJ to Charlottesville, VA to work for the Institute for Shipboard Education. She has worked in the hospitality industry for over 20 years in a variety of capacities and embraces the value of customer service and creating a warm, welcoming environment for customers.

Funeral services for my brother are listed below. Yesterday we created some picture boards, including a collection of th...
08/30/2026

Funeral services for my brother are listed below. Yesterday we created some picture boards, including a collection of thank you cards from his high school students over the years. I'll be giving a eulogy on Monday.

Visitation
- Sunday, August 30, 2026, 2-6pm
- Monday, August 31, 2026, 8:30-9:30am
Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home
585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ

Episcopal Funeral Mass
- Monday, August 31, 2026, 10:30 AM
Grace Church, 950 Broad St, Newark, NJ

Burial
- Monday, August 31, 2026
Holy Cross Cemetery 340 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ

Thank you for all of your kindness during this difficult time 💜

Dear Cocoa & Spice Community,My brother passed away yesterday unexpectedly. I'm sharing this here because I no longer ha...
08/26/2026

Dear Cocoa & Spice Community,

My brother passed away yesterday unexpectedly. I'm sharing this here because I no longer have a personal social media account and consider you all to be a part of my extended family.

He is a big part of why Cocoa & Spice exists - helping me win a bike by selling the most chocolate bars in grade school, encouraging me to travel the world and always being an educator (quizzing me while on a fun trip to Costa Rica together), and buying me a chocolate book full of wonderful recipes when I first started the business. Our relationship had some challenges for several years, but we recently reconnected and had planned to take my mom out to dinner last night.

On top of all of this, my mother was also recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and Ron and I were planning together on how best to support her. She'll be starting treatment in about 2 weeks.

Cocoa & Spice has been in hibernation for most of the Summer because of my initial AC maintenance issue. At this time the hibernation will continue for an undetermined amount of time. My plan was to re-open the retail store in October, but I'm not sure how realistic that is right now. I need some time to grieve, be with my family, and sort things out before I can figure out next steps. As I type this I'm in NJ, but will be heading back to Charlottesville this afternoon for a few days before heading back up for the funeral.

Thank you for understanding and all the love and support you have shown me for 11+ years.

Phin and I are all set-up at the Dominic Fike concert at the Ting Pavilion. We have some refreshing beverages and delici...
08/19/2026

Phin and I are all set-up at the Dominic Fike concert at the Ting Pavilion. We have some refreshing beverages and delicious desserts available from both Cocoa & Spice and FIREFLY Restaurant!

- Iced Drinking Chocolate
- Pomegranate Punch
- Raspberry Iced Tea

- Triple Chocolate Chunk Brownies
- Vegan/Gluten-Free Brownies
- Chocolate Dipped Frozen Bananas
- Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Oreo Cheesecake
- Chocolate Mousse Pie (V/GF)

Ting Pavilion Firefly Restaurant & Game Room

Did you know a warm brownie sundae featuring our triple chocolate chunk brownie is available at FIREFLY Restaurant?!? It...
07/13/2026

Did you know a warm brownie sundae featuring our triple chocolate chunk brownie is available at FIREFLY Restaurant?!? It's a great way to get your Cocoa & Spice chocolate fix while the retail shop is still closed.

Quick update... the HVAC was fixed a few weeks ago, but we did lose lots of product when it broke in early June - almost $4,000 worth 😓. Production for most of our products is still on pause while we sort a few things out.

The good news, we haven't stopped making our brownie, which is always available at the restaurant 🤤

Thanks for your continued support!
💜 Cocoa

It turns out our AC unit is 30+ years old and just can't keep the chocolate cool enough during these warm days 😢 The uni...
06/05/2026

It turns out our AC unit is 30+ years old and just can't keep the chocolate cool enough during these warm days 😢

The unit will need to be replaced, so we're going to keep the shop closed until that happens, hopefully within the next 2 weeks.

In the meantime, you can always find our delicious brownie at FIREFLY! I will also add some of our bean to bar chocolate bars and a few other items near the host stand.

Just remember it's going to be really warm this weekend, don't leave it in the car!

Thanks to for coming up with a plan to keep the chocolate safe 😋

Happy Mother's Day! Check out for a fun photo of my mom eating a sandwich at FIREFLY Restaurant!!The shop is open until...
05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day! Check out for a fun photo of my mom eating a sandwich at FIREFLY Restaurant!!

The shop is open until 4:00 p.m. today. It was a pretty eventful week at the restaurant and unfortunately I wasn't open as much as I wanted to be right before Mother's Day.

Here now if you need anything and I'll have some chocolate boxes available at FIREFLY during the week if you need any graduation presents!

We're all set up at the Eco Fair at the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont. We'll be here from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with...
04/18/2026

We're all set up at the Eco Fair at the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont. We'll be here from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with desserts from Cocoa & Spice and FIREFLY Restaurant. We also have our Iced Drinking Chocolate, and Pomegranate Punch.

Our cups, lids, straws, and spoons are all compostable!

We are set up next to Revolutionary Soup, so grab a sandwich or soup, and some dessert before checking out all of the other amazing vendors!!



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Happy Friday! I've been working with Intern Arthur all week to introduce him to the chocolate making process. He's an 8t...
04/03/2026

Happy Friday! I've been working with Intern Arthur all week to introduce him to the chocolate making process. He's an 8th grader from Mountain Montessori, completing a week-long internship that ends today.

Please join us at Cocoa & Spice from 11am to 3pm today to sample the product he made! It's a 68% dark chocolate bar made with cacao beans from Cusco, Peru. We have a single origin bar with no inclusions added, and one that includes cinnamon, Chipotle chili, lemon and smoked salt.

Enter via the second red door on Market Street, the bar area of FIREFLY Restaurant, or the double doors in the back parking lot, in between Plenty Cville and JBird Supply coffee shop.


Our new tempering machine has arrived...hoping it lasts 10+ years like its predecessor!!Production has been on hold this...
03/24/2026

Our new tempering machine has arrived...hoping it lasts 10+ years like its predecessor!!

Production has been on hold this past month to focus on some things at and while I waited for this machine to arrive. The store will continue to stay closed this week, and will reopen next week so we can host our annual intern from Mountaintop Montessori.

I"ll be teaching the intern the cacao making process and this time we'll be using cacao beans from Cusco, Peru. A place I was fortunate to visit over 20 years ago. Excited to see how the chocolate turns out! Keep an eye out for a chocolate tasting event with our intern, next Friday, April 3rd, 12-3pm.

03/02/2026

I promise I'll post chocolate content once the contest is over!

Address

1304 E Market Street, Suite E
Charlottesville, VA
22902

Opening Hours

Thursday 11am - 3pm
Friday 11am - 3pm
Saturday 11am - 3pm
Sunday 11am - 3pm

Telephone

+14343265978

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