Zocalisa Fine Chocolates

Specialties

Fine chocolates and gelato; birthday gifts; hostess gifts; corporate gifts; weddings; showers; events.

History

Established in 2014.

The concept of Zocalisa™ began as the brainchild of Jeff and Alissa Dickey during their 25^th wedding anniversary trip to Costa Rica. Over breakfast coffee, the owner of a bed and breakfast where they stayed was discussing cacao bean sourcing with another guest and the Dickeys became intrigued with the idea of producing high quality artisan chocolate. They began learning how to make chocolate and Jeff is now a chocolatier, graduate of Ecole Chocolat.

The name Zocalisa™ (zo-​cah-​LEE-​sa) is a contraction of the Mayan word for chocolate, xocalati (pronounced zocalati) and a variant spelling of Alissa’s name. When Alissa was in Costa Rica on an adventure tour, the Serendipity guides would congratulate her after a successful rafting run, rappel, or other activity by calling out «ah — LEE — sa!!». In the Dickey household, the nickname has stuck. Zocalisa™ is their next big adventure, so Jeff and Alissa decided to incorporate it in the concept.

Meet the Business Owner

Jeff and Alissa D.

Business Owner

The concept of Zocalisa began as the brainchild of Jeff and Alissa Dickey during their 25^th wedding anniversary adventure tour to Costa Rica. Over breakfast coffee, the owner of a bed and breakfast where they stayed was discussing sourcing cacao beans with another guest. The Dickeys became intrigued with the idea of producing high quality artisan chocolate. They began learning how to make fine chocolate and Jeff is now a professional chocolatier, graduate of Ecole Chocolat.

The name Zocalisa (zoh-​cah-​LEE-​sa) is a contraction of the Mayan word for chocolate xocolatl (zoh-​coh-​LA-​tee-​ell) and a variant spelling of Alissa’s name. While on the Costa Rican adventure tour, the Serendipity guides would congratulate her after a successful rafting run, rappel, or other activity by calling out «ah-​LEE-​sa!!» In the Dickey household, the nickname has stuck. Zocalisa is their next big adventure, so Jeff and Alissa decided to incorporate it in the concept.