Chocolate maker (and coffee roaster) earns bean-to-bar accolades from his Grandview base

Chocolate maker (and coffee roaster) earns bean-to-bar accolades from his Grandview base

Kansas City has plenty of confectioners, but it’s rare to find true bean-to-bar work, Mike King said. That distinction makes Encore Coffee and Chocolate’s process both resourceful and extraordinary. “There’s only a few of us that are making our own chocolate,” said King, founder of Grandview-built Encore Coffee and Chocolate. “I consider myself a chocolate maker, which is starting from the raw ingredients and making the base chocolate.” Using hi…