Today, in our winter term class we had a late morning start after a long and educational two days of baking at the King Arthur Flour Company.  We had more of a low-key class, as no new material was introduced, but we reexamined some of the field trips as well as shows, documentaries, and articles we have studied.  A lot of our discussion today centered on bad practices in the chocolate industry.  We had all picked articles to read about the chocolate industry and today we shared our articles with the class.  The amount of child labor and slavery in the chocolate industry, specifically in cacao farms on the western coast of Africa is atrocious.  While on the topic of child labor and slavery we learned about a site called Slavery Footprint, which is a survey to measure how many of the items you own were made somehow by slaves.  We also discussed our favorite parts of the King Arthur trip, which seemed to be making cinnamon rolls and baguettes both awesome experiences.  We also touched back on our trip to Formaggio and our new found love for cheese.  Finally, we rapped class up with a discussion about the brutally intense MOF competition and how different it is from American culture and our past readings from the Zingermans book about the difference in good/bad breads and pastas.  Overall, it was a good day to review some of the material we have covered and have a meaningful conversation about our experiences so far in the course.