Complete Chocolate Lover’s Guide for the San Francisco Bay Area

Chocolate surprises

Life is unpredictable — so were the entries in this year’s vegan chocolate competition

bar of white chocolate

White chocolate experts

I’m not trying to butter anyone up but some of this year’s white chocolate competitors were lapping the field

Measuring big slab of toffee with a ruler

Toffee talk

Is bigger better? This year’s toffee competition had me pulling out a ruler

Chocolate Salon entrance

It takes a neighborhood

With a familiar layout and bustling crowd, the 2024 SF International Chocolate Salon seemed like a super trendy neighborhood and inspired me to ask my own neighbors to help a chocolate taster out