RIP: Martha Shibata, original CBTB chocolateer
Looking back, it seems like she started everything
Javier Confectionery + Preston’s Candies & Ice Cream
Hero chocolatier rescued a 75-year-old local candy shop from closing
Socola Chocolatier – SFO
Fly with Harriet — Socola’s flying alpaca mascot — out of SFO
Winning 2024 bars & “barks”
Good to excellent single origin and inclusion bars — plus one bar masquerading as a bark
Chocolate surprises
Life is unpredictable — so were the entries in this year’s vegan chocolate competition
Raxakoul Coffee & Cheese
This charming little shop offers so much chocolate I’m surprised it isn’t in their name.
White chocolate experts
I’m not trying to butter anyone up but some of this year’s white chocolate competitors were lapping the field
Toffee talk
Is bigger better? This year’s toffee competition had me pulling out a ruler
A month of chocolate
Sign up now for any or all of this month’s plethora of chocolate events
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
Patisserie Angelica
Step into a classic French patisserie in Wine Country
Experience craft chocolate at the Craft Chocolate Experience
This multi-day event returned to SFBA after a long hiatus
