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

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Death [march] by chocolate

Walk a mile in my shoes — or 6.2 miles in my sister’s case — with stops for chocolate along the way

The Xocolate Bar – Rockridge

Second location of this East Bay chocolatier’s house-made, local, and global chocolate including a selection of made-at-the-source bars

Vegan converts

To be a vegan is a big commitment to a mindful way of eating. So what does it mean when a big company switches its entire product line to only vegan chocolate?

It ain’t easy being green

A round of applause please for the chocolate makers and chocolatiers going the extra mile to make vegan chocolate that tastes as good as the original

A few good bars

When the call for entries went out for this year’s chocolate bar competition, many chocolate makers answered the call but few were chosen (by me)

Tea time @ Jade

Make reservations for a unique fun experience in an iconic SF location

Tiny House Chocolate

A bean-to-bar maker with roots in Brazil keeps it simple with as few ingredients as possible but also intriguing

Refined sugar

A trend in this year’s toffee competition was recipe tweaks