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

The New SFBA Chocolate Scene

Something good happened in the last 5 years in the local chocolate scene — lots more places to buy and enjoy great chocolate

Published 10 April, 2024

SOMA stroll

If you’re anything like me you believe chocolate is always a good reason for a walk

Published 27 March, 2024

Binging with Charles

Quality TV viewing needs some quality chocolate to go with it

Published 19 February, 2024

That’s different

Try these caramels described by their makers as “for a different experience from the traditional” and “caramel like you’ve never experienced it before”

Published 8 February, 2024

TIL…

How to make hot chocolate taste even better

Published 31 January, 2024

Good and plenty

So many good entries in this year’s caramel competition

Published 28 December, 2023

Bonbon anniversaire!

Time flies when you’re having fun — it’s been 2 years already since Michael’s Chocolates took over the other-chocolatier-named-Michael’s Oakland space and lots has been happening there since

Published 20 December, 2023

Blue bird of happiness

Now that Twitter is no more — having been literally X-ed out by its owner — its iconic blue bird has disappeared too. Luckily there’s another blue bird out there that will attract your interest —if your interests include chocolate.

Published 29 November, 2023

The Out of Towners, Fall 2023 edition

This blog focuses on SFBA chocolate, but we like to review chocolate from other places too. We compile single worth-a-mention-bar reviews into articles for our recurring “Out of Towners” series

Published 7 November, 2023