Author: CBTB’s Chocolatte
A writer/designer, Nancy lives in Oakland with Ronnie (AKA cacaopod), her husband of many years & fellow chocolate enthusiast.
Craft chocolate party
This experience was so huge it took me months to digest
Published 10 October, 2024
Winning 2024 bars & “barks”
Good to excellent single origin and inclusion bars — plus one bar masquerading as a bark
Published 19 July, 2024
Chocolate surprises
Life is unpredictable — so were the entries in this year’s vegan chocolate competition
Published 19 July, 2024
RIP: Martha Shibata, original CBTB chocolateer
Looking back, it seems like she started everything
Published 28 June, 2024
White chocolate experts
I’m not trying to butter anyone up but some of this year’s white chocolate competitors were lapping the field
Published 6 June, 2024
Toffee talk
Is bigger better? This year’s toffee competition had me pulling out a ruler
Published 5 June, 2024
A month of chocolate
Sign up now for any or all of this month’s plethora of chocolate events
Published 4 June, 2024
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
Published 14 May, 2024
Experience craft chocolate at the Craft Chocolate Experience
This multi-day event returned to SFBA after a long hiatus
Published 18 April, 2024
Caffeinated chocolates
You got chocolate in my coffee! You got coffee in my chocolate!
Published 15 April, 2024
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
