Cocoa butter’s scarcity reflected in competition
A small but extravagant competition this year
Published 25 May, 2025
Complete Chocolate Lover’s Guide for the San Francisco Bay Area
A small but extravagant competition this year
Published 25 May, 2025
This blog focuses on SFBA chocolate, but we review chocolate from other places too. We compile single worth-a-mention-chocolate reviews into articles for our recurring “Out of Towners” series
Published 3 April, 2025
Samples, samples everywhere, much more than I could eat
Published 2 February, 2025
“Playful flavor adventures” await in the world of Japanese candies and snacks — or up your experience with some recommended SFBA replacements
Published 26 December, 2024
Looks like somebody took the saying — a good cup of sipping chocolate is like drinking a bar of chocolate — literally
Published 12 December, 2024
This blog focuses on SFBA chocolate, but we review chocolate from other places too. We compile single worth-a-mention-chocolate reviews into articles for our recurring “Out of Towners” series
Published 20 November, 2024
Good to excellent single origin and inclusion bars — plus one bar masquerading as a bark
Published 19 July, 2024
Life is unpredictable — so were the entries in this year’s vegan chocolate competition
Published 19 July, 2024
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
Is bigger better? This year’s toffee competition had me pulling out a ruler
Published 5 June, 2024
The newest chocolate option on College Avenue in Oakland sells an iconic Belgian chocolate brand
Published 8 February, 2024