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

Category: Outside the Bay Area

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

Published 31 August, 2023

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

Published 13 July, 2023

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)

Published 20 June, 2023

White chocolate gems

A few little delights were discovered in this year’s competition

Published 4 June, 2023

Refined sugar

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

Published 31 May, 2023

Wait for it

Patience can be a virtue with some chocolate tastings

Published 16 December, 2022

Best bars of 2022

Not drinking establishments, but there was a lot of fermentation in the entries

Published 27 June, 2022

No drama competition

A competition I used to dread has become comfortable, even enjoyable

Published 16 June, 2022