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
Chocolite Vegan Sweets
Chocolates for a healthy, sustainable lifestyle
Block o’ choc
Walk around a world of chocolate in half a mile or less
VB Fine Chocolates
Fashionable collections of chocolate
Stock up for the holidays
The 2023 Fall Holiday Chocolate Salon was held 11/19 in Golden Gate Park
Xocolate & Confections
Second location of an East Bay chocolatier’s house-made, local, and global chocolate including a selection of made-at-the-source bars and hard candies from around the world
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?
Shekoh Confections Café – closed
Luxury chocolates in Palo Alto now include a café option
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
Dandelion Chocolate – Fillmore Street
A popup turned permanent in Pacific Heights for your micro-batch bean to bar shopping
Andronico’s Community Market – Shattuck
Local grocery chain that carries a few local chocolate selections
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
