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

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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)

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Tea time @ Jade

Make reservations for a unique fun experience in an iconic SF location

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Tiny House Chocolate

A bean-to-bar maker with roots in Brazil keeps it simple with as few ingredients as possible but also intriguing

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Refined sugar

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

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PureGoodies

Toffee that comes with its own family tree

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Treat yourself

Visually appealing and tasty bars make good gifts for everybody — why not for yourself?

Chocolate Easter eggs

Egg-citing times

This year’s spring Chocolate Salon was focused on Easter in a big way

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1.2.3 Chocolat

If you can’t get to France yourself 1.2.3 Chocolat can make you feel like you are there