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\u00a0next to their names in our blog.<\/p>\nWhen we chocolateers (chocolate cheerleaders) at CBTB discover outstanding local chocolatiers, we like to recognize them and tell everybody about them. As a five-member group, we periodically get together and award \u201ccups\u201d to chocolatiers who make chocolates we think people will love. Chocolatiers who rate 3 or more cups by CBTB are denoted by \u00a0next to their names in our blog.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Socola makes a wide range of truffles, bars, and confections, many using Asian flavors. We especially like their big eye-catching bars liberally studded with whole nuts, freeze dried fruits, and other inclusions. They have a knack for incorporating non-traditional flavors and making them work, such as their durian and sriracha truffles. And don\u2019t miss out on anything they make with matcha.<\/p>\n
Online, at their factory store at\u00a0535 Folsom St. in SF, and at special events.<\/p>\n
High quality chocolate with locally sourced (as much as possible) ingredients handmade into little gems. Also barks, bars, and special seasonal items. Stand-outs include Fennel Pollen, Passion Fruit, Lavender, and Sunflower Seed Praline.<\/p>\n
Online and at their store,\u00a06525 Washington St., Yountville (Napa Valley).<\/p>\n
Hand-made, hand-decorated bonbons, truffles and liquid caramels. Check their website<\/a> for events and locations where you can buy them.<\/p>\n You can\u2019t miss with any of the flavors, but if available, try the Fig & Walnut and Peanut Butter Cups.<\/p>\n Online, in some local stores, and at special events.<\/p>\n We like everything we\u2019ve ever tasted by Recchiuti. From truffles to dipped fruits to baked goods \u2014 whatever they are selling, we\u2019re buying.<\/p>\n One Ferry Building: Shop #30, online, and at many specialty food stores in CA and across the US.<\/p>\n Classic hand-shaped truffles in a variety of flavors.<\/p>\n In-store only, 754 Columbus Ave., San Francisco.<\/p>\n Hand-made truffles, caramels, barks and dipped fruits from a former farm-to-table chef. Selection changes from day to day, but highlights include truffles made with locally-sourced spirits, crunchy nut praline truffles, and unusual ingredients like quince. They also offer workshops.<\/p>\n Online and in-store, 539 Bryant St., Palo Alto (SF Peninsula).<\/p>\n Beautiful, shiny hand-made truffles and caramels, plus bars and dragees. Truffle collections change seasonally, and they have the best salted almond chocolate bars around.<\/p>\n Online, in-store (3352 Grand Ave., Oakland), at special events, and in some local SFBA stores.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Outstanding local chocolatiers When we chocolateers (chocolate cheerleaders) at CBTB discover outstanding local chocolatiers, we like to recognize them and tell everybody about them. As a five-member group, we periodically … Continue reading “Recommended”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-179","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45864,"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179\/revisions\/45864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Recchiuti Confections<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a>XOX Truffles<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nchocolatiers<\/h3>\nTimothy Adams Chocolates<\/a><\/h3>\n
Michael\u2019s Chocolates<\/a><\/h3>\n