{"id":577,"date":"2010-02-26T17:12:47","date_gmt":"2010-02-27T01:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/?p=577"},"modified":"2024-02-18T16:30:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T00:30:45","slug":"lets-talk-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/ourchocolatiers\/lets-talk-chocolate\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s talk chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 4 Chocolateers are going to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchocolatesalon.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2010 SF Chocolate Salon<\/a>, Mar. 20 at Fort Mason, SF. It looks like there will be a lot of chocolate to explore. Even sticking to local exhibitors only, we won&#8217;t be able to cover them all.<\/p>\n<p>But we&#8217;ll try mightily.<\/p>\n<h3>Local chocolate vendors scheduled to be at the Salon<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/sacred-chocolate-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sacred Chocolate<\/a>, <\/strong>San Rafael, raw chocolates.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/guittard-chocolate-company\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guittard Chocolate Company<\/a>, <\/strong>Burlingame, favorite local chocolate used by local candy makers.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/saratoga-chocolates\/\">Saratoga Chocolates<\/a>, <\/strong>San Francisco. Truffles, hand-dipped fruit, trail mix and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Tea Room chocolate, <\/strong>American Canyon, tea-infused chocolates.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/ghirardelli-chocolate-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ghirardelli Chocolate Company<\/a>, <\/strong>San Francisco. What the world thinks of when they hear &#8220;San Francisco chocolate.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/tcho\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TCHO<\/a>, <\/strong>San Francisco, the science of chocolate.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/neo-cocoa\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NeoCocoa<\/a>, <\/strong>San Francisco, shell-less truffles.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kikastreats.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kikas Treats<\/a>, <\/strong>San Francisco, chocolate-covered treats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CJ&#8217;s Bitz, <\/strong>Novato, chocolate-covered pretzels.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/listingssfba\/chocolatier-2\/socola-chocolatier-barista\/\">Socola Chocolatier<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/recommended\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1257\" src=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cupicon1.png\" alt=\"3-5 cup chocolatier\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a>,<\/strong> Oakland. Owned &amp; operated by 2 sisters. Known for unusual flavor combinations.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/alter-eco-foods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alter Eco Fair Trade Chocolate<\/a>,<\/strong> San Francisco, fair trade foods.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/jade-chocolates-2\/\">Jade Chocolates<\/a>, <\/strong>San Francisco.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/coco-delice\/\">Coco Delice Fine Chocolates<\/a>, <\/strong>San Francisco. Gluten-free, locally-sourced chocolates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clarine\u2019s Florentines, <\/strong>Lafayette, chocolate-covered brittle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Napa Valley Fudge Company,<\/strong> Calistoga. Handmade fudge.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/listingssfba\/chocolatier-2\/vice-chocolates-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vice Chocolates<\/a>,<\/strong> Oakland.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/listingssfba\/chocolatier-2\/dolce-bella-chocolates-cafe\/\">Dolce Bella Chocolates<\/a>,<\/strong> Saratoga. They grow a lot of their own ingredients.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Edible Love Chocolates, <\/strong>Berkeley, organic fair-trade truffles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coco-luxe Confections, <\/strong>San Francisco. Hand-down, the cutest graphics on their truffles and packaging.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sterlingconfections.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sterling Confections<\/a>,<\/strong> Redwood City. I want to check out their truffle \u201clogs.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gateau et Ganache, <\/strong>Palo Alto. Chocolates &amp; handmade marshmallows.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Poco Dolce\" href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/poco-dolce\/\">Poco Dolce<\/a>, <\/strong>San Francisco. Translation: little sweet or not too sweet.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/xox-truffles\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">XOX Truffles<\/a>, <\/strong>San Francisco. One of our <a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/recommended\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recommended chocolatiers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/listingssfba\/schoggi-imported-swiss-chocolates\/\">Schoggi Swiss Chocolates<\/a>, <\/strong>San Francisco. Imported, but local in the sense that this is their only US outlet.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.divineorganics.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Divine Organics<\/a> by Transition Nutrition, <\/strong>Novato, raw chocolates.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/her-coconess-confections\/\">Her Coconess Confections<\/a>, <\/strong>Menlo Park. Rocky Road &amp; salted caramels.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/snake-butterfly\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snake &amp; Butterfly<\/a>,<\/strong> South Bay. Organic ingredients and peanut butter cups(!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Truffles in Paradise, <\/strong>Scotts Valley. Lots of truffles that incorporate white chocolate.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/barlovento-chocolates\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barlovento Chocolates<\/a>, <\/strong>Oakland. A local leader in the farmers market chocolatier movement. Their Mayan Hot Chocolate Truffle is not to be missed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Beaux Gateaux, <\/strong>San Francisco, vegan &amp; traditional truffles and custom cakes.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/local-chocolate\/san-francisco-chocolate\/san-francisco-chocolate-factory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The San Francisco Chocolate Factory<\/a>, <\/strong>San Francisco.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A list of local chocolatiers, candy makers and other chocolate-related businesses exhibiting at the 2010 SF Chocolate Salon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,15,14,41],"tags":[353,30,35,94,17,107,105,5,98,36,62,102,97,821,7,29,229,108,4,28,360,99,281,352,26,185,110],"class_list":["post-577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-bay-chocolate","category-local-chocolate","category-ourchocolatiers","category-san-francisco-chocolate","tag-alter-eco-fair-trade-chocolate","tag-artisan","tag-barlovento","tag-chocolate-salon","tag-chocolatier","tag-coco-delice","tag-dolce-bella","tag-eastbay","tag-edible-love","tag-farmers-markets","tag-guittard","tag-her-coconess","tag-jade-chocolates","tag-neococoa","tag-oakland","tag-palo-alto","tag-poco-dolce","tag-sacred-chocolate","tag-sanfrancisco","tag-san-rafael","tag-saratoga-chocolates","tag-snake-butterfly","tag-socola-chocolatier","tag-the-tearoom-chocolate-co","tag-truffles","tag-vice-chocolates","tag-xox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=577"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41793,"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577\/revisions\/41793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}