{"id":6396,"date":"2014-12-18T14:54:49","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T22:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/?p=6396"},"modified":"2024-12-16T12:33:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T20:33:49","slug":"claudio-coralloalegio-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chocolatebythebay.com\/magazine\/listingssfba\/claudio-coralloalegio-chocolate\/","title":{"rendered":"Claudio Corallo\/Alegio Chocolat\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alegio\u2019s store in Palo Alto focuses on Claudio Corallo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

522 Bryant Street, Palo Alto<\/h4>\n

SF Peninsula DIY Tour Stop<\/a>
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Pure chocolate<\/h2>\n

\"bean\"Chocolate<\/a>Alegio Chocolat\u00e9<\/a>, <\/strong>which opened in 2006 and had their own line of truffles originally, sells the unique chocolate crafted by Claudio Corallo, for whom they are his only US distributor.<\/p>\n

Claudio Corallo is a tree-to-bar maker who maintains more control than anybody we\u2019ve ever heard of before over the entire process, starting from growing the cacao trees on his own plantation\u00a0on a small island off the coast of west Africa. He even grows most of his flavoring ingredients, such as coffee beans, alcohol and oranges, then processes his chocolate slowly, but minimally.<\/p>\n

The results are worth the effort, including a 100% chocolate (0% sugar) bar that isn\u2019t bitter as you would expect, but more savory.<\/p>\n

Alegio offers regular chocolate-tasting \u201ctours\u201d of Claudio Corallo chocolate. If you\u2019re into chocolate beyond just enjoying it, they are fun and very educational about a unique chocolatier.<\/p>\n

CBTB Tip:<\/h4>\n

Alegio often offers Groupons for chocolate tastings.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 3\/2019: Alegio Chocolat\u00e9\u2019s other location in Berkeley has closed.<\/p>\n

Read more on CBTB:<\/h3>\n