Author Archives: chocolatte

About chocolatte

A writer/designer, Nancy lives in Oakland with Ronnie, her husband of many years & fellow chocolate enthusiast.

Tasty toffees

Posted on June 16, 2019 by chocolatte

A select few toffees made the top of my list this year

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Posted in American chocolate, East Bay chocolate, Featured, Local chocolate, San Francisco chocolate

 

Do I like white chocolate?

Posted on June 12, 2019 by chocolatte

Another competition to challenge my tastebuds and assumptions

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Posted in East Bay chocolate, Featured, Front page, Listed chocolatier, San Francisco chocolate

 

Surface Bloom

Posted on June 11, 2019 by chocolatte

If your travel budget doesn’t include Paris this year…

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Posted in Featured, Front page, Listed chocolate maker, Local chocolate, San Francisco chocolate

 

Darkly different

Posted on June 7, 2019 by chocolatte

For dark chocolate lovers only

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Posted in Featured, Front page, Listed chocolatier, North Bay

 

Experiments in chocolate

Posted on May 7, 2019 by chocolatte

So much excitement to share

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Posted in East Bay chocolate, Featured, Front page, Listed chocolate maker, Listed chocolatier, Local chocolate, North Bay, Peninsula chocolate, Recommended chocolatiers, San Francisco chocolate, South Bay chocolate

 

Rarer than rubies

Posted on April 18, 2019 by chocolatte

Stalking the elusive ruby chocolate

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Posted in American chocolate, Chocolate around the World, Featured, Front page, Outside the Bay Area

 

Christopher Elbow Chocolates

Posted on March 24, 2019 by chocolatte

401 Hayes Street Hayes Valley San Francisco DIY Tour Artistan chocolate from the Mid-West Christopher Elbow Chocolates are not local, Christopher Elbow lives in Kansas City, KS, but they are still artisan and craft chocolate of the highest order. Their San Francisco location is a store and chocolate café.

Posted in D-I-Y tours, Hayes Valley SF, Listed chocolatier, Tour stop

 

Hayes Valley San Francisco

Posted on March 24, 2019 by chocolatte

In Hayes Valley, you have one artisan chocolate option, and while it’s not locally based, it’s a good option.

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Luxury bars

Posted on February 24, 2019 by chocolatte

We found high-end chocolate in an unassuming place on our last trip back East

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Posted in American chocolate, Featured, Front page, Outside the Bay Area, Review

 

Everybody go nuts!

Posted on January 21, 2019 by chocolatte

The crowd was nuts, and so was a lot of the chocolate

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Posted in East Bay chocolate, Featured, Front page, Local chocolate, North Bay, Peninsula chocolate, Recommended chocolatiers, San Francisco chocolate