Author Archives: cacaopod

About cacaopod
Ronnie, an artist, designer, & chocolate enthusiast, lives in Oakland, CA.Free online class: Bean-to-Bar at home
March 17, 2016Calling all Mad Scientists, Cocoa Nuts and Do-It-Yourselfers.
Posted in Featured, Front page, Recipes
A Lousy excuse to talk about chocolate
March 15, 2016Chocolate, chocolate everywhere, and not a bite we’ll eat.
Posted in Chocolate by the Bay, Featured, Front page
Scharffen Berger posters for a steal
August 20, 2014Act quickly and get this beautiful poster for only $1.
Posted in Featured, Local chocolate, Miscellaneous chocolate information
Drawn to Chocolate
April 18, 2014The Sketchbook Project and Brooklyn chocolatier Mast Brothers team up for a limited edition chocolate bar with a wrapper that you can decorate with your own artwork.
Posted in American chocolate, Featured, News, Outside the Bay Area
Jade’s Blast from the Past
November 18, 2011Everything, including time travel, is better with chocolate.
Posted in Local chocolate, Peninsula chocolate, Review
Chocolate by the numbers
October 4, 2010I’ve always had a tenuous relationship with numbers. In their raw form, numbers often leave me feeling confused and empty. But when numbers and figures are turned into charts and graphs (given form, if you will), I get it. They become something I can sink my teeth into. I recently came across this novel chocolate pie chart with segments made …
Posted in American chocolate, Outside the Bay Area
The non-denominational treat
March 31, 2010Move over, chocolate Easter bunny. There’s another spring celebration that’s getting into the chocolate spirit.
Posted in Chocolate around the World, News, Outside the Bay Area
Chocolate – As I live and breathe
March 2, 2010Everything goes better with chocolate — even breathing.
Posted in Chocolate around the World, News, Outside the Bay Area, Paris chocolate, Update