Stella’s Confectionery

Complete Chocolate Lover’s Guide for the San Francisco Bay Area

A few good bars

When the call for entries went out for this year’s chocolate bar competition, many chocolate makers answered the call but few were chosen (by me)

Published 20 June, 2023

White chocolate gems

A few little delights were discovered in this year’s competition

Published 4 June, 2023

Refined sugar

A trend in this year’s toffee competition was recipe tweaks

Published 31 May, 2023

Ooey gooey rich & chewy

The 2022 luxury caramels competition hit all those notes

Published 16 December, 2022

Best bars of 2022

Not drinking establishments, but there was a lot of fermentation in the entries

Published 27 June, 2022

Through thick & thin

I was judge and jury in the month of May

Published 2 June, 2022

Chocolate optional competition

Not to worry: There was still plenty of chocolate to judge

Published 22 December, 2021

Top-notch toffee

Plenty of buttery, crunchy, nutty & chocolatey choices this year

Published 23 July, 2021

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