Tag Archives: San Francisco

Tisano Chocolate Tea – Review


  Tisano and their chocolate tea were on my radar before I hit the floor of the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco.  I was intrigued by the “chocolate tea” after reading a brief summary of the Tisano company. I … Continue reading

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TCHO Chocolate Review


I’ve followed and tasted TCHO since they started with their “Beta” versions of their chocolate.  They say many things on their website and in their marketing and have a lot of smooth talk. “TCHO is where technology meets chocolate; where Silicon … Continue reading

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Nosh This


I was in San Francisco for the Fancy Food Show recently and came across something unexpected.  There was a small food fair at the local church to raise money for charity so we headed on over.  We didn’t know what … Continue reading

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To Conch or Not To Conch


The SF Chocolate Salon brought out a lot of questions.  Besides the question about white sugar, which we talked in this post, people also wanted to know what is conching?  Original Beans lists conching information right on their label so … Continue reading

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Everyone’s a Critic…


We were at the SF Chocolate Salon this past weekend.  Spring has definitely arrived.  The weather was gorgeous during our ride up the coast and our stay in the city.  The day of the Salon is a beautiful, cool, sunny … Continue reading

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SF Chocolate Salon – Booth #33


Where will you be Saturday March 20th?  Drexelius Chocolates will be at Booth #33 at the San Francisco Chocolate Salon.  We are hosting Original Beans at our booth so come on by to say hi, get a taste of this … Continue reading

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Crepe o Chocolat – San Francisco


So we are walking around San Francisco one beautiful afternoon.  We dodged the impending rain.  Instead, Mother Nature has decided to give us a cool, sunny winter day.  As we stroll along the shops around Union Square we see a … Continue reading

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LA Chocolate Salon Awards – 2009


Congratulations to all the participants and winners of the 2009 LA Chocolate Salon.  The show was held in a larger space this year, which allowed more chocolate to be enjoyed…hooray! Taking five of the top awards was Amano Chocolate: Best … Continue reading

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Jade Chocolates – Mahal


Jade Chocolates is a new chocolate company in San Francisco, California, which opened their doors in January of 2008.  Their bars were all interesting, but I decided on the Mahal, which is a 72% blended dark chocolate with ylang ylang, … Continue reading

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Frascati’s Bread Pudding


This year the Fourth of July happened to fall on a weekend, which gave some of us a three-day holiday…Yipeeeee!  To celebrate, I ventured off to one of my favorite nearby cities –> San Francisco.  While there I explored some hidden treasures … Continue reading

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