Photo credit: Jason McRobbie It’s been a whirlwind couple of months in chocolate land, least of which was the launch of The Chocolate Tasting Kit. I’ve kicked off with a few events in Vancouver, notably with a well-attended launch last week. Thanks to everyone who came out and made the...
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Announcing The Chocolate Tasting Kit!
The Fedex man arrived on an otherwise ordinary Thursday afternoon. I signed for the package: rigid items inside a flabby, floppy padded bag. A quick glance at the sender label told me it was from Chronicle Books, a publisher in San Francisco. Scratch that. MY publisher in San Francisco. It...
Meet the Maker: Cameron Ring of Dandelion Chocolate
Cameron Ring comes from a technology background, but he’s ended up in chocolate. And why not? At Dandelion’s new shop in San Francisco, you can watch them make the chocolate while sipping a hot or cold chocolate (with homemade marshmallows, naturally) or snacking on one of their baked goods. If...
The Case for Specialty Chocolate Shops
On Market Street in San Francisco’s financial district, a yellow sign outside Fog City News proclaims, “Yes really: 200 amazing chocolate bars to choose from!” Beneath it, a clipart finger points into the store. Follow it and you’ll find yourself in another world. “We’re like a wine store for chocolate....
Meet the Maker: Gary Guittard of Guittard Chocolate Company
I’ve experienced a cinematic sort of speechlessness precisely twice in my life: once when I was 16 and met Shirley Manson, frontwoman of the band Garbage, and in 2011 when I met Gary Guittard at the winter meeting of the Fine Chocolate Industry Association. I’m pretty sure I introduced myself...