Some exciting news…last Friday, Leslie Sbrocco, host of the new food and wine segment on KQED 9’s This Week in Northern California (you may also know her from Check, Please! Bay Area), invited me and another Bay Area Bites blogger, Thy Tran, to chat with her about celebrating the food and traditions of the Lunar [...]

Not off my toffee kick yet! Poco Dolce brings a grown-up spin on the classic treat with flavors that are sophisticated and exceptional.
Their Toffee Square Sampler is comprised of four different flavors, each hand-cut into one inch squares and coated in bittersweet chocolate: Sea Salt, Burnt Caramel, Super Chile, and Double Shot Toffee.
Maybe [...]

Brandini Toffee tastes like it was made by your sweet little grandma-ma…buttery, comforting, and chock full of love. All true, except for the grandma-ma part. Quite the opposite in fact, the company was started by (then) high school freshmen, Brandon Weimer and Leah Post, in order to raise money for a school trip [...]

Congrats to last week’s giveaway winners! Dskco will be enjoying her Honeysuckle and Clover EMBER from JimmyJane…
Valrhona’s decadent Degustation Grands Crus & Equinoxe Collection Box will hopefully be just the thing Les needs to help her heal her broken ankle quickly…
and Michelle will be receiving gift certificates to enjoy this week’s inaugural Sonoma County Restaurant [...]

Today I have something really special: Fran’s Gray & Smoked Salt Caramels.
For those who know…oh, you know. For those who have yet to experience the heavenly bliss that is Fran’s Chocolates…you just have not lived until you put one of these salted caramels in your mouth.
These [...]

Since 1922, Valrhona has produced chocolate couverture in the middle of the famous vineyards of Tain l’Hermitage in the Rhone Valley, France. The company’s tradition of creativity, expertise in taste and a strict adherence to traditional chocolate-making methods has earned them quite the reputation amongst the world’s most demanding pastry chefs, chocolatiers, and connoisseurs.
I [...]

“Absinthe was long banned for its tendency to loosen morals (and undergarments), making it an irresistible muse for our latest confection.” - Jimmyjane
After reading this description for Jimmyjane’s new Special Edition massage oil candle, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to do this giveaway for Valentine’s Day. After all, Lick My Spoon is about all [...]

Congrats, Anna!!!!!!
You’ve won Antoine Amrani’s stunning Chocolate Lovers Tower!
It’s kind of awesome when people you know read your blog and better yet, win stuff from it Anna writes a fun blog called Positively Anna, where the glass is always half full. Love her track of the day and her list [...]

I sometimes judge a book by its cover.
When I caught sight of Antoine Amrani’s beautifully designed (not to mention carbon neutral, manufactured from wind energy, and made with 100% recycled material) boxes of chocolates, I was smitten by the modern, fun, and feminine sensibility of the chartreuse curlicues and espresso brown packaging. [...]

Ryan E, Congratulations!
Looks like you and Aphrodite Delight were just meant to be. Socola Chocolatier will provide the choco lovin’…you’re on your own for that really sweet note to your wife though