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Chocolate of the Moment… I took this photo a couple of days ago, after my package arrived from Snake & Butterfly, and before I ate every single one of those Fig Caramels. SO delicious!! I’m happy to tell you I didn’t eat all 4 in one day. I also didn’t share them with my family…oops! ;) Snake & Butterfly, whose name I love, by the way (reminds me of Success & Chocolate!), is based in Campbell, CA. They make organic, fair-trade artisan chocolates and confections. They have a newly opened Factory & Lounge which I hope to visit in the near future.  I’m grateful to Mara, one of the owners, for noticing my blog and offering to send me their exquisite chocolates. Each of the bars is delicious, my favorite of the above 3 being the Benjamin’s 76% Blend…dark, rich, and smooth! I *have* shared the bars with my family and we each have our favorites. My 12 year old son, who LOVES spicy stuff, thinks the Cherry & Chili bar rocks! 

Chocolate of the Moment… I took this photo a couple of days ago, after my package arrived from Snake & Butterfly, and before I ate every single one of those Fig Caramels. SO delicious!! I’m happy to tell you I didn’t eat all 4 in one day. I also didn’t share them with my family…oops! ;)

Snake & Butterfly, whose name I love, by the way (reminds me of Success & Chocolate!), is based in Campbell, CA. They make organic, fair-trade artisan chocolates and confections. They have a newly opened Factory & Lounge which I hope to visit in the near future. 

I’m grateful to Mara, one of the owners, for noticing my blog and offering to send me their exquisite chocolates. Each of the bars is delicious, my favorite of the above 3 being the Benjamin’s 76% Blend…dark, rich, and smooth! I *have* shared the bars with my family and we each have our favorites. My 12 year old son, who LOVES spicy stuff, thinks the Cherry & Chili bar rocks! 

Chocolate of the Moment… Today (10/28/12) was National Chocolate Day. To celebrate, I ate some of my favorite organic ice cream: Three Twins Vanilla Chocolate Chip, topped with Recchiuti Extra-Bitter Chocolate Sauce…OMG, so sinful and delicious!!  Three Twins Ice Cream is a San Francisco Bay Area-based business… I’ve been a huge fan since they opened their first shop in 2005, in my hometown of San Rafael. The owner, Neal Gottlieb, is a cool guy who’s from New Jersey, like yours truly. He’s built up a hugely successful business, and I’m super happy for him. Recchiuti Confections belongs to San Francisco’s Michael & Jacky Recchiuti. They are known worldwide for their exquisite chocolates. Soon they will be opening Chocolate Lab, a chocolate cafe in San Francisco…I can’t wait to check that out! No doubt it’ll be as fabulous as their store in the Ferry Building. This is not a sponsored ad. I wrote this out of the goodness of my heart. Photo credit: Three Twins and Recchiuti 

Chocolate of the Moment… Today (10/28/12) was National Chocolate Day. To celebrate, I ate some of my favorite organic ice cream: Three Twins Vanilla Chocolate Chip, topped with Recchiuti Extra-Bitter Chocolate Sauce…OMG, so sinful and delicious!! 

Three Twins Ice Cream is a San Francisco Bay Area-based business… I’ve been a huge fan since they opened their first shop in 2005, in my hometown of San Rafael. The owner, Neal Gottlieb, is a cool guy who’s from New Jersey, like yours truly. He’s built up a hugely successful business, and I’m super happy for him.

Recchiuti Confections belongs to San Francisco’s Michael & Jacky Recchiuti. They are known worldwide for their exquisite chocolates. Soon they will be opening Chocolate Lab, a chocolate cafe in San Francisco…I can’t wait to check that out! No doubt it’ll be as fabulous as their store in the Ferry Building.

This is not a sponsored ad. I wrote this out of the goodness of my heart. Photo credit: Three Twins and Recchiuti 

Chocolate of the Moment… This is for my San Francisco friends… I was on Union St in SF yesterday for an acupuncture appointment, and I ended up with a parking spot RIGHT in front of Pacific Puffs… So I had to go in, right? :) Pacific Puffs has the most delicious cream puffs. Of course I chose the chocolate cream one…yum! In addition to their Union Street store, Pacific Puffs has 2 cool food trucks. This is not a sponsored ad. I wrote this out of the goodness of my heart. 

Chocolate of the Moment… This is for my San Francisco friends… I was on Union St in SF yesterday for an acupuncture appointment, and I ended up with a parking spot RIGHT in front of Pacific Puffs… So I had to go in, right? :) Pacific Puffs has the most delicious cream puffs. Of course I chose the chocolate cream one…yum! In addition to their Union Street store, Pacific Puffs has 2 cool food trucks.

This is not a sponsored ad. I wrote this out of the goodness of my heart. 


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Chocolate of the Moment… I’ve long been a fan of Green & Black’s Organic chocolate, especially their 85% bar, so when they offered to send me some samples, of course I accepted. The awesome person who sent the above samples was paying attention, and took note of the fact that I’m a dark chocolate lover, and therefore made excellent selections for me! 

2 out of my 3 kids are now dark chocolate lovers, too (my 7 year old still likes the milky stuff), so I’ve had some help doing the “sampling”. The delicious Cherry bar didn’t last long at all in my house…and the others are on their way to being gone. Thank you very much, Green & Black’s…we love your chocolate! And thank you for being Fair Trade and Organic!

Oh, and if you’re wondering how Green & Black’s got their name…I found this great explanation on their website: There never was, in fact, a Mr. Green or a Mrs. Black. The name was dreamt up by the company founders, Craig and Jo, to symbolize the true foundations of the brand: green for organic and black for the deep, rich dark brown (almost black) color of the chocolate. And so Green & Black’s was born.

Chocolate of the Moment… I’m sitting at my desk working on the next Success & Chocolate interview, snacking on TCHO Dark Chocolate covered Mango pieces. Health food, right?!  I love these little morsels, and I love the fact that they’re made in San Francisco. In fact, I bought them recently while touring their factory at Pier 17, along the Embarcadero.  I think the stainless steel container looks nice next to my iMac. :) This is not a sponsored ad. I wrote this out of the goodness of my heart. 

Chocolate of the Moment… I’m sitting at my desk working on the next Success & Chocolate interview, snacking on TCHO Dark Chocolate covered Mango pieces. Health food, right?! 

I love these little morsels, and I love the fact that they’re made in San Francisco. In fact, I bought them recently while touring their factory at Pier 17, along the Embarcadero. 

I think the stainless steel container looks nice next to my iMac. :)

This is not a sponsored ad. I wrote this out of the goodness of my heart. 

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Chocolate of the Moment… My friend Maria (@alembic on Twitter) recently went to Michigan and visited Zingerman’s Deli, who is known for their fantastic chocolate selection. Maria was kind enough to bring me home a bar of Askisosie’s Dark Chocolate + Black Licorice CollaBARation Bar. OMG…so delicious! In fact, I’m eating some as I write this post…can’t help it.

Maria and I loved this bar so much that we recently bought a kilo of broken pieces that the company had on special. That’s 2.2 pounds…1.1 lb. each…so yes, I’ve gained about a pound since that package arrived! ;)

If you like black licorice and chocolate, be sure to order or find yourself one of these bars. By the way, Askinosie is an impressive company, with eco-friendly packaging and cool corporate ethics. Read all about their awesome packaging on the blog The Dieline.

This is not a sponsored ad. I wrote this out of the goodness of my heart.