by Karen Cogan | Sep 4, 2019 | Events, News, Stories, Tips & Techniques
Kayoko Akabori is one of the founders of Umami Mart, an Oakland importer and retailer of Japanese food, barware, and household goods, and an online blog of food and drink. Brandon, our staff accountant, is a huge fan of the store, and he noticed that they expanded...
by Karen Cogan | Jul 9, 2019 | cocoa nibs, featured, food and drink, friends, ground chocolate, people, recipe
Pastry Chef Angela Pinkerton (Che Fico, Eleven Madison Park) is a talent, a creative force in pastry, and a friend. She has been there for us several times as a volunteer chef for our annual 12 Nights of Chocolate fundraiser for the SF/Marin Food Bank, and she...
by Karen Cogan | Jun 28, 2019 | News, Stories
Hi! It’s me, Karen S., and I’m the content manager and the editor of the blog. I’ve been in love with Hello Kitty since 1976, I lived in Japan in the late 1990’s and I’ve returned to visit a couple of times, I studied taiko drumming for several years under Seiichi...
by Karen Cogan | May 17, 2019 | featured, food and drink, ground chocolate, recipe
OK. So I am a fiend for nuts and chocolate of any kind, and when it comes to chocolate and hazelnuts, even more so. I remember the first time I ever tasted brand name Nutella: I was on a school trip to Epcot Center in Disneyworld sometime in middle school and I bought...
by Karen Cogan | Apr 15, 2019 | food and drink, ground chocolate, recipe
Chocolate Almond Figs with Chocolate Labne Crémeux & Port Wine Sauce from Chef Rose Johnson of Private Chefs of the SF Bay Chef Andrea Lawson Gray is a longtime friend of ours in the SF Bay Area food world; she even participated in our very first 12...
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