We still have tickets left for our book launch party on November 14th at The Archery! Our book hits shelves that day, and we're really excited to share it with you and celebrate. We'll have cocoa nib-infused beer from Almanac Beer, Co., smoked brisket from Central...
Our hearts go out to those who have lost so much in the Wine Country fires this past week. This Saturday, October 14th, we'll be donating 50% of all hot chocolate proceeds to support fire relief efforts and families who have been impacted and displaced by devastating...
Here at Dandelion Chocolate, we LOVE food. The chocolate-y items, of course, but it doesn't stop there. Talking about flavor and taste is an everyday occurrence around here. It’s also a big part of our jobs. As the Event Manager, one of the things...
About a month ago, a couple members of our education team, Kelsey and Cynthia, were asked to give a lecture on the History of Chocolate to an undergraduate history class at the University of California-Davis. They used the opportunity to create an outline for our...
The Bay Area is home to beautiful produce, and our best chefs know it well. To this day, a dessert option at our chapel of cookery, Chez Panisse, is a fruit bowl. The archetype for desserts, the fruit bowl, has made its way into the mass-produced...
We are thrilled to announce our fourth annual 12 Nights of Chocolate taking place December 1st through 12th. Each year, we invite chefs to take over our cafe and create a menu that follows two rules: use our chocolate, and...
Our latest pairing endeavor started when we took a recent tour of Sequoia Sake’s small microbrewery at the edge of San Francisco. We realized pretty quickly that there were many parallels between Sequoia Sake and Dandelion Chocolate, and the idea came to us in a...
This December, we’re excited to bring you the third annual 12 Nights of Chocolate—our yearly sweet and savory celebration of all things chocolate. Each year, we team up with or lend our space to chefs and pastry luminaries who take our chocolate and run with it to...
Considering a trip to origin? It's not too late to join us for our Chocolate 303 trip to Ecuador from September 12-19th! In Chocolate 303, we'll be exploring cacao production from a small scale farm, learning to make traditional hot chocolate, and getting deep into...