Two veterinary surgeons and a musician walk into a bar. Turns out they own the place. In Berkeley, just next door to 924 Gilman (the historic non-profit music venue), Gilman Brewing Company has been making and serving craft beer since 2015. When we thought about...
The final night of our 2019 12 Nights of Chocolate event ended with this decadent and creamy classic layer cake, and we think it showcases our Camino Verde, Ecuador Ground Chocolate and Hacienda Azul, Costa Rica cocoa nibs really, really well. It was created by Alison...
Breakfast doesn’t get much more decadent than our nib-studded, sugar-coated morning bun with a labyrinth of chocolate custard swirling through the middle. This recipe makes an excellent weekend or holiday project because the dough and custard must both be made a day...
Kika is one of our product managers, and you might know her as the Kika of Kika’s Treats, the San Francisco company whose chocolate-covered caramelized cookies used to sit on our shelves. Shortly after our Valencia Street café opened its doors in 2010 she did a...
This recipe for chocolate cookies comes to us from Alice Medrich and Renewal Mill. Several years ago Todd was introduced to Alice, and he invited her for a tour and tasting at our Valencia Street factory shortly after it had opened its doors. Since then, Alice has...
Award-winning pastry chef Angela Pinkerton created this recipe for a beautiful chocolate, cherry, ice cream, and walnut dessert using Dandelion Chocolate single-origin ground chocolate and cocoa nibs.
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...
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...
I used to live and work in Kamiyama-cho on the island of Shikoku in Japan. I watched rice grow from every window of my tiny apartment. I taught English in four elementary schools and two middle schools, and in addition to leading an adult English conversation group...