While we don't normally repost stories onto our blog, I thought it was worth calling this one out. One might say Brazil keeps crossing our path. Dandelion has been interested in working with cacao from Brazil for many years. Our sugar comes from Brazil and we'd...
Kaija is a lead chocolate maker at the Valencia Factory in San Francisco. In February 2018 she lived in Tokyo for a month as part of the DCJ (Dandelion Chocolate Japan) and DCA (Dandelion Chocolate America) employee exchange program. She loves making chocolate,...
Dandelion’s SF Valencia Street cafe is thrilled to be serving brewed coffee and brewed cacao nib coffee made with the amazing Voga Coffee Ground Control Cyclops vacuum coffee machine.
We are so excited to share Dr. Kristy Leissle’s most recent blog post about how the Gola Rainforest bar came to be. Dr. Leissle was the person who introduced Dandelion to the project team, and after Greg visited Sierra Leone in October 2017, we bought the beans and...
Recently, our head of kitchen R&D, Meredyth Haas, traveled to Tokyo with Chef Lisa to visit the pastry team at Dandelion Chocolate Japan. Below, she tells us a little about workshopping pastries, and what makes Tokyo so different (and not so different) from...
Exciting news! Our 2017 Advent calendar is just about here. This year, we've collaborated with some incredibly talented chocolatiers who have gone above and beyond, but before I share all the details I thought I'd tell you how this whole crazy Advent calendar idea...
Four years ago, our Executive Pastry Chef, Lisa Vega, joined Dandelion. She's pretty much the best, and here's what she has to say about the past four years working here. (We love you Lisa! Happy Anniversary, and thanks for all the treats.) As I celebrate my four year...
Last month, our longtime barista and former chocolate maker, Brandon, spent five weeks in Tokyo as part of our exchange program with Dandelion Chocolate Japan. Brandon, of course, also happens to be a talented photographer. Here's a peek into his time there.
We've been running tours through our chocolate factory for a few years now, and this past January, we were thrilled to add a Spanish language version to our roster. The tours are led by Obed, one of our illustrious chocolate makers (and the handsome fellow in that...