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Special “Fried Rice” bar by Siamaya Chocolate

Leave a Comment / Extinct Chocolates / Lexie Carroll

NEW RELEASE WHO DIS?!Special “fried rice” bar by @siamaya_chocolateThis bar is special because it’s still in development for full release – […]

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San Martín Peru 70% by Marana Chocolate

Leave a Comment / 70%, Dark Chocolate, Fruity, Peru, Woody / Lexie Carroll

70% San Martín Peru by @marana_chocolateThis chocolate has an incredibly aromatic nose- fruity like chocolate dried cherries, with hints of floral

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The Xocolate Bar on Solano Ave. in Oakland

Leave a Comment / Bay Area Chocolate Shops / Lexie Carroll

Local Feature!I took my mom on a little chocolate adventure for her birthday and we visited some shops we’d never

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70% Tanzania + Ecuador Blend by Spinnaker Chocolate

Leave a Comment / 70%, Coffee, Dark Chocolate, Ecuador, Fruity, Tanzania / Lexie Carroll

70% Tanzania + Ecuador Blend by @spinnakerchocolate Nose: buttery coffee, faint banana & dried fruit.The taste opens up with tart fruit

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Pitanga Inclusion 65% Dark Chocolate by Casa Lasevicius

Leave a Comment / 65%, Brazil, Dark Chocolate, Earthy, Pitanga / Lexie Carroll

65% Dark Chocolate with Pitanga fruit by @casa_laseviciusCasa Lasevicius has many bars with various inclusions native to Brazil. I was tempted

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Tanazania Women’s Lot 70% Kokoa Kamili by Fjåk Chocolate

Leave a Comment / 70%, Coffee, Dark Chocolate, Fruity, Tanzania / Lexie Carroll

Tanazania Women’s Lot 70% Kokoa Kamili by @fjakchocolateNose is sweet, mild and fruity with quiet hints of coffee.One again, Fjåk positively

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Masala Chai 80% by Villa Kuyaya Chocolate

Leave a Comment / 80%, Dark Chocolate, Ecuador, Herbs and Spices, Masala Chai / Lexie Carroll

80% Masala Chai by @villakuyayachocolateBeen snacking on this from my chocolate shelf and I wish you all could smell this bar-

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Tulloch Estate 75% by Likkle More

Leave a Comment / 75%, Coffee, Dark Chocolate, Fermentation, Fudge, Jamaica, Nutty / Lexie Carroll

Likkle More Tulloch Estate 75%My last NW Chocolate Festival I didn’t get to @likklemore.chocolate until the very end of the day and

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Cacao Fruit White Chocolate 66% by Goodnow Farms

Leave a Comment / 66%, Cacao Fruit, Ecuador, Fruity, White Chocolate / Lexie Carroll

Cacao Fruit White Chocolate 66% by @goodnowfarms –It’s so interesting and fun to see the explosion of cacao fruit as a distinct

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Zorzal Comunitario Dominican Republic 70% by Dandelion Chocolate

Leave a Comment / 70%, Dark Chocolate, Dominican Republic, Earthy, Fruity, Nutty / Lexie Carroll

Dandelion 70% Zorzal Comunitario Dominican RepublicThis is the bar I picked up when visiting @dandelionchocolate delightful cafe last weekend. I was intrigued

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Dandelion Chocolate in The Mission neighborhood (SF)

Leave a Comment / Bay Area Chocolate Shops / Lexie Carroll

Local Feature!There’s plenty of chocolate to be had in SF but you can’t talk about craft SF chocolate without talking

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Dry-Aged Beef “Steak Chocolate” by Chocolate Naive

Leave a Comment / 62%, Beef, lingonberry / Lexie Carroll

Dry-Aged Beef “Steak Chocolate” by @chocolatenaive –Beef? With chocolate? Yes. And I mean YES! This weekend is a long holiday weekend for

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Buena Vista Chocolate Club Cuba 65% by Nearynógs Chocolate

Leave a Comment / 65%, Cuba, Dark Chocolate, Fruity, Fudge, Nutty / Lexie Carroll

Buena Vista Cuba 65% by @nearynogschocolateWhen I picked up this bar at the SF @craftchocolateexperience Neary Nógs tragically had most of their chocolate

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Catania and Palermo by Sabadi

Leave a Comment / 60%, Dark Chocolate, Ecuador, Fruity, Marjoram, Orange, Prickly Pear, Sumac / Lexie Carroll

Catania sits at the foot of Mt. Etna and has a whimsical fountain decorated with elephants. This chocolate bar features

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Agrigento and Taormina bars by Sabadi

Leave a Comment / 60%, Bay Leaves, Calamint, Dark Chocolate, Ecuador, Fruity, Mulberry, Olive Oil / Lexie Carroll

More birthday Chocolate! My friend @rachel_bergman83 was in Sicily a few weeks ago and kindly brought back four of these bars to

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Cardamom Dark Chocolate 70% by Casa Bosques

Leave a Comment / 70%, Cardamom, Dark Chocolate, Floral, Mexico / Lexie Carroll

A birthday gift of chocolate from my friend!Casa Bosques @casabosqueschocolate Cardamom Dark Chocolate 70% This bar is made with white Criollo beans

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COMPARISON: Wampusirpi Honduras Dark Chocolate between Twenty-Four Blackbirds and Parliament Chocolate

Leave a Comment / 70%, 75%, Dark Chocolate, Honduras / Lexie Carroll

Once I got to photographing my latest haul of bars from SF @craftchocolateexperience I realized that I inadvertently bought 2 bars of

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Honduras: Wampusirpi 70% by Parliament Chocolate

Leave a Comment / 70%, Dark Chocolate, Earthy, Honduras, Nutty / Lexie Carroll

Honduras: Wampusirpi 70% by @parliament_chocolateCan we talk about how adorable Parliament’s branding is with these exquisite owl illustrations? A parliament is

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