Chocolate venues to drool for… northern California, the Bay area has more than 11 chocolateers… plus shops… factory tours… and other venues… that rate five on the chocometer… (1-5)…
check out some of these…
and there are chocolate festivals, fairs, and wine and chocolate tastings, beer and chocolate tastings, salt and chocolate tastings, and a whole assortment of hidden and not so hidden fun chocolate sites along the chocolate trail… (more info is covered in my chocolate travel guide, contact me for more info)… I also have mentioned venues in other travel posts… such as Donnelly’s in Santa Cruz…
http://chocolocate.com/state.php/California/
http://www.debritochocolate.com/
http://www.beachcalifornia.com/jelly_belly.html
http://www.viamagazine.com/top_stories/articles/chocolate03.asp
Anette’s Chocolate Factory
Faerie Queene Chocolates
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
Guittard Chocolate Company
Hershey’s
Joseph Schmidt Confections
http://www.jschmidtconfections.com/
Monterey Bay Chocolates
http://www.montereybaychocolates.com/
Oak Knoll Inn
Peter Rabbit’s Chocolate Factory in Santa Rosa
Recchiuti Confections
http://www.recchiuticonfections.com/
Scharffen Berger
http://www.scharffenberger.com/
See’s Candies
XOX Truffles Inc.