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John Scharffenberger

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Scharffenberger Makes Great Bubbly Affordable

    ​The world would be a happier place if we all drank more bubbly. Wars would end, reality TV would show people being nice to their families, and it would never rain again, except when we want to frolic in it. Drinking sparkling wine always puts me in a sparkly mood, and even more so when it's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Mars Fights Hershey With New Pure Dark Pop-Up

    Jonathan Kauffman​Wednesday sees the launch of a pop-up store in Cow Hollow promoting a line of artisanal-looking chocolates that SFoodie has never encountered before: Pure Dark. Today, SFoodie was sent a press packet containing a thick 70 percent cocoa "slab" whose edges were marked with the tine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Where Can I Buy Locally Made Chocolate In a Post-Scharffen Berger World?

    Who cares if Scharffen Berger left town when we have E. Guittard?​A question came in from D.F. this week:I used to buy Scharffen Berger chocolate, but now that Hershey bought out the company and left Berkeley, I don't know where to buy local chocolate. I've been buying bags of Guittard chips at th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    John Scharffenberger Signs on as CEO of Hodo Soy Beanery

    ​Hodo Soy Beanery, the West Oakland producer of tofu, soy milk, and (yuba) soybean skin, just announced that John Scharffenberger has joined the company as its CEO. Scharffenberger is one of the cofounders of Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker (now owned by Hershey) and, before that, founded Scharff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    If Aidells Is Out of Ferry Plaza, Shouldn't Scharffen Berger Have To Go Too?

    YourFavoriteMartian/Flickr​On Tuesday, the Chronicle's C.W. Nevius reported that CUESA, the organization that runs the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, had informed Kathleen de Wilbur, the woman who has operated the Aidells Sausage stall for 17 years, that she would be out of the market at the end of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2008

    Co-Founder of Scharffen Berger Passes Away

    YourFavoriteMartian/Flickr​On Tuesday, the Chronicle's C.W. Nevius reported that CUESA, the organization that runs the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, had informed Kathleen de Wilbur, the woman who has operated the Aidells Sausage stall for 17 years, that she would be out of the market at the end of t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2004

    Lovers' Leads

    YourFavoriteMartian/Flickr​On Tuesday, the Chronicle's C.W. Nevius reported that CUESA, the organization that runs the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, had informed Kathleen de Wilbur, the woman who has operated the Aidells Sausage stall for 17 years, that she would be out of the market at the end of t ... More >>

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    February 4, 2004

    Lovers' Leads

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    August 25, 1999

    Side Dish

    Rub-a-Dub, Battle Figs, Party of Two, One Bite, and Snap, Crackle, Pop

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