(We will dearly miss Scharffen Berger, due to depart the Bay Area soon)Today, Eater SF summarizes a grim start to the year for the local food scene. "The Shutter" lists 25 different restaurants that closed in January alone in San Francisco, and one additional spot in the South Bay. Perhaps worst of all is the news that Scharffen Berger and Joseph Schmidt will be leaving the Bay Area sooner rather than later, as SFGate sadly reported last week. However, Eater also meticulously tracks the opening
dixiehu/FlickrThe Schmidt store in the Castro shut down last spring.Dig this chocolate goss: A new chocolate shop is opening in the shuttered 16th Street retail store that was the original home of Joseph Schmidt. Schmidt (and Scharffen Berger) parent Hershey Co. closed the shop last spring; there were rumors that a Scharffen Berger shop would open in the space. But today, TasteTV is reporting via press release that Saratoga Chocolates (owned and manned, so to speak, by Mary Loomas) will s
T Palmer​Name: Cherry Chocolate Chip CookiesBrand: Frog Hollow FarmOrigin: BrentwoodFound at: Frog Hollow Farm Market (One Ferry Plaza at the Embarcadero)Cost: $3.50Ingredients: Organic flour, organic butter, organic sugar, eggs, Scharffen Berger chocolate, organic walnuts, organic dried cherries, vanilla, salt.Calories per serving: Not listed. The word: Frog Hollow has been growing a variety of tasty stone fruits on its San Joaquin Valley-based farm for more than 30 years. Tasting notes: Thes
knipschildt.comLa Madeline au Truffe: Yours for a mere $250.​Most of us are more than happy with whatever sort of candy we can manage to score during Halloween. Luckily, there are some upscale options for those with champagne taste who won't settle for anything but the ludicrously pricey. Check out these tricked-out treats:1. La Madeline au Truffe: Connecticut chocolatier Fritz Knipschildt uses a whole French Perigord truffle (the mushroom kind) in the center of this 1.9 ounce dark chocolate t
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