ChocolateBet: November 15, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

1 bar
Cerreta Candy Company/Cerreta's Fine Chocolates
Cerreta's Extra Dark bar - Good +
Weight: 1 oz. (28 grams)
Calories: 130 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $1.25
Purchased from: Cerreta Candy Company, in Glendale, Arizona

In addition to this Cerreta's dark chocolate (55% cacao) bar, I enjoyed a Naked Camelback -- a racy name for a small, individually-wrapped caramel and pecan patty. (Note: there was no chocolate in the Camelback.)

One of my favorite sights at Cerreta's was an homage to a Lucy & Ethel's chocolate factory fiasco (from an old episode of the "I Love Lucy" TV show).
(For those old enough to remember the show, and young enough to be able to see the details of tiny, grainy photographs, see image at right from the Cerreta's factory floor.)

ChocolateBet: November 14, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
half of 3 pieces
Cerreta Candy Company/Cerreta's Fine Chocolates

1.) French Mint - Good +
2.) Dark Chocolate Orange - Very Good
3.) Roman Rum - Good +
Weight: .75 oz. (21.2 g.) for half of 3 pieces
Calories: 112 calories (estimate) for half of 3 pieces
Cost: $2.73 for 3 pieces
Purchased from: Cerreta Candy Company, in Glendale, Arizona

Stretching out my haul from last week's visit to the Cerreta Candy Company in Arizona, I enjoyed three more chocolates today. Splitting the chocolates with Alec meant I could justify tasting more than one. Thank you Alec for driving, so I could unwrap and pull apart chocolates on the drive up to San Francisco. My favorite was the dark chocolate orange; although it looked like the French Mint was a big seller at Cerreta's. Thank you also to Jerry "the Chocolate Man" at Cerreta's. (Jerry is part of the Cerreta family business -- one of four sons involved in running Cerreta Candy Co.; and from what I gather the one most closely tied to chocolate operations.)

FYI, for those in the Phoenix, AZ, area, Cerreta's also offers tours.