ChocolateBet: January 31, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
2 pieces
van Dungen (Steenland Chocolate)
Milk Chocolate Clogs
Good +
Weight: .5 oz. (14 g.) in 2 /3.2 oz. (90 g.) in total box
Calories: 76 calories for 2 (estimate)
Cost: $?
Purchased from: Miette Bakery, Ferry Building, in San Francisco, CA

Today I thought I'd be out walking around San Francisco Bay. The sun was out, but I ended up fighting off a cold instead. In keeping with the walking (theme at least), today's chocolate was a pair of milk chocolate clogs. I found these chocsimiles of carved, wooden shoes from Holland at Miette Bakery -- a small place, filled with interesting pastries and chocolates.

ChocolatBet: January 30, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
Teuscher
milk chocolate automobile/car
Very Good
Weight: .5 oz. (14 g.) (estimate)
Calories: 76 calories (estimate)
Cost: $1.90 (estimate)
Purchased from: Teuscher store, Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA

A little solid milk chocolate car was a good mascot for the day. In the suburbs, I spend a lot of time driving from place to place. But, today I had some fun places to go: a great photography lecture at Stanford, and a meeting with animation friends. Tomorrow will be a walking day.

ChocolateBet: January 29, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
Teuscher
Dark chocolate airplane
Very Good
Weight: ~ .6 oz. (17 g.) (estimate)
Calories: ~ 87 calories (estimate)
Cost: $1.90 (estimate)
Purchased from Teuscher store, Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA

My mind was on travel today, so eating a dark chocolate airplane seemed like an appropriate choice. This small, solid chocolate plane was quite good.

ChocolateBet: January 28, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1 small square
Charles Chocolates
65% Bittersweet Chocolate
Very Good
Weight: .17 oz. (5 g.)
Calories: 25 calories (estimate)
Cost: N/A $0
Purchased from: N/A

Good things come in small packages. I enjoyed this dark, bite-sized square.

ChocolateBet: January 27, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1/2 bar
Bi-Rite Creamery and Bakeshop
Rocky Road (bar)
Very Good
Weight: 1.7 oz. (47.5 g.)/3.4 oz. (95 g.) in total bar
Calories: 247 calories (estimate)
Cost: $5.00 for 1 bar (3 for $15.00)
Purchased from: Bi-Rite Market, in San Francisco, CA

This fresh-tasting bar was loaded with large pieces of "housemade marsmallows and salted almonds." It was like eating a dark chocolate version of S'mores. The chocolate bar base was made from a blend of dark and milk chocolate. (This bar was made for Bi-Rite by Charles Chocolates, in Emeryville, CA.)

ChocolateBet: January 26, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1/2 bar
Bi-Rite Creamery & Bakeshop
Coffee Toffee bar
Very Good
Weight: 1.7 oz. (47.5 g.)/3.4 oz. (95 g.) total bar
Calories: 255 calories in 1/2 bar (estimate)
Cost: $5.00 for 1 bar (3 for $15.00)
Purchased from: Bi-Rite Market, in San Francisco, CA

No need to sip a hot espresso today, this bar was full of crunchy coffee bean pieces. This bar also contained almond toffee, in a blend of dark and milk chocolate. The Coffee Toffee bar was made for Bi-Rite by Charles Chocolates (based in Emeryville, CA).

ChocolateBet: January 25, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
3/4 bar
Teuscher
Lemon Chocolate (bar)
Very Good
Weight: .675 oz. (18.75 g.)/.9 oz. (25 g.) total bar
Calories: 97 calories (estimate) in 3/4 small bar
Cost: $4.00? for small bar
Purchased from: Teuscher store, in Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA

This dark chocolate (50% cacao) bar flavored with lemon had real snap to it when I broke off a piece to share. I like dark chocolate and lemon combinations, and I was happy with this bar.  Unfortunately, the wrapper did not scan or photograph well, so my apologies if the image above is hard to read.