Exciting New Items!

Introducing "Amella, the world’s first Artisan Cocoa Butter Caramel. Our team at Artisan Cocoa has created an exciting and new taste sensation for you to enjoy. Amellas are an all-natural buttery caramel made using pure cocoa butter, real fruits, nuts, and vegetables all hand dipped in the finest chocolate."

- Amella website

We are so proud to have this great confection in our stores. Not only is it unique in using cocoa butter, but all natural ingredients, no preservatives, and amazing flavors. We currently offer the passion fruit and carrot cake for your choosing. They actually look like tiny carrot cakes.

Stop by today to try our newest find!

This Coming Thursday Night, July 23rd, Ian Huddleston Performs!

This is a reminder to save the date next week, because you won't want to miss this!

Ian Huddleston a renown musician will be performing acoustically on the guitar for your listening pleasure from 7:00-9:00 PM. His tastes run across the board so you never know what he will play next, but you know it will be good. Grab a loved one and enjoy some live music and chocolate bliss.

Now there is no excuse!

New to Bittersweet Cafe is Adora Chocolates. They have an all natural way to get your calcium, through chocolate! Adora chocolates are delicious and good for you.

They come in both milk and dark chocolate and you will never forget to take your calcium again.

"Adora Calcium in premium chocolate will change the way you think about calcium supplements. If you've been choking down calcium pills or chews that are chalky, sticky, or simply too big to swallow, then you are in for a real treat! Adora Calcium is made from all-natural chocolate - not a fake chocolate chew, but real, premium chocolate produced by a 129-year-old chocolate manufacturer. The flavor is rich and creamy with just a hint of sweetness and no bitter aftertaste. MMMM!!! Adora will make you Crave Your Calcium™."

-Adora website

Not only do you get antioxidants, but Vitamin D and Vitamin K. These really are good for you and thoroughly enjoyable. Come in and try one today! Believe me the price is right.

10 facts about chocolate!

This list comes to us from InfoBarrel.com. I found it to be fun and informative. These are but a few of the many chocolate facts available.

1. It is a known fact that chocolate has caffeine in it. But did you know that you would have to eat more then a dozen chocolate bars to get the same amount of caffeine from a cup of coffee? There are about 5 to 10 mg's of caffeine in one ounce of bitter chocolate, 5 mgs in milk chocolate, and 10mgs in a six-ounce cup

of cocoa.

2. Chocolate is actually a valuable energy source. A single chocolate chip can provide enough energy for an adult human to walk 150 ft.

3. Chocolate has great health benefits. It helps with depression, high blood pressure, Tumors and Pre-menstrual syndromes.

4. Chocolate does not cause or aggravate acne, this is a myth.

5. One ounce of baking chocolate or cocoa contains 10% of the daily recommended intake of iron.

6. Chocolate can be deadly for dogs. Chocolate contains an ingredient called "Theobromine" which can be toxic to a dogs central nervous system and cardiac muscles.

7. People spend more than $7 billion dollars a year on chocolate.

8. The per capita consumption of chocolate indicates that each person consumes 12 pounds of chocolate each year.

9. Milk Chocolate is the most preferred type of chocolate, however dark chocolate is especially popular among men.

10. In Alfred Hitchcock's movie "Psycho" chocolate syrup was used to indicate blood in the famous shower scene.

See us on mentioned on TV!

Yesterday on "View from the Bay" on ABC, Diablo Magazine revealed some of their Best of the East Bay winners and we are among them. This is a handy link if you missed the live show.

We are proud to be voted as one of the Best and want to thank everyone who voted for us.

Please stop by and check out the items mentioned in the episode.

Again Thank You for helping us to be the Best!

Once again mentioned in the Chronicle

Here we are a quiet little chocolate cafe, but people keep finding and writing about us and our products. The latest little blurb was in the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend.

The main mention was of the Poco Dolce Tiles that we carry in each of our stores. We have individual tiles that come in four flavors Aztec, Burnt Caramel (one of the most popular), Sesame Toffee, and Almond. These nice little tiles are covered in Dark Chocolate and topped with Sea Salt for a fantastic flavor that is rich and satisfying. They are also sold in an eight piece and sixteen piece boxes. We also carry a great little bag of Espresso Toffee and Sea Salt Toffee tiles. These are covered in dark chocolate as well. Poco Dolce toffees are a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Come in and see why everyone is talking about them.

Chocolate as an Antidepressant

Here's a tidbit that may lift your day.

"Prone to irritability and worrying about rejection? If so, new research suggests a bar of chocolate could lift your mood and calm you down.

While you may be using chocolate as an energy booster, a study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry has found a link between chocolate cravings and personality.

Results suggest certain personality types are not only more likely to crave chocolate, but it may also improve their mood.

Researchers from the Black Dog Institute correlated results from an online survey completed by nearly 3,000 people. Of the respondees, 54 percent reported food cravings when depressed, of which 45 percent specifically wanted chocolate and 61 percent of these said chocolate improved their mood."

- Taken from dietblog.com, written by Kathryn Elliott. Click on the link for more of the story.

Closing Early July Fourth!

Bittersweet will be closing early this Saturday, July 4th in observance of our country's Independence Day! We will be open until 7:00 PM and will regain our regular business hours the following day, Sunday, at 9:00 AM.

Please have a safe & sane Holiday weekend!

Ice Cream Social Tonight!

This is the night to go out and enjoy yourselves. It is Ice Cream Social night at Bittersweet Cafe from 7-10 PM and you'll receive 20% OFF our Ice Cream Treats!

Grab the family and come on down for the best milkshakes in the area and if you haven't tried the affogato yet, this is the perfect opportunity. Yummy!

See you tonight!