New Poco Dolce Tiles Are In!

If you aren't familiar with Poco Dolce, then you need to try these toffees. They are so amazingly delicious you won't be able to stop! Come check out the new Double Shot Espresso Toffee Squares and Sea Salt Toffee Squares and find out for yourself!
For the Double Shot, they brew their own coffee and cook it directly into the toffee, then dip each individual toffee square in rich dark chocolate. And who doesn't love a little sea salt in their toffee? All in all, their are about 15 squares of chocolate dipped toffee heaven in these little packages just waiting to be eaten!

Terminology!

Cacao? Cocoa? Cocoa mass? Cocoa liquor? Cocoa butter?
At least a couple of these are explored on Chocolate in Context. Full disclosure: Bittersweet contributed :-) Be sure to let us know if these kind of terminological surveys are helpful!

New Series of Events to Start Soon!

I am currently trying to put together our next round of Thursday Night Events, but I already have a couple on the books, so get your calendars out!

June 11th: 7-9:00 PM - An Evening of Poetry Readings by Local Artists
The headliner for this night is our own, recently published, Chelsea Martin. She will be reading from her book Everything Was Fine Until Whatever. Chelsea and a couple of her friends, Mike Young and Brandon Scott, will be on hand to read some of their favorite poems to delight the crowd. It will be a great night of emotion and culture by some of our own. Also, we will have 10% OFF on Chelsea's favorite Bittersweet Cafe drink, Chocolate Milk.

If you would like more information about Chelsea Martin's book you can find it here.


June 25th: 7-9:00 PM - Chocolate Tasting with Seneca Klassen
Once again world renown Chocolatier Seneca Klassen will be here to lead a romp into the world of chocolate. Bring your loved ones and any chocolate related questions you may have, Seneca will have the answers. The size of the tasting is limited, so please call to reserve your space now, we can only allow 20 people to participate. - Event is now full! Thank you!

So get ready Bittersweet fans and keep your Thursday Night's open. We are going to be having fun this summer at Bittersweet Cafe!

New Soup Options!

As you may know we get our soups delivered fresh daily from 5th Street Bakery in Berkeley, the same as our pastries. Well now we have some new options on our weekly schedule. How does Broccoli Cheddar with Roasted Garlic sound? or Ginger Coconut Chicken? Sounds great to me and they are. I have tried them and confess that I like them even more than the previous round of soups.

The daily soup schedule is listed at the bottom of this page and is updated when we have any changes.

Stop in today and try one of our fabulous soups and maybe a ham and cheese croissant or loaf of bread to go with it.

Absolutely Divine Chocolate Tasting in Danville on Saturday!

This Saturday, May 9th, at the Danville Store is the Absolutely Divine Chocolate Tasting from 12:00-4:00PM.

Mark Magers will be here from Divine Chocolate, bringing tastes and answering questions about the company.

Divine Chocolate is the world's first farmer-owned Fair Trade chocolate company, founded in the UK in 1997. Divine is a leading Fair Trade brand in the UK and a pioneer in the world of socially responsible enterprise. Divine founded the US company in 2007.

The 45,000 members of Kuapa Kokoo Farmers Union in Ghana co-own Divine, guaranteeing the farmers meaningful input into decisions about how Divine is produced and sold. In addition, Kuapa Kokoo receives a share in the profits from their ownership shares and in 2007 celebrated the first distribution of dividends from Divine UK. Divine's ongoing success means that, in addition to the benefits brought by Fair Trade, the farmers also have a secure source of income from their brand ownership that continues to grow year on year.

This is a great opportunity to talk to a chocolate producer on a large scale to find out how it is done and taste the Divine results.

Grab the family and swing on by to taste the Divine!

Bittersweet Cafe, Danville
730 Camino Ramon
Danville, CA 94526
925-837-9900

We have Milkshakes!

Just in time for the warm weather, Bittersweet Cafe, Rockridge now has milkshakes on the menu. There are five flavors to choose from; Chocolate, Mocha, Coffee, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Aztec (which is based on our Spicy hot chocolate). We make everything by hand in the store (except the ice cream), so please allow a little extra time in making the drink.
And we use Loard's Vanilla Ice Cream, so you know it is quality.

Another new menu item is the Affogato. This is an amazing dessert that consists of two scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream, one scoop of our handmade Whipped Cream, and a Shot of Espresso poured over the top. What a treat and oh, so good!

They have been a hit in our other two stores and now they are in the Rockridge store.

Swing on by and try one today. They will put a smile on your face.

Coconut Chill is Back for Summer!

One of my favorites and oft requested summer drinks is back, the Chocolate Coconut Chill is here! It is the same as you always remember, light cool and refreshing coconut juice with a 61% dark chocolate and a hint of vanilla. Good for the soul and healthy to boot.

Refresh your mind and body with the Chocolate Coconut Chill today.