i love a good bit of chocolate, preferably dark. i drink mochas, think most
ice cream
is instantly improved with hershey's syrup, and my favorite pastry is pan au chocolat (tho by saying that i feel i am betraying raspberry croissants). now listen up: i have never tasted chocolate as good as theo chocolates. what makes them even more delicious is knowing that theo is the only FAIR TRADE and ORGANIC chocolate makers in the entire united states!
on this tour there are some rules: no open toed shoes, no perfume and you must wear a really sexy blue hairnet. you will eat a lot of chocolate, see the working factory and kitchen, and have your eyes opened to the story of chocolate "bean to bar". the creative array of flavors do not disappoint, and you may sample all of them. my favorites were the jane goodall bar, chai tea, bread, and the madagascar single origin bar. i went home with a jane goodall bar, the wine pairing kit, and a box of the single malt scotch ganache for my father-in-law.
i suggest you learn from my sweltering experience and don't choose the absolute hottest day of the year for your tour. it gets very warm in the factory, and i was worried about all the chocolate i bought melting away at our next stop, the non-air conditioned red door's happpy hour (ACE cider was delightful). ***while you are in fremont, never miss an opportunity to see all the fantastic gifts and goods at one of my favorite boutiques of all time, burnt sugar***
this tour is very friendly to kids, but i'll wait until my boy is closer to 3 or 4 to take him along. he will be with me enjoying hopefully both of the amazing events listed below.
ICE CREAM SANDWICH DAY
august 6th, 2-9pm
NATIONAL S'MORES DAYS
august 13th-15th, 2-6pm
enjoy,
paulette
ps... i feel i would be holding out if i didn't tell you to try the big daddy marshmellow box. de-vine!
THEO CHOCOLATES
3400 Phinney Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98103
206 632.5100
call ahead for reservation
... will we see you at these events?
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