Eclipse Chocolat

[All images from Eclipse Chocolat]

I really like sweets. Especially chocolate. I appreciate the really fine, dark, high quality goods (one of my favorites is Chocolove,) so I was really excited when I typed in "chocolatier+San Diego" in Google and came across Eclipse Chocolat, a chocolate cafe that serves everything from steaming hot cocoa infused with chiles and caramel to cupcakes with goat cheese and fig.

Mmmmmmmmm.

I had the opportunity to visit this gem and had a decadent time eating my Lavender-Vanilla bean cupcake: Chocolate-crème fraîche cake+50% dark chocolate lavender-vanilla bean filling+dark chocolate ganache glaze+vanilla bean sugar topping. I unfortunately did not bring my camera, but the owner's lovely blog has a nice array of pictures that people can drool over! Check out Eclipse Chocolat if you're in San Diego--eat a small dinner to prep.

Tom and Sally's Handmade Chocolates

When I enter Bristol Farms, I am always forced to walk by their massive holiday display of chocolates, teddy bears, jelly beans, and other amazingly wrapped goodies. I was staring at some Godiva plush toys today, when out of the corner of my eye the prettiest wrapped chocolate bar screamed out to me. The bar was from Tom and Sally's Handmade Chocolates in Vermont, and there are a whole lot more scrumptiously wrapped chocolate bars on their website! Check out their company and all of the cute vintage designs here.