For the cacao lover

Well, here’s some of the very best chocolate on the market from ex-winemaker John Scharffenberger. Tour the chocolate factory in Emeryville if you get a chance, but make a reservation well in advance, and don’t look askance at any proffered samples.

The “Milk Nibby” is my favorite, and a real diet-breaker as I can personally attest, and it makes a damn good s’more as well. Hearty backpacking food I say. The 82% is for serious cacao fans, and might fairly be called a health food.

Chocolate fans rejoice. Not shown: the 62% and 70% variants.