Best Chocolate

Okay, we understand. It is hard to think of chocolate as bad. However, there are certainly types of chocolate that are superior to others. How do we know? We have put hours and effort into trying them all.

Think we missed one? Feel free to add it and we'll be happy to sample it and compare and contrast. Our dedication knows no bounds.

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$1.99 for 2 ounces

 By the bar... available in varying darknesses

 This boutique chocolate is made in Berkeley, CA.. The company was recently bought by Hershey, but so far it has not destroyed this sinfully dark, rich, creamy confection.

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 Bars, truffles and other forms

 If there is one thing the Swiss know besides watches, it is chocolate. Lindt is an expert Swiss chocolate maker, renowned the world over.

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 Bars and other forms

 If you are eating Valrhona, you can't go wrong. Use a few bars to make a flourless chocolate cake and you'll never look back.

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 Organic chocolate bars

 Organic doesn't have to mean it isn't gourmet. Dagoba offers organic chocolate bars with a variety of exotic flavorings.

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 Does the best chocolate in the world come from Italy?

 Ok, I haven't tried this one. But, the Academy of Chocolate in London has declared it the best in the world. They seem serious about this stuff!

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 True connoiseurs

 Bonnat specializes in single origin chocolate bars. They have made chocolate purity an art.

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 This chocolatier is most known for their boxes of chocolates.

 See's may be considered less chic than Godiva and some of the other gourmet chocolatiers, but the truth is that Sees is delicious. This is the comfort food of chocolate, and not just because West Coasters associate the brand with Christmas and Easter. Creamy, rich and marvelous variety. (Unlike Godiva, where they seem obsessed with hazelnut!)

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 Bars, pastilles and more...

 Don't discount the Netherlands when it comes to chocolate production. Those cold nordic winters apparently lend themselves to the making of rich, dark confections.

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 If you like hazelnut filling...

 We know some people who swear by Godiva... but it is a bit heavy on the hazelnut for some of us...