OFFICIAL CHOCOLATE SALON AWARD RESULTS: JUDGES
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Top Artisan Chocolatier
GOLD
- CocoTutti
SILVER
- Stay Sweet SF
BRONZE
- Socola Chocolatier
- vany’s handcrafted chocolates
HONORABLE MENTION
- 9th & Larkin
- Cacao Regina
- Fabula Tea
- Kate’s Single Batch Toffee
- Rainy Day Chocolate
- Raphio Chocolate
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- Volo Chocolate
Most Delicious Ingredient Combinations
GOLD
- Stay Sweet SF
SILVER
- CocoTutti
- Godavari / Bon Fiction
BRONZE
- Kate’s Single Batch Toffee
HONORABLE MENTION
- Socola Chocolatier
- vany’s handcrafted chocolates
- Raphio Chocolate
- p.o.p. candy co.
Best Traditional Chocolates
GOLD
- CocoTutti
SILVER
- aL chocoLat Boutique
- VB Fine Chocolates
BRONZE
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
- Dough It Up! Bakery
- Goufrais Southern California
- itcanbevegan.com / nanou’s chocolates
- Rainy Day Chocolate
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- Stay Sweet SF
- Volo Chocolate
Best Chocolate Bar
GOLD
- Raphio Chocolate
SILVER
- 9th & Larkin
BRONZE
- Rainy Day Chocolate
- Godavari / Bon Fiction
- Socola Chocolatier
HONORABLE MENTION
- Blue Canary Sweets
- Cacao Regina
- Rayluca Chocolate
Best Toffee in Salon
GOLD
- Kate’s Single Batch Toffee
- Rainy Day Chocolate
SILVER
- Dough It Up! Bakery
- p.o.p. candy co.
BRONZE
- na
Best Caramels or Truffles
GOLD
- CocoTutti
- itcanbevegan.com / nanou’s chocolates
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- VB Fine Chocolates
SILVER
- aL chocoLat Boutique
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
- Kindred Caramels
- Socola Chocolatier
BRONZE
- na
Best Comfort Chocolate or Snack Product
GOLD
- Dough It Up! Bakery
- Z. Cioccolato
SILVER
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
BRONZE
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- Kate’s Single Batch Toffee
- Rainy Day Chocolate
- Blue Canary Sweets
- By three bears
- Cacao Regina
- COBA Coffee and Tea Chocolate
- Rayluca Chocolate
New Product Award
GOLD
- 9th & Larkin
- Stay Sweet SF
SILVER
- VB Fine Chocolates
BRONZE
- CocoTutti
- Godavari / Bon Fiction
- Rainy Day Chocolate
- Raphio Chocolate
- Rayluca Chocolate
- vany’s handcrafted chocolates
Best in Salon
GOLD
- Stay Sweet SF
- CocoTutti
SILVER
- Godavari / Bon Fiction
- vany’s handcrafted chocolates
- Cacao Regina
- Socola Chocolatier
BRONZE
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
- Kate’s Single Batch Toffee
- Volo Chocolate
JUDGES COMMENTS
- "Sonoma Chocolatiers: so good!!!
- Socola: so good!!!
- Kates: so good!!!"
- Cacao Regina - Your three 70% Ecuador, Peru, and Tanzania would make a great wine pairing combination.
- Coco Tutti your creativity and imagination delivers some memorable and delicious memories.
- Rainy Day, your Chocolate dipped Marshmallows provides a great alternative to s'mores.
- VB, your wine pairing will become an instant classic. I crave more of the tart cherry.
- Stay Sweet SF - your creative name, Karl the Fog matched the iconic legend of San Francisco's fog.
- Z Cioccolato you bring back childhood memories of what I would have loved to have on a picnic.
- Volo, the Haitian chocolate was an unexpected surprise.
- Godavari, you had a wide range of enticing chocolates from Orange in the Mist to to Cranberry.
- Chili 9th and Lakin - the Preserved Plum and Bar was out of this world.
- Raphio, from the Dubai to the 72% Ghanaian I was smitten by complex flavors.
- Everyone was fantastic! What creative delicious flavors, textures, and design.
- Godavari/Bon Fiction gets an A+ for flavors and their quirky names on their bars.
- Cocotutti's new peppermint is all about peppermint and pepper-not too sweet-perfect!
- I Karl the Fog by Stay Sweet SF is the ultimate San Francisco 'Treat', VB's truffle/wine pairings are amazing. Rainy Day Chocolate always has great variety. I loved the texture of their toffee--and the chocolate marshmallows were to die for.
- Vany's Olive Oil truffles was melt in the mouth. Z. Cioccolato has outstanding rich flavors, smooth texture--the ultimate comfort food. I could go on. Every chocolatier had something unique. Socola never fails to present unique flavors in perfect shapes. Always something new.
OFFICIAL CHOCOLATE SALON AWARD RESULTS: ATTENDEES CHOICE
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Top Artisan Chocolatier
GOLD
- Cacao Regina
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
SILVER
- Socola Chocolatier
BRONZE
- aL chocoLat Boutique
- Volo Chocolate
- Z. Cioccolato
HONORABLE MENTION
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
- Goufrais Southern California
- Kate’s Single Batch Toffee
- Rainy Day Chocolate
Best Dark Chocolate
GOLD
- Cacao Regina
SILVER
- 9th & Larkin
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
BRONZE
- CocoTutti
- flying noir
- Raphio Chocolate
- Socola Chocolatier
- Volo Chocolate
HONORABLE MENTION
- aL chocoLat Boutique
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
- COBA Coffee and Tea Chocolate
- Godavari / Bon Fiction
- itcanbevegan.com / nanou’s chocolates
- Stay Sweet SF
- The Good Chococlate
- Z. Cioccolato
Best Milk Chocolate
GOLD
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
SILVER
- Siamaya Chocolate
BRONZE
- Cacao Regina
- Socola Chocolatier
- Volo Chocolate
- aL chocoLat Boutique
HONORABLE MENTION
- CocoTutti
- Raphio Chocolate
- COBA Coffee and Tea Chocolate
- Stay Sweet SF
- Z. Cioccolato
- Blue Canary Sweets
- Rainy Day Chocolate
- vany’s handcrafted chocolates
Most Delicious Ingredient Combinations
GOLD
- Socola Chocolatier
SILVER
- Stay Sweet SF
BRONZE
- Siamaya Chocolate
HONORABLE MENTION
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
- CocoTutti
- p.o.p. candy co.
Best Caramel or Truffles
GOLD
- Kindred Caramels
SILVER
- CocoTutti
BRONZE
- Socola Chocolatier
HONORABLE MENTION
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- flying noir
- Goufrais Southern California
- Stay Sweet SF
- vany’s handcrafted chocolates
- Z. Cioccolato
Best Chocolate Bar
GOLD
- Cacao Regina
SILVER
- Volo Chocolate
BRONZE
- Siamaya Chocolate
- 9th & Larkin
- Godavari / Bon Fiction
HONORABLE MENTION
- Socola Chocolatier
- Stay Sweet SF
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
Best Organic or Fair Trade Products
GOLD
- Cacao Regina
SILVER
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
- Fabula Tea
- Raphio Chocolate
- The Good Chococlate
BRONZE
- CocoTutti
- Socola Chocolatier
- 9th & Larkin
- Godavari / Bon Fiction
- Kids Cooking for Life
- Rainy Day Chocolate
- Volo Chocolate
Best Comfort Chocolate or Snack Product
GOLD
- Dough It Up! Bakery
SILVER
- Z. Cioccolato
BRONZE
- p.o.p. candy co.
HONORABLE MENTION
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
- COBA Coffee and Tea Chocolate
Best New Product
GOLD
- Stay Sweet SF
SILVER
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
BRONZE
- Cacao Regina
- itcanbevegan.com / nanou’s chocolates
- Kate’s Single Batch Toffee
- Kindred Caramels
- Socola Chocolatier
- Volo Chocolate
- Z. Cioccolato
HONORABLE MENTION
- 9th & Larkin
- aL chocoLat Boutique
- COBA Coffee and Tea Chocolate
- CocoTutti
- Dough It Up! Bakery
- Fabula Tea
- flying noir
- Godavari / Bon Fiction
- p.o.p. candy co.
- Rayluca Chocolate
- Siamaya Chocolate
- vany’s handcrafted chocolates
Best in Salon
GOLD
- Socola Chocolatier
SILVER
- Brigadeiro Sprinkles
- Volo Chocolate
- aL chocoLat Boutique
- Goufrais Southern California
- Rainy Day Chocolate
- Sonoma Chocolatiers
BRONZE
- Cacao Regina
- Stay Sweet SF
- Z. Cioccolato
- p.o.p. candy co.
- vany’s handcrafted chocolates
- Blue Canary Sweets
- Raphio Chocolate
HONORABLE MENTION
- itcanbevegan.com / nanou’s chocolates
- Kate’s Single Batch Toffee
- 9th & Larkin
- COBA Coffee and Tea Chocolate
- CocoTutti
- Dough It Up! Bakery
- flying noir
- Godavari / Bon Fiction
- Siamaya Chocolate
- New Orleans Bill wholesale
