Exciting New Items!

Introducing "Amella, the world’s first Artisan Cocoa Butter Caramel. Our team at Artisan Cocoa has created an exciting and new taste sensation for you to enjoy. Amellas are an all-natural buttery caramel made using pure cocoa butter, real fruits, nuts, and vegetables all hand dipped in the finest chocolate."

- Amella website

We are so proud to have this great confection in our stores. Not only is it unique in using cocoa butter, but all natural ingredients, no preservatives, and amazing flavors. We currently offer the passion fruit and carrot cake for your choosing. They actually look like tiny carrot cakes.

Stop by today to try our newest find!

What a success!

We have been having so much fun on our Free Massage Friday's we are going to continue.

Every other Friday you will find D'Jour (excellent Massage Therapists formerly from Burke Williams Spa) here at Bittersweet from 9:00-1:30 PM giving amazing free massages. Mark your calendars, so you don't miss one. Next Friday, August 7th the fun will continue! Chocolate, coffee, and a massage to start your weekends off right!

Menu Changes

Hello Fans of Bittersweet.

Due to the hot summer weather we will be discontinuing the soup and loaves of bread beginning this Sunday, until it cools off outside. We will definitely be bringing it back in the Fall.

Thank you for your understanding and I will let you know when they go back on our menu.

We are appreciating our customers this morning!

We love our customers and are showing it this morning with free massages!

The ladies from D'Jour are here to give free massages until 1:30pm today!

Free massages? Awesome chocolate drinks made by yours truly???
How can you possibly go wrong... :)

Free Massages this Friday!

We are doing it again! This Friday from 9:00AM-1:30PM Leilani and her crew from D'Jour will be in to give our favorite Bittersweet Fans free massages.

Grab your friends, call everyone you know, and get them down to Bittersweet in Danville Friday morning and start your weekend off right!

See ya then!

Save the dates in August!

Bittersweet is taking part in a couple of Danville events coming up, so we wanted to let you know early to save the date!

August 6th, Summer Fest '09 from 5:30-8:30 PM in downtown Danville. We are going to have a table in Twenty-One Tango and will be pairing chocolate again with the wine being served in that store. Stop by and try some free chocolates and say "hello."
Enjoy an evening of live music, entertainment, wine tastings, delicious food from local restaurants and unique shopping at Danville’s Summer Fest Street Festival. Hartz Avenue and East Prospect Streets will be closed for this event.

August 13th, Art & Wine Stroll from 6:00-9:00 PM. This event strolls through Danville with trolleys taking guests to the Livery and Rose Garden Shopping Centers. Here at Bittersweet we will be serving two Wente Vineyards wines along with several chocolate pairings. You know this will be the place to be!
The event is $25 and includes a commemorative wine glass and unlimited tastings. You can purchase your glass at select locations. Closest to Bittersweet is at Elisa Wen here at the Rose Garden.

Remember to mark your calendar. These events are going to be a lot of fun! See ya then!

Additions to the menu!

In addition to our fabulous Chocolate, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Mocha, Aztec, and Coffee milkshakes, we now also feature a Chocolate - Chocolate Chip milkshake and a delectable White Chocolate Dream milkshake! These made-to-order shakes use REAL ice cream and REAL chocolate, none of the artificially-made premixed stuff you may find at other places.

Cool yourself off during these hot summer days with one of our delicious milkshakes!

Now there is no excuse!

New to Bittersweet Cafe is Adora Chocolates. They have an all natural way to get your calcium, through chocolate! Adora chocolates are delicious and good for you.

They come in both milk and dark chocolate and you will never forget to take your calcium again.

"Adora Calcium in premium chocolate will change the way you think about calcium supplements. If you've been choking down calcium pills or chews that are chalky, sticky, or simply too big to swallow, then you are in for a real treat! Adora Calcium is made from all-natural chocolate - not a fake chocolate chew, but real, premium chocolate produced by a 129-year-old chocolate manufacturer. The flavor is rich and creamy with just a hint of sweetness and no bitter aftertaste. MMMM!!! Adora will make you Crave Your Calcium™."

-Adora website

Not only do you get antioxidants, but Vitamin D and Vitamin K. These really are good for you and thoroughly enjoyable. Come in and try one today! Believe me the price is right.

10 facts about chocolate!

This list comes to us from InfoBarrel.com. I found it to be fun and informative. These are but a few of the many chocolate facts available.

1. It is a known fact that chocolate has caffeine in it. But did you know that you would have to eat more then a dozen chocolate bars to get the same amount of caffeine from a cup of coffee? There are about 5 to 10 mg's of caffeine in one ounce of bitter chocolate, 5 mgs in milk chocolate, and 10mgs in a six-ounce cup

of cocoa.

2. Chocolate is actually a valuable energy source. A single chocolate chip can provide enough energy for an adult human to walk 150 ft.

3. Chocolate has great health benefits. It helps with depression, high blood pressure, Tumors and Pre-menstrual syndromes.

4. Chocolate does not cause or aggravate acne, this is a myth.

5. One ounce of baking chocolate or cocoa contains 10% of the daily recommended intake of iron.

6. Chocolate can be deadly for dogs. Chocolate contains an ingredient called "Theobromine" which can be toxic to a dogs central nervous system and cardiac muscles.

7. People spend more than $7 billion dollars a year on chocolate.

8. The per capita consumption of chocolate indicates that each person consumes 12 pounds of chocolate each year.

9. Milk Chocolate is the most preferred type of chocolate, however dark chocolate is especially popular among men.

10. In Alfred Hitchcock's movie "Psycho" chocolate syrup was used to indicate blood in the famous shower scene.

Thank you for stopping by!

I want to thank everyone who stopped by last night to say "hello" at our tasting in Twenty-One Tango. It was a great success and it was wonderful to get to meet some new people and show them what Bittersweet is all about!

Don't forget to bring that coupon by we handed out and take advantage of the deal on a delicious drink and/or chocolate bar of your choice.

Again "Thank You" for making Bittersweet Cafe the Best in the East Bay and we will see you at the same place, same time on August 6th for the next wine tasting event, Summer Fest!

It's Customer Appreciation Day!

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to post a little reminder that the ladies from D'Jour are here to give free massages until 11am today!

Free massages? Awesome chocolate drinks made by yours truly???
How can you possibly go wrong... :)

Stop by Friday morning for a free massage!

We love our customers and what better way to show it than a free massage? Lelani and her friends (former Burke Williams Massage Therapists and now starting their own business, D'Jour) will be in Bittersweet tomorrow morning from 8:00-11:00 AM to indulge your massage needs, while we take care of the coffee and chocolate for you.

Stop by and unwind with a free chair massage tomorrow morning. What a way to start the weekend, so call your friends to meet you at Bittersweet Friday morning.

We are at Twenty-One Tango tonight!

Tonight is the Summer Serenade Festival in downtown Danville from 5:30-8:30 PM, which is , no doubt, going to be a lot of fun.

While you are walking about and tasting the fine wines please be sure to stop by and say "hello", as we will be doing a chocolate tasting paired with a very nice wine at Twenty-One Tango on Hartz Ave.

We look forward to seeing you there!

See us on mentioned on TV!

Yesterday on "View from the Bay" on ABC, Diablo Magazine revealed some of their Best of the East Bay winners and we are among them. This is a handy link if you missed the live show.

We are proud to be voted as one of the Best and want to thank everyone who voted for us.

Please stop by and check out the items mentioned in the episode.

Again Thank You for helping us to be the Best!

Watch Out for Us!

Not only were we mentioned in two papers over the weekend, but we are going to be talked about on "View from the Bay" on Channel 7 tomorrow at 3:00 PM. Diablo Magazine will be on to announce the winners of their Best of the Bay Contest and we are one of those listed! Tune in tomorrow to find out more!

Well whaddyaknow!?!?!?

Looks like word is spreading about our little shop here in Danville.
We were mentioned in the Contra Costa Times this past weekend!

Just as the article says, we have our Chocolate Thai Iced Tea and our Chocolate Peanut Butter drink to delight your taste buds...

Come on by and try one of our fabulous drinks today!

Once again mentioned in the Chronicle

Here we are a quiet little chocolate cafe, but people keep finding and writing about us and our products. The latest little blurb was in the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend.

The main mention was of the Poco Dolce Tiles that we carry in each of our stores. We have individual tiles that come in four flavors Aztec, Burnt Caramel (one of the most popular), Sesame Toffee, and Almond. These nice little tiles are covered in Dark Chocolate and topped with Sea Salt for a fantastic flavor that is rich and satisfying. They are also sold in an eight piece and sixteen piece boxes. We also carry a great little bag of Espresso Toffee and Sea Salt Toffee tiles. These are covered in dark chocolate as well. Poco Dolce toffees are a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Come in and see why everyone is talking about them.

Summer Serenade This Thursday Evening!

This Thursday, July 9th, in Downtown Danville is Summer Serenade from 5:30-8:30 PM. We are encouraging you to shop local and support the small businesses in your area and Thursday is a wonderful night to do just that.

Enjoy an evening of live music, entertainment, wine tastings, delicious food from local restaurants and unique shopping at Danville’s Summer Serenade Street Festival. Hartz Avenue and East Prospect Streets will be closed for this event.

You will find Bittersweet Cafe set up inside 21 Tango. Here we are pairing a couple of our favorite chocolates with Concannon Winery. This is a free tasting, so drop by and say "hello."

We are excited to be a part of the event and help support other local Danville Merchants. It is sure to be a good time.

Closing Early July Fourth!

Bittersweet will be closing early this Saturday, July 4th in observance of our country's Independence Day! We will be open until 7:00 PM and will regain our regular business hours the following day, Sunday, at 8:00 AM.

Please have a safe & sane Holiday weekend!

Chocolate as an Antidepressant.

Here's a tidbit that may lift your day.

"Prone to irritability and worrying about rejection? If so, new research suggests a bar of chocolate could lift your mood and calm you down.

While you may be using chocolate as an energy booster, a study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry has found a link between chocolate cravings and personality.

Results suggest certain personality types are not only more likely to crave chocolate, but it may also improve their mood.

Researchers from the Black Dog Institute correlated results from an online survey completed by nearly 3,000 people. Of the respondees, 54 percent reported food cravings when depressed, of which 45 percent specifically wanted chocolate and 61 percent of these said chocolate improved their mood."

- Taken from dietblog.com, written by Kathryn Elliott. Click on the link for more of the story.