Episode 11
A Chocolate Tourist, with Jack Epstein of Chocolate Covered
May 11th, 2019
41 mins 31 secs
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About this Episode
You don’t need passion to start a business, but you do need it to keep one going for a quarter century. Life-long entrepreneur Jack Epstein of Chocolate Covered sells over a thousand artisan chocolates from his store in the Noe Valley neighborhood of San Francisco. Learn how Jack built his unique business, and hear valuable advice from a shopkeeper who’s been in business for 25 years. Plus, Jack shares dozens of chocolate and San Francisco restaurant recommendations!
Links and Show Notes
- Ocean Front Walkers
- Liberal arts education - Wikipedia
- Tai chi - Wikipedia
- Tai chi: A gentle way to fight stress - Mayo Clinic
- Bar and Bat Mitzvah - Wikipedia
- Bodysurfing - Wikipedia
- “health benefits of cacao” - Google Search
- Black and White cookies
- Black and White Cookies Recipe
- All 25 Oreos Flavors, Ranked, Tested and Reviewed - Best Oreo Flavors
- Oreo | Home
- “Ice Cold Milk and an Oreo Cookie” commercial
- Cyanotype - Wikipedia
- Cyanotypes - Super Easy Photo Prints at Home.: 6 Steps (with Pictures)
- Cocoa bean - Wikipedia
- The Different Varieties of Cocoa Beans: Criollo, Trinitario & Foraster – The Chocolate Society
- Terroir - Wikipedia — “Some artisanal crops for which terroir is studied include wine, coffee, tobacco, chocolate, chili peppers, hops, agave (for making tequila and mezcal), tomatoes, heritage wheat, maple syrup, tea, and cannabis.”
- Chuao, Venuzuela - Wikipedia
- Rare Cacao Beans Discovered in Peru - The New York Times
- “Two Buck Chuck” Charles Shaw wine - Wikipedia
- Mouton Cadet - Wikipedia
- White chocolate - Wikipedia
- Chocolate tempering machine (Amazon.com)
Chocolates & Chocolatiers
- Dandelion Chocolate
- Michael Mischer
- L’Amourette Chocolatier
- NeoCocoa
- Jade Chocolates
- 9th & Larkin
- Maison Bouche
- Poco Dolce Chocolates
- Charles Chocolate
- Feve Chocolates
- Valrhona Le Noir Amer 71% Cacao Dark Bittersweet Chocolate (Amazon)
- Chile Pistachio Chocolate from Señor Murphy's
- Shrimp & Bonito Dark Chocolate from Fossa Chocolate
- KitKat
- Mounds
- Nestlé Milk Chocolate - Wikipedia
- Hershey’s Chocolate & Candy
- Scharffen Berger
- Dagoba
- Joseph Schmidt Confections - Wikipedia
- Joseph Schmidt chocolates will be missed - SFGate
- Cadbury Chocolate
- Amedei Porcelana
- Lindt Chocolate World
- Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
- Stone Grindz
- Hogarth Chocolate
- Lattenero Chocolate Bar by Slitti (Amazon)
- Cioccolato Slitti – Gran Bouquet Caffè Latte
- Kopper’s Chocolate
San Francisco Restaurants & Locations
- Noe Valley, San Francisco - Wikipedia
- TheEndUpSF.com – San Francisco’s Legendary Indoor/Outdoor Nightclub
- Zuni Café
- Griddle Fresh/Aha Fresh
- Toast Eatery
- NoVY
- Patxi’s
- Hamano Sushi
- Barney’s Gourmet Hamburgers
- Thai Cafe
- Lands End - Golden Gate National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)
- Stow Lake Boathouse - San Francisco
- Crissy Field Center | Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
- North Beach — San Francisco Travel
- Golden Boy Pizza
- Tony’s Pizza Napoletana
- Sunrise Deli
- Ferry Building Marketplace
- The Embarcadero, SF. Highlights to check out | hiddenSF.com
- Ultra Rainbow Ice Cream
- Toy Boat Dessert Cafe
- Noe Valley Bakery
Our thanks to Jack for joining us. You can find Chocolate Covered at 4069 24th Street, between Noe and Castro in San Francisco, CA, on Twitter @ChocoCoveredSF, and at http://www.chocolatecoveredsf.com.
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