Tour of Charles Chocolates factory in emeryville, free daily 11:30am & 2:30pm. info below. http://www.charleschocolates.com/store

Sharffen Berger Cafe - the factory is closing down in april ("relocating",) and i want to hit their cafe. very near charles choc., in west berk.
http://www.scharffenberger.com/

also, that stupid parent company is closing joseph schmidt, so hit it while you can. sigh.

these are too good - maybe i should be advertising for real, romantic dates (aka action a possibility.) oh well. feel free to send me a romantic date :)


Chocolate Factory Tours

The most common question we’ve gotten is, “Do you offer tours?” The answer is yes – but please understand that we offer a different kind of tour.

Instead of watching a video of the same process over and over, or hearing a long lecture about chocolate, our goal is to provide an interactive, dynamic experience. Currently the chocolate industry is extremely secretive about how confections are made. Charles Chocolates aims to “de-mystify the art of making chocolate” by providing a full view into our kitchen. By watching our chocolatiers make the chocolates from start to finish, visitors will gain a much deeper and richer understanding of how our chocolates are made. Much like the restaurant industry created a deeper understanding and appreciation for food when they began having open kitchens, Charles Chocolates offers an extremely special, intimate, and comprehensive view into our “open chocolate factory”. Every time you visit Charles Chocolates, you’ll likely see something different.

Starting Saturday August 4, 2007, we will offer a free guided factory tour of our production facility. You'll be able to watch as our chocolatiers are in full production in our kitchen, observe various chocolates being made, and learn about the production processes at Charles Chocolates. The tour will end with an interactive question and answer session. Tours will happen twice daily at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

While you won’t be able to walk through our production floor because we will be in full production, you will gain a much more comprehensive view of all the different processes that occur to make one piece of chocolate. We look forward to hosting you and answering your questions.

Tags: cafe cacao, charles chocolates, chocolate, scharffenberger
Current Location: still home, stuck b/c of my knee aching aka no biking
Current Mood: kinda antsy

Hey kids,

tonite is probably your last chance to see me before the end of January. I'll have an open door starting around 4 or 5 until 8 or 9. Nothing interesting, just me making cookies (no, you can't eat all of them), cleaning, and I'll have games out. Please drop by, it would be lovely to see you.

-me

Tags: vacation

thinking of having folks over later this eve for games and tea/pizza/etc. anyone interested?

Current Location: bed
Current Mood: sleepy
Current Music: silence. and the bathroom fam.

hanging in my office trying to force myself to do homework while I wait for it to be late enough to go to party. i'm all alone here. it's funny. where are the zombies?

on a more fun note, i bled bled bled through my favorite new pants today. at work. during a meeting. thank god for my earthquake kit pants. and that our office is close to many stores to purchase pants at.

currently still addicted to dr. horrible. :)

happy halloween: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVnfyradCPY

Current Location: office chair
Current Mood: hungry
Current Music: hum of computer

hanging in my office trying to force myself to do homework while I wait for it to be late enough to go to party. i'm all alone here. it's funny. where are the zombies?

on a more fun note, i bled bled bled through my favorite new pants today. at work. during a meeting. thank god for my earthquake kit pants. and that our office is close to many stores to purchase pants at.

currently still addicted to dr. horrible. :)

Current Location: office chair
Current Mood: hungry
Current Music: hum of computer

Going to India to visit a friend working on a pilot study of an irrigation product. 3 weeks in January!

Tags: india, vacation

so, after having way too much emotionality (that's a word. b/c i say so.) lately, a friend mentioned we're all a little stressed. Why? election. Prop 8. And it's bloody true. I ran into a friend passing out prop8 stuff yesterday and wanted to cry when talking to her and most of the way home. dude.

Tags: anxiety, election, prop 8, stressed
Current Location: at a computer. mind blowing.
Current Mood: stressed
Current Music: silence.

. . . no plans, but what to wear? I need a fucking costume. Plus there's the whole what to do for halloween, but the costume. . . last year (one year) I fell in love with a queen of hearts costume. but costumes are $$ to buy.

mimi the pug says hi. i'm dogsitting.

i could dress up as my icon. that would rock. but i don't think it's possible for someone so naive in makeup (below expert movie level.)

she's adorable.

i do need a haircut, so costumes that need a new hairdo would work. so much trouble. best holiday ever. better than i win $1000. better than chocolate.

she's watching me type so intently.

. there. this is almost like me having a life and calling everyone, i went on lj. that happens, what, twice a year?

xo,
me. and the dog.

Tags: halloween, pug
Current Location: floor
Current Mood: smitten
Current Music: "blowing window fan in trendy condo"

anyone know where to get fuzzy dice for the mirror, an antenna head, or other car decor? so far the best suggestion was Kragen auto store, and they have them but only in white & black and this is for my dad and she needs color!

My present recommend for last minuters - ukulele. $25 at the fifth string in berkeley, other music stores may have inexpensive ones as well. then you may want:
Jiminy Kokopo's Ukulele Sing and Strum Fun Book by Jerrold Connors
(for kids, which means it's got pretty cartoons & is just the right level for newbies.) written by someone i used to know, i liked it!

did y'all get my africa photos link?

Tags: africa, fuzzy dice, present, ukulele
Current Mood: cheerful

anyone have a story for me? entertainment?

and muffin, no i didn't get it from you.

Tags: sick puppy
Current Location: sinuses
Current Music: dreamy water music