Bisou Chocolate

Yesterday I went to the Kensington Farmers’ Market to buy an assortment of Indie Cake’s macarons as a treat for our son-​in-​law, who hasn’t tasted one. I walked through and Indie Cakes didn’t have a booth set up. I had walked by Bisou on the way in and stopped by on the way out. I chatted w/​Tracy, the proprietor, who agreed it was unusual that Indie Cakes wasn’t there. Later I surmised that Anastasia may have been at the Solano Stroll, but wasn’t going to walk up and down Solano in search of her. I will try again next week.
Bisou makes dark chocolate, which is Kevin’s preference as well as mine. They use organic ingredients and make a point of knowing the farmers who grow their cacao, which comes from a variety of South and Central American countries. Tracy gave me tastes of all four of their bars: 76% American, 78% Silk, 86% Bitter and 87% Nibs, which is Bitter w/​cocoa nibs added for texture. They charge $ 5 each or $ 13 for 3 bars. I chose Silk, American and Nibs. They were all delicious, each in its own way. She wrapped them together w/​a ribbon and put in a brochure explaining what each bar was comprised of and their process in making it. I couldn’t pick a favorite. Maybe Kevin will.

Here’s a gem from our lil’ Island farmers market in Alameda. WE HEART BISOU! The company owners, Eli and Tracy, are very knowledgeable about cocoa beans and their process for making small batch chocolates. Most of their offerings are made with just two or three ingredients… the very finest organic cocoa beans, cane sugar and cocoa butter. Sometimes they add vanilla beans too. Our favorites are the hand rolled Truffles, which come in a pack of two $ 4 as well as the chocolate «Nibs» and Bitter bars. The Silk bar is delightful too! We get to taste and learn something new each week depending on the region where the beans were grown. This is chocolate for grown-​ups, the kind who want to delight in the experience of tasting something simple and exquisite.

Bisou Chocolate was an unexpected delight. they use organic ingredients and make their chocolate in small batches.
locale: kensington farmers market (2÷15÷15)
eats: dark chocolate nibs (5) 1 oz.
–87% nicaragua cocoa beans?
— organic cane sugar/​vanilla beans/​cocoa butter
–truffles (2) too
crumbs:
–at alameda farmers market on sat.
–slightly bitter
–less sugar than most chocolates out there.