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Snowflake 02-10-2009 11:58 AM
Hershey's you are really dead to me now
 
Joseph Schmidt has been a favorite spot for me for years. It was bad enough when Hershey's bought him out, the chocos were still locally made and delish. The variety started getting compact, which was a shame. The dark chocolate mint leaves were to die for.

So last week the news goes out Hershey's will close the local factory and produce the Schmidt line elsewhere (BAH). Now they're closing the Schmidt store. (Double BAH)

Bastards. :mad:

flippyshark 02-10-2009 12:13 PM
It's a Chocalypse!

That's no good at all.

Kevy Baby 02-10-2009 12:18 PM
No Schmidt

That's pretty Schmidty!

Snowflake 02-10-2009 12:22 PM
And unless I use something else, no more s'mores either. Gack! Will I resort to Ghiradelli? No, Belgian choco for my s'mores!

~MS~ 02-10-2009 12:36 PM
Oh MAN....I have had the 'go to the store' on my bucket list forever, guess I need to get ON that quick :(

mousepod 02-10-2009 12:41 PM
To add fuel to the fire, I believe they're doing the same (or similar) thing to Scharffen Berger.

Snowflake 02-10-2009 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by mousepod (Post 268012)
To add fuel to the fire, I believe they're doing the same (or similar) thing to Scharffen Berger.
Yes, MP, you are correct. Schrerffen Berger, the spokesperson and co-founder basically said he was glad the other founder was dead and did not live to see this happen.

Stan4dSteph 02-10-2009 12:57 PM
I highly recommend Green & Black Maya Gold bars for s'mores.

Alex 02-10-2009 12:58 PM
I work two blocks from Sharffen Berger. So far as I know the factory is all that is closing. The store/cafe will still operate.

However, nobody who works here ever goes there to buy or eat. You can blame us for any continuing closures.

Snowflake 02-10-2009 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph (Post 268021)
I highly recommend Green & Black Maya Gold bars for s'mores.
Crikey, they sell them at Walgreens!

Andrew 02-10-2009 01:19 PM
Bay Area residents should try Charles Chocolates.

Alex 02-10-2009 01:31 PM
I work in the same building as the Charles Chocolates factory. I don't like dark chocolate (and at $60-$80/pound I don't like milk chocolate enough to try their limited selection) so I've never had it but others here say it is pretty good.

They don't actually make their own chocolate though, so if that matters to you they are just re-purposing quality chocolate made by others (including, for now anyway Sharffen Berger).

Not Afraid 02-10-2009 01:40 PM
I wonder how a Bacon S'More would taste with Vosges Bacon Chocolate?

SzczerbiakManiac 02-10-2009 02:00 PM
yummy, I'll bet

Ghoulish Delight 02-10-2009 02:10 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex
I work two blocks from Sharffen Berger.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex (Post 268028)
I work in the same building as the Charles Chocolates factory. I don't like dark chocolate (and at $60-$80/pound I don't like milk chocolate enough to try their limited selection) so I've never had it but others here say it is pretty good.
You apparently work in the chocolate district?

Alex 02-10-2009 02:31 PM
Charles Chocolates has only been here about 18 months so it is new. But yes, when the chocolate makers moved out of San Francisco (Ghirardelli's actual working plant is in San Leandro and all of the tourists just go to San Francisco) a lot of them took up in the industrial parts of the East Bay including Emeryville (there are a lot of industrial and co-op kitchen places here as well and those tend to spawn small businesses in the same neighborhood) and the southern part of Berkeley. But even here most of them have been gentrified out.

RStar 02-10-2009 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Alex (Post 268052)
But yes, when the chocolate makers moved out of San Francisco (Ghirardelli's actual working plant is in San Leandro and all of the tourists just go to San Francisco) .
Stupid tourists :D

Reminds me of the Dole field in HI......

Forget the chocolate, I'm still waiting for the Mother's Animal Cookies to come back.....

Kevy Baby 02-10-2009 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by RStar (Post 268065)
Stupid tourists :D
I'm one of them: whenever I visit the City, I always go there. But mainly because they tend to have a really good selection. There used to be a great Mexican restaurant right above Ghirardelli's, but I don't know if they are still there (my memory on the restaurant is more than 10 years old, so I doubt that it is the same).

But I once spent a very pleasant afternoon on their patio drinking margaritas and getting very hammered.

Alex 02-10-2009 05:14 PM
Unless things have changed since the initial announcement in December, Kellogg's bought Mother's Cookies' assets and plans to continue the frosted animal cookies.

Kevy Baby 02-10-2009 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Alex (Post 268068)
Unless things have changed since the initial announcement in December, Kellogg's bought Mother's Cookies' assets and plans to continue the frosted animal cookies.
I was curious, so I started doing a little digging and came across this blog post:

Quote:
Many of you have been asking about the future of Mother's cookies, so we contacted Kellogg's with your questions. In our inbox from a Kellogg's spokesperson today:
Kellogg Company plans on reintroducing many of Mother's Cookies back into stores on the West coast by June, 2009. While we may not have all varieties of Mother's Cookies available at that time, we are working on some of your favorites like Mother's Circus Animals, Mother's Iced Oatmeal cookies, Mother's Parade Animal cookies, Mother's Chocolate Chip, Mother's Coconut Cocadas, Mother's Macaroons, Mother's Taffy Sandwich cookies, Mother's English Tea cookies, Mother's Double Fudge Sandwich cookies, Mother's Vanilla Crème Sandwich cookies, and Mother's Iced Lemon cookies.

RStar 02-10-2009 06:09 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex (Post 268068)
Unless things have changed since the initial announcement in December, Kellogg's bought Mother's Cookies' assets and plans to continue the frosted animal cookies.
Thank you! Yes, I found online that Kellogs plans to relaunch some of the line in mid 2009.

In the mean time I'm buing some Circus Animals for my wife online as a "one last time" chance to have the originals.

BarTopDancer 02-10-2009 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby (Post 268072)
I was curious, so I started doing a little digging and came across this blog post:
It's missing flaky flix and sugar wafers :(

Morrigoon 02-10-2009 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Alex (Post 268022)
I work two blocks from Sharffen Berger. So far as I know the factory is all that is closing. The store/cafe will still operate.

However, nobody who works here ever goes there to buy or eat. You can blame us for any continuing closures.
That's a real shame, they were pretty high quality chocolate. A bit bitter for my taste (even their milk was pretty dark), but still quality.

RStar 02-10-2009 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Morrigoon (Post 268078)
A bit bitter for my taste (even their milk was pretty dark).
I stay away from anything made with dark milk. Scary :eek:

Gemini Cricket 02-10-2009 07:25 PM
Can we not mention chocolate so much? It's one hour until quitting time and I have no access to chocolate at the moment.

JWBear 02-10-2009 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby (Post 268072)
I was curious, so I started doing a little digging and came across this blog post:
I WANT MY FLAKY FLIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kevy Baby 02-10-2009 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by RStar (Post 268080)
I stay away from anything made with dark milk. Scary :eek:
Racist :D

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket (Post 268082)
Can we not mention chocolate so much? It's one hour until quitting time and I have no access to chocolate at the moment.
Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate

Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate

Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate

Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate

Chocolate !!!!!!

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alphabassettgrrl 02-10-2009 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph (Post 268021)
I highly recommend Green & Black Maya Gold bars for s'mores.
Or for anything that includes or could include chocolate. Yum.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevy Baby (Post 268088)

Chocolate !!!!!!
You're evil.

Pirate Bill 02-11-2009 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby (Post 268088)
Chocolate !!!!!!
If only we could have scratch and sniff posts...

Has anybody ever tried Tcho chocolate? I ordered a sample pack a few months ago. Pretty good, although a little too bitter for me (which is really kind of a first...I've never met a chocolate that was too bitter). I do admire their maker spirit, but I think they're too overpriced. Especially for "beta" chocolate.


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