Author: nancyronnie
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Chocolate Heaven: The Edgy Hipster
Vice Chocolates, Oakland Diablo Magazine, published February 2012 “Why? Oakland resident I-Li Chang looks like the lead singer of an underground rock band (which she is), and her gorgeously decorated chocolates have a similarly edgy bent. Try this: Inspired by the tragic opera about an affair between a French diplomat and a Chinese singer, the…
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SF & Oakland Mayors Make Friendly Wager
on San Francisco-Oakland NFL Exhibition Game Press release, Office of the Mayor of San Francisco, Aug. 19, 2011 “Oakland also boasts world-class gourmet offerings, which I’m happy to bet with my friend Mayor Lee, like award-winning Oakland wines, hand-crafted Vice Chocolates and fresh-roasted organic coffee…” [Oakland Mayor Jean Quan]
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2011 interview with Oakland Mayor Jean Quan
Rockridge Community Planning Council, published Summer 2011 “On the coffee table is a box of Vice Chocolates, produced and sold in Oakland, that Quan buys to give as recognition gifts for staff and city personnel.”
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An Insider’s Guide to the American Chocolate Renaissance
Details Magazine, published May 2011 “Fig and Anise Seed… an ideal add-on to a cheese plate.”