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We have had some lovely write ups in the Oregonian recently.

From Foodday’s top 100 Things We Absolutely Love, what we are eating:

Thai Peanut Butter Cups at Alma Chocolate: This creation offers the haunting flavor of the year…

Read about our hot chocolate selections in Danielle Centoni’s roundup of Portland’s Hot Chocolate Hot Spots!

Thank you!

It’s not your imagination, chocolate artistry evolves more quickly than iPod models. A prime example is Alma Chocolate out of Portland, Oregon… Read the full review here: http://tinyurl.com/chocoreview

To Sarah Hart, chocolate is next to godliness. After learning that the cacao tree’s Latin botanical name, Theobroma, means “food of the gods,” she had a vision: edible gods and icons. … » more

The Oregonian – A&E, January 20, 2006

“Just in time for Valentine’s Day: a gorgeous hunk of a dark chocolate heart, bound by chunky flowers, with ‘amor’ boldly scripted across the top. Luminous with edible 23-karat gold leaf, it’s tattoo-edgy, spiritual and totally elegant, a signature of creator Sarah Hart of Alma Chocolate.”

The Oregonian, January 31, 2005

“Blame it on the Easter bunny. Sarah Hart of Portland knows the dilemma as well. Every Easter, as a child, she would weigh the possibilities: Should she gobble up the chocolate rabbit right away? Or nibble is slowly: First the ears, then a little off the paws?” View Article (PDF)

Portland Monthly, March 2004

“Make a trip to the Saturday Farmers Market (South Park Blocks on the Portland State University campus). A shopping list for your perfect picnic might include a wedge of award-winning fontina from the Willamette Valley Cheese Company and organic goat cheese from Fraga Farms. Buy a hearty loaf of bread from Fressen Bakery; scour the stands for beautiful heirloom peppers and tomatoes. Try some cherries, strawberries, Hood River pears. Splurge on chocolates molded in the likeness of Buddha or the Virgin Mary (depending on your spiritual leanings) from Alma Chocolate.”