Last Saturday, we went on a chocolate factory tour at Charles Chocolates in Emeryville. My sister Miwa (who recently relocated to the area) is doing a research paper on cocoa and chocolate, so we went in the name of “research.” It’s confirmed for me that chocolates — not diamonds — are a girl’s best friend.

great tour!
arriving at Charles Chocolates in Emeryville

Let the chocolate tasting begin!
the selection for the chocolate tastings. (from left: salted caramel, raspberry filled, peanut-butter filled, almond cluster, and lemon marzipan)

gumdrops.
a sea of chocolates and gumdrops

tea-flavored chocolate!
tea-flavored truffles: lichee tea, earl grey tea, jasmine tea, oolong tea, boochong tea...

$5.50 smores!
At $5.50 a piece, those smores better be good.

cherry blossom white chocolate lid
Cherry blossoms! The lid is made out of white chocolate.

chocolate-loving girls
Satisfied chocoholics.

(For more chocolaty goodness, click over to my Flickr album.)