National Hot Chocolate Day

Today is National Hot Chocolate Day. We enjoy E. Guittard Grand Cacao drinking chocolate from San Francisco. The history of Guittard is here:

In the 1850s, Etienne Guittard embarked on the arduous journey from Tournus, France, to San Francisco in search of gold. An experienced chocolate maker, Etienne had brought French chocolate to trade for mining supplies, but soon discovered that newly rich miners were willing to pay top dollar for fine chocolate.

With a new plan, Etienne sailed back to Tournus where he worked in his uncle’s chocolate factory until he could afford to buy his own chocolate making equipment. In 1868, he returned to San Francisco and opened Guittard
Chocolate on Sansome Street, selling chocolate as well as coffee, tea and spices.

Today, Guittard Chocolate Company continues to raise the bar with its passion for crafting the highest quality chocolate, providing the best service and setting new standards for the industry. Its expanded line of retail products makes the “chocolate for experts” available to home bakers and chocolate lovers.

—Guittard Chocolate