Experiences

Tours & Events

personalized classes, tours, and experiences, guided by our chocolate education team
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Tours & Events

Chocolate experiences, classes, and personalized tours, led by our expert team

Factory Tours

Tours

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1 Hr. Durations

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Beginner

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Guided Walk

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Tasting

Walk through our historic brick 16th Street factory with an expert Chocolate Educator: View our entire production line, and enjoy plenty of samples, from fresh cacao pulp to finished chocolate. Weekdays until 2 p.m., you're likely to see our Chocolate Makers in action, and catch the aroma of freshly roasting cocoa beans. On weekends, we have the factory to ourselves; we'll dive deeper into chocolate history, as well as our own sourcing and production processes. Both tour versions include lots of chocolate tasting.

Location

16th Street Factory

Starting At

$20 / Person

Days Offered

Daily

available upon request

GIFTS, DRINKS, PASTRIES, TASTINGS, SITE RENTAL

12 NIGHTS OF CHOCOLATE

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Seated Dinner

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Each year, we transform our factory into a dining destination to celebrate the vibrant Bay Area restaurant community through our 12 Nights of Chocolate dinner and event series. Our 2023 chef lineup is more exciting than ever, and we are looking forward to these exquisite dinners, where the only criteria is that they use our chocolate in some form for each dish. Our partner and beneficiary in 12 Nights of Chocolate is the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank.

Location

16th Street Factory

Starting At

$40 / Person

Dates

11/29 THROUGH 12/10

Classes & Events

curated ingredients, tools, and recipes: the best kind of structured creativity

Buche de Noel

Buche de Noel Making Class

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Tasting

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Educational

Starting At

$100 / Person

Days Offered

6 pm, Saturday, December 16

Join us for a delightful evening led by Pastry Chef Stephen Durfee, who'll share new techniques for crafting a festive Yule-log cake using Dandelion Chocolate. Immerse yourself in holiday spirit as we guide you through each cake-making step, including expert tips on cake decoration, and the details that make a French Buche de Noel truly special. This hands-on experience offers a delicious, educational adventure and a potential new holiday tradition!

CHOCOLATE & WHISKEY PAIRING

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Tasting

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Educational

Starting At

$125 / Person

Days Offered

7 pm, Friday, December 22

Hosted at our 16th Street location, this 90 minute experience is the perfect introduction to tasting and pairing craft chocolate with Irish Whiskey. We will taste through three origins of chocolate and four types of whiskey while learning a brief history of both. You will receive three chocolate bars as part of the class to take home and enjoy.
Must be 21 years or older to attend this experience. We will verify age upon arrival.

Chocolate Making

CHOCOLATE MAKING

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3.5 Hours

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INTERMEDIATE

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Educational

Starting At

$160 / Person

Days Offered

11 AM SATURDAYS

Follow simple steps to craft your very own batch of single-origin, two-ingredient chocolate, using our cocoa nibs and organic sugar. Our Educators offer hands-on instruction, while explaining the science and mechanics behind exceptional chocolate making. You'll leave with an appreciation of the chocolate maker's art, along with your just-made chocolate to share with friends and family.

Chocolate Tasting

CHOCOLATE TASTING

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Starting At

$55 / Person

Days Offered

4 PM SATURDAYS

Taste your way through a flight of five distinctive chocolate bars, featuring a range of the flavor notes — from fudgy to fruity — that may be found in chocolate made of well-fermented cocoa beans. Expand and refine your palate as you learn specialized techniques and specific vocabulary to identify tasting notes in chocolate. You'll depart with knowledge that will enliven any future chocolate adventure.

Truffle Making

Truffle Making

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1.5 Hours

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Starting At

$100 / Person

Days Offered

6 pm fridayS

Our truffle-making class is a fun, interactive activity to enjoy with family, friends, or teammates. Learn the process of blending creamy ganache using our two-ingredient chocolate, then hand-roll your ganache into truffles. We supply all necessary materials (including truffle toppings) to make a generous truffle batch — simply arrive ready to plunge your hands in chocolate.

Date Night with Dandelion

DATE NIGHT WITH DANDELION

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1.5 Hours

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Demonstration

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Bubbly

Starting At

$50 / Person

Days Offered

6 pm thursdayS

Join Chocolate Curriculum Director Chef Stephen Durfee for a live dessert demonstration in Bloom, our intimate chocolate salon inside our 16th Street factory. Stephen prepares a new chocolate dessert recipe each week, emphasizing classic pastry and chocolatier techniques, then shares the finished treats with you.

Chocolate 101: Introduction to Craft Chococlate

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1.5 Hours

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Starting At

$40 / Person

Days Offered

6 pm WednesdayS

This class is one of our favorites — interactive and engaging, with light, fun content. It is a perfect introduction to single-origin, two-ingredient craft chocolate. We explore many of the common ingredients used in craft chocolate bars, tasting each component individually, and learning about its' purpose. For a delicious finale, you will participate in a blind taste test of a variety of chocolate bars from other makers, and try to guess which ingredients are present.

DINING AT BLOOM

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Dining

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We’re excited to let you know that we are officially open with limited hours, Thursdays through Sundays (for now). Come visit us and enjoy exclusive menu items, such as chocolate-almond Babka French Toast; a freshly baked chocolate Soufflé topped with house-made cocoa-nib ice cream; and much more. We also offer plenty of drinks, and a Fruit-to-Bonbon Self-Guided Tasting experience. Available for walk-ins or contact Guest Care to reserve for private parties.

Location

16th Street Factory

Hours of Operation

THURSDAY: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
friday: 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
saturday: 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM

OFF-SITE EXPERIENCES

Our classes, tastings, and events may be tailored into private, off-site experiences at your request. Please contact us to design your special experience.  

VIRTUAL EVENTS

order your kit, then sign up for your online class

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To take part in our virtual classes, first purchase your class’s corresponding set in our web store.

Your class materials will be shipped to you, along with a URL to sign up (and a discount code to bring your registration fee down to $0)

Sign up for your class and choose a time that works for you. Enjoy!

Virtual Chocolate Tasting

VIRTUAL CHOCOLATE TASTING

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1 Hour

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Educational

Starting At

$75 / Person

Days Offered

5 pm, friday

You’ll receive a flight of five distinctive chocolate bars, featuring a range of the flavor notes — from fudgy to fruity — that may be found in chocolate made of well-fermented cocoa beans. With guidance from an expert Chocolate Educator, you’ll expand and refine your palate as you learn specialized techniques and specific vocabulary to identify tasting notes in chocolate. You'll gain knowledge that will enliven any future chocolate adventure.

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REGISTER FOR CLASS

Please email events@dandelionchocolate.com with any questions.

Please email events@dandelionchocolate.com
with any questions.

Origin Trips

experience cacao farming and chocolate-making up-close and personal, while building relationships with other chocolate enthusiasts.

Dominican Republic trip

Zorzal Estate, Dominican Republic

Coming 2024

Travel to Reserva Zorzal, where you'll hike to and spend the night on a cacao farm and bird sanctuary. Dive deep into cacao farming, taste varieties of cacao fruit directly from trees, and learn about cacao genetics and fermentation.

Hawaii trip

Hawai'i

Coming 2024

Visit Hawaiian cacao farms and chocolate makers, sample cacao and tropical fruit at its place of origin, and experience local Hawaiian culture.

Request a Private Experience for Your Group

Most of our classes, tastings, and events may be made private for your group. Please submit the form below, telling us what sort of personalized experience you'd like to create, and we'll be in touch.