Earthquake Cake Has Returned

After being sold out for weeks, I am glad to announce we have received a brand new shipment of fresh, new, EARTHQUAKE CAKES!!!!!!!

SFCF @ Pier 39 VIP Fleet Week Party!

The San Francisco Chocolate Factory will have a booth at the VIP Party during the Fleet Week Event on October 11, 2008 from 12pm-6pm at Pier 39!

As a reminder, our boutique hours are also 12pm-6pm Tuesdays through Saturdays. Stop by for some chocolate!

286 12th Street
San Francisco, Ca 94103

www.sfchocolate.com

Yahoo Speaks On Dark Chocolate

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating dark chocolate regularly may help lower levels of inflammation, which is strongly associated with heart and blood vessel disease, Italian researchers report.

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"In an apparently healthy population, even a small reduction of a low-grade inflammation such as that associated in this study with regular consumption of dark chocolate might have clinically relevant benefits in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease," Dr. Romina di Giuseppe of Catholic University in Campobasso write in the current issue of The Journal of Nutrition.

The presence of inflammation was determined by measuring levels C-reactive protein (CRP), a biomarker for coronary artery disease, the researchers explain in their report. Di Giuseppe and her team hypothesized that people who eat more dark chocolate, which is rich in several types of antioxidants, might have lower CRP levels.

To investigate, they looked at 4,849 healthy men and women participating in the Moli-sani Project, an ongoing study of adults 35 and older living in southern Italy. They included 1,317 people who had eaten any chocolate at all in the past year, and 824 who consumed dark chocolate regularly. Most people who ate dark chocolate consumed 5.7 grams per day.

CRP levels averaged 1.32 mg/L in people who did not eat dark chocolate, compared to 1.10 mg/L in dark chocolate consumers. Individuals who ate dark chocolate had healthier diets overall than those who didn't; they were also younger and of higher social status, but less likely to exercise. But once the researchers adjusted for these and other relevant factors, the relationship between eating dark chocolate and lower CRP remained.

The range of CRP levels seen in the dark chocolate consuming group corresponds to a "mild" risk of cardiovascular disease, while CRP levels in the non-consumers would be associated with "moderate" risk, di Giuseppe and her colleagues note.

The benefits were seen when people ate up to one 20-gram serving of dark chocolate every 3 days, but eating more chocolate wasn't more beneficial; in fact, effects on CRP levels "tended to disappear" at higher consumption levels, the researchers found.

SOURCE: The Journal of Nutrition, September 23, 2008.

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Tasting Party Tomorrow

Stop By The San Francisco Chocolate Factory!

Tomorrow marks the return of our monthly chocolate tasting party. Between the hours of 6pm-8pm we will have various treats laid out and about for your sampling pleasure.

The event will be held the second Wednesday of each month.

As another friendly reminder, our store hours are normally 12pm-6pm every Tuesday through Saturday. So stop on by!

286 12th Street
San Francisco, Ca 94103

415.362.2080
www.sfchocolate.com

-Anthony

Champagne & Rocks Bars!

A new shipment of Cosmic's "Champagne & Rocks" bars has just arrived.
Stop in today!

286 12th Street 

San Francisco, Ca 94103