The idea of chocolate edibles isn’t new but in an area that’s marketed itself as the cannabis capital of California, making a point to stay local is significant — especially for a region where farmers feel stifled by shifting regulations and the challenging financial cost of coming into and maintaining legal compliance. That’s one main […]
Humboldt Chocolate
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Sweet Reward
Kenneth Buntin smiles down at the row of new chocolates in the case, domes of milk and dark chocolate filled with ganache-like old fashioned creams — orange, hazelnut, vanilla, ginger and blackberry. While he’s tweaked and refined the recipes over 25 years in the same kitchen in Old Town’s Snug Alley, these are the first […]
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Sweets by the Sea
When you step into Humboldt Chocolate, tucked behind the gazebo in Old Town Eureka, breathe deeply. The air is heavy and sweet in the little shop. That’s because chocolatiers are hand-making each molded, cream-filled, foil-wrapped piece right on the premises. Peek through the window into the kitchen — you may glimpse Ken Buntin at the […]