Whenever I’m near the Ferry Building in San Francisco, I have to avoid going inside unless I’m prepared to buy a few pieces from Recchiuti Confections. Take, for example, a couple of weekends ago when I had gone downtown to buy some chocolate from TCHO (review coming soon!), and had some time to kill before a movie. Since I’d just spent money on chocolate, I thought I wouldn’t end up buying more, but of course I was incorrect…
I picked out two pieces, which got a little smushed in my bag:
Fleur de Sel Caramel: Dark chocolate encases a dense, chewy caramel. As the caramel is flavored with salt, it comes out in small bursts. Small, but complex in flavor.
Cardamom Nougat: Delicious chocolate ganache with subtle cardamom flavoring. I didn’t really taste the cacao nib nougat. Looks like my piece didn’t get much dripped on top? I still enjoyed it, though.
Both were solid pieces, what I expect from Recchiuti.
What really drove me to stop and purchase something at Recchiuti rather than stopping and checking out new products, like I did at the Scharffen Berger store, was the great customer service. As soon we approached Recchiuti, we were offered hot chocolate, and the employees seemed friendly and approachable. If I hadn’t been planning on buying Tcho chocolate, I probably wouldn’t have gotten any, because the employee there didn’t even look up from her computer when we were in the otherwise empty store. I really appreciate how Recchiuti employees are always friendly, no matter how busy they are – chocolate and good feelings should always go hand in hand!
