Hello my lovely blog readers. It's Shana the owner. Here I am at age THREE and thankfully you all still love making custom chocolate creations. I’ll review what happened at Top This Chocolate this ...Read more
Three Years and Counting. Organize. Systematize. Grow.
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Sweet Relief - 2 Years Young
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We made it! You and me. You, the chocolate lover, that is. You’re the greatest. Top This Chocolate still stands in Ventura Harbor and it’s been a year of curve balls, to say the least. There were u...Read more
TOP THIS CHOCOLATE IS ONE YEAR OLD IN VENTURA HARBOR!
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TOP THIS CHOCOLATE IS ONE YEAR OLD IN VENTURA HARBOR! What a year it’s been. I just want to take a short moment to reflect on this joyous milestone before I keep moving. I do not want to think abou...Read more
A Pandemic-Sized Thank You & Fair Trade Chocolate Price Increase
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Well, Top This Chocolate has made it through the darkest days of the pandemic and Ventura harbor is humming with people again. It was a scary to own a new business at the time but we were able to q...Read more
Reflections on Opening Day and the Mini Stroke that Didn't Stop Me
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I made it to opening day! Five long years of hard work and stressing myself beyond my limits all came together on one marvelous day. Everyone was there – locals, the Chamber of Commerce, my family ...Read more