I'm sorry I ruined Christmas. Okay, maybe not the whole holiday—but certainly the part where you would have strolled into my shop (or website), breathed in that chocolate filled air, and left with ...Read more

It is with a heavy heart that I announce that Top This Chocolate will be closing just after Mother’s Day. I’m being given the boot. The landlord sent me a 30 day notice to vacate. Since November, I...Read more

I’ve made it five years in Ventura Harbor! 50% of businesses will fail in the first five years. For restaurants that percentage is higher, especially during the most recent five years which include...Read more

The time has come. I have to raise prices. Chocolate demand continues to far outpace supply. The weather isn’t helping the cocoa crop. No supplier can shield me from the hikes any longer. The price...Read more

It’s been all over the headlines, chocolate prices are skyrocketing with no end in sight. What is going on? Many things all at once. Weather is the biggest. Almost three quarters of the world's coc...Read more