Articles about Minée Chocolate
San Jose Mercury News
“Four years ago, Menlo Park-based chef Michael Sigmon was visiting his local farmers market, where a vendor was selling custom chocolate, when inspiration struck. He decided he wanted to try making his own chocolate from scratch.”
https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/01/04/the-peninsula-has-a-new-micro-batch-organic-chocolate-shop/
Sigona’s Market Blog
“Minée Chocolate was founded in 2019 by Menlo Park residents Michael Sigmon and Renée Fadiman. Sigona’s was the first market to sell their chocolate and we are thrilled to be able to share this new, locally made treasure with you!”
https://blog.sigonas.com/2023/12/05/team-minee-chocolate-debuts-at-sigonas-farmers-market/
In Menlo
“The classically-trained chef who has worked at Relais and Châteaux properties first arrived in the Bay Area to work as a private chef. Locals who journey to Santa Cruz may have encountered him at the Windmill Cafe which he owned for about a decade ending in 2019.”
https://inmenlo.com/2023/08/29/chef-michael-sigmon-oversees-team-minee/
San Jose Mercury News
“Sigmon sources his cacao from an organic co-op in Ecuador, where the beans produce a deep chocolate with tropical fruit notes. The flavor is “the aromatic essence of what the jungle could be like on a warm day,” he says.”
Featured at top of page.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/06/valentines-day-3-new-bay-area-chocolate-shops/