HEARSAY

"Socola’s chocolates are beautiful, sensual, and they make you feel good. The Socola Sisters are living the dream and pushing forward in their quest to create."
-- Stephanie Im, Lick My Spoon

"Having grown up in Austria, always tempted by the most delicious desserts, I have attained a very discernible taste for sweets.  Socola Chocolatier, a local confectioner creating some of the most amazing truffles, stands up to the test. "
-- Claudia Juestel, Adeeni Design 

"Yes, truffle mushrooms   cheese   chocolate = foodie head explosion. After tasting, I wouldn't say the flavors marry well per se, but they're balanced enough so you enjoy each of them distinctly."
-- Frommer's Behind the Guides

"It's hard to pick a favorite one of Cypress Grove's goat's milk cheese line.That said, Truffle Tremor has a special place in our heats. And Sôcôla has paired it with Guittard Chocolate to create the "Double Truffle." This is perfect for those who like their savory paired with sweet. The richness of the truffles and the dark chocolate both come through. Delicious."
-- Blondie & Brownie

"The sisters come from a long line of dessert makers--to this day, their relatives in Vietnam still sell traditional Vietnamese desserts in the local village market. While this provides a honest living in Vietnam--and perhaps could be a source of family pride...Susan and Wendy...are also making sweets in America similar to their relatives in Vietnam." 
-- Ravenous Couple

"Considering how intimate Sôcôla’s operation is today, their contribution to the community is highly impressive. That alone is enough to inspire the utmost support from me. Most certainly then, it is not surprising to know that most the ingredients are from local suppliers – i.e., fresh fruitsfrom farmers’ market, butter and cream from Straus Family Creamery." 
 -- Emiko Taki, Kitchen M

"Making truffles since high school, Wendy is the pastry chef and Susan is her cheerleader. Or so it seems at first. The charm of these two sisters is their passion for making the most delicious chocolates, using the best ingredients & creating new flavor profiles." 
-- Luna Raven, Luna's Kitchen Magic

"Not that they haven’t won a first place in Best Gift Set and a second place in Best Presentation and Packaging [at the SF Int'l Chocolate Salon], but Socola (Vietnamese for “chocolate”) is much more than that – a soulful combination of flavor, texture and “meltiness” that creates a TASTE, and then an aftertaste one remembers and craves long after the very last piece is gone."
-- Emma Krasov, Art and Entertain Me

"One of the most memorable chocolatiers for me was Socola Chocolatier, whose eyecatching truffles had a distinctly Asian bent: guava, lychee, tamarind, Vietnamese espresso. While Asian fusion is still a hot-running trend in the culinary world, it takes a deft touch and expertise to take the combination of east and west beyond mere gimmick.  Socola’s chocolates are the genuine article."
-- Anita Chu, Dessert First

"Two sisters join forces to create heavenly chocolates."
-- Tastespotting.com

“My favorite “Give It To Me Guava” is guava pate de fruit with dark chocolate ganache. I loved the bold tropical fruit flavor with the unexpected slight crunch from the seeds.”                            
– Carolyn Jung, foodgal.com


"By the look of it, Sôcôla gourmet chocolate company creators Susan and Wendy Lieu of Oakland, CA are living a fairytale. If one didn’t know any better, it would look like instant magic struck Wendy and Susan..." 
-- Megan Reilly, chocoffeeaddictsanonymous.com

“Socola Chocolatier hit the home run for me with their bittersweet salted caramel truffles (Burnt Baby Burnt) and Guinness ganache truffles. They ran out of their guava truffles (Give it to Me Guava) so I plan to seek them out sometime soon.”
–  Heather_in_SF, FinerKitchens.com

“i had the best overall experience at socola [at the San Francisco International Chocolate Salon]....lovely chocolates, packaging, and the staff were very engaging.”
–  FoodieHunter

“Socola creates beautiful and delicious chocolate confections...”
-- Blogger Tiramisu

“On its own, Guinness has notes of caramel and chocolate, so it only makes sense that it would impart another layer of depth to truffles, such as the ones seen here by Socola Chocolates.”         
--Yum Sugar

“I was taken by the Chocolate Guinness from Socola, a great accompaniment for my Chocolate Guinness cake last week. I enjoyed talking with the two sisters Wendy and Susan Lieu about their hand-crafted truffles with local ingredients including Straus Creamery cream and butter.” 
-- Dying for Chocolate