Great Bear Chocolates are handmade by Chef Melinda, whose love and passion is making chocolates that are as exquisitely rich and smooth to the taste as they are beautiful to behold. They are unmatched as the nearly perfect gift, one which will please and even astonish the most sophisticated chocolate conoisseur.

Back in the mid 'eighties, the prestigious Los Angeles Music Center had the good fortune to acquire for its staff, a talented young pastry chef named Melinda Wright. The Music Center is famed for its gala catered affairs, and Melinda's pastries and candies were the crowning touch of each culinary event.

Today, Chef Melinda makes her home on the beautiful Oregon Coast, where she has honed her art to a new level of beauty and excellence, and is known locally as the "genius of chocolate". Melinda uses only the finest and freshest imported and domestic ingredients, chosen with an expertise that comes from decades of experience, preceded by training at one of the nation's finest culinary academies.

Retail Chocolates Available
The Cheese and Crackers Store, West 4th Street and Hwy 101, Yachats, OR 97498 – Thurs - Mon, 11am-5pm