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The San Francisco International CHOCOLATE SALON, April 13th
Chocolate lovers, get ready!
The finest major chocolate show on the West Coast takes place this Spring at the 2nd Annual San Francisco International CHOCOLATE SALON, Sunday April 13, 2008 at the Fort Mason Conference Center in San Francisco. Chocolate aficionados, fanatics, buyers and journalists can experience the finest in artisan, gourmet & premium chocolate in one of the world's great culinary metropolitan areas.
The Second Annual San Francisco International CHOCOLATE SALON participants include NEWTREE Gourmet Belgian Chocolate, The TeaRoom, Coco-luxe Confections, Saratoga Chocolates, Sacred Chocolate, Guittard Chocolate, The Chocolate Traveler, San Francisco Toffee Company, Marti Chocolatt, Christopher Elbow Artisanal Chocolate, Chocoholics Divine Desserts, Cosmic Chocolate, Poco Dolce, The Xocolate Bar, Jade Chocolates, Patchi Le Chocolat, Ghirardelli Chocolate, Gateau et Ganache, Charles Chocolates, Amano Artisan Chocolate, Trader Joes, Moonstruck Chocolate Cafe, Rushburn Toffee Company, Chuao Chocolatier, Schoggi, Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker, Coco Delice Fine Chocolates, Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur, Nespresso, Silver Stone Wines, Sol Rouge Winery, Victorian Chocolate Molds, Le Creuset, Swissmar, Putumayo World Music, Chocolate Television and TasteTV,, and many more.
Salon highlights feature chocolate tasting, demonstrations, chef and author talks, wine pairings, a chocolate spa, ongoing interviews by TasteTV's Chocolate Television program, and book signings of the newest Intenational Chocolate Salon publication, "The Chocolate Guide (2008 Western Edition)". The Salon will also include a Silent Auction charity fund-raiser for Holy Family Day Home, providing care and education for homeless children.
The 2nd Annual San Francisco International CHOCOLATE SALON is Sunday, April 13, 2008, Fort Mason Conference Center, San Francisco. Tickets $20 for adults / $17.50 Advance. 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. For Salon information, go to www.SFChocolateSalon.com.
What's it like? See a TV News Video Report of the San Francisco Chocolate Salon in 2007 (Flash format). http://www.chocolatetelevision.com
The Chocolate Salon was chocolatey, gooey, luscious and indulgently great! It was also insanely crowded - the lineups just for will call tickets were an hour long - next year they need to hold it in a building 2-3 times the size of this one - and def in a place with some ventilation... lots of people looked like they were ready to pass out. I am not sure why they didn't anticipate a massive crowd for chocolate - DOH!
http://www.ChocolateTelevision.com
Plus some shots a visitor took last year:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/swerbo/sets/72157600827734911/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomdz/813901048/