VIDEO PROFILE: David Bacco Chocolatier
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TasteTV profiles award winning chocolatier, David Bacco
Chocolate & Wine Cruise on the SF Bay – Fall 2019 Edition
Because it was great fun both times, a grand adventure, and sold out, we will be going on a Fall Chocolate & Wine Cruise on the Bay on October 19th.
DELICIOUS TASTE: Chocolate Awards Announced for Best Toffee and Best White Chocolate
Toffee and White Chocolates may not first come to mind when you think of premium artisan chocolate, but they are definitely part of the category. More and more chocolatiers have found that both toffee and white chocolate can be made personally, with fresh ingredients, and using amazing flavor combinations.
With this in mind, TasteTV and the International Chocolate Salon have selected some of the top Toffees and White Chocolates from around the world. They come from the United States, Canada, Scandinavia, England, and other far flung sources. The results of the TOFFEE AWARDS and the WHITE CHOCOLATE AWARDS have been announced, and can be found at www.InternationalChocolateSalon.com
The Chocolate Judges Panel reviewed product submissions in categories such as Taste, Ingredient Combinations, Texture, Uniqueness, and Overall Experience, as well as others, to come to a final decision.
TOP TOFFEE
The International Chocolate Salon has now announced that the Top Toffees this year include:
Gold Medalists
- – Tomo Toffee Dark Chocolate Toffee
- – Crack’d Toffee Company LLC Crack’d Premium Dark Roast Toffee
Silver Medalists
- – Holm Made Toffee Co. Oregon Hazelnut Toffee – Lavender
- – Holm Made Toffee Co. Oregon Hazelnut Toffee – Cardamom and Vanilla
- – Holm Made Toffee Co. Oregon Hazelnut Toffee – Himalayan Pink Salt
- – Vollie Austin Inc. Oregoin Hazelnut Toffee
Bronze Medalists
- – Heavenly Taste Toffee Dark Almond Toffee
- – The Sweet Girl Pecan Bourbon Toffee
See all of the Toffee Awards results here, including Star Ratings and awards for Best Ingredients, Best Texture, Best Taste and more: https://www.internationalchocolatesalon.com/2019-toffee-award-winners-announced/
BEST WHITE CHOCOLATE
The International Chocolate Salon also announced that the Best White Chocolates this year include:
- #1 – Oro de Cacao AG Oro de Cacao / Chocolat Dieter Meier – White Chocolate Guatemala 42%
- #2 – St. Croix Chocolate Company Black and white bon bon box
- #3 – Michael’s Chocolates Pomegranate Orange
- #3 (tie) – Panache Chocolatier White Jasmine
See all of the White Chocolate Awards results here, including Star Ratings and awards for Best Ingredients, Best Texture, Best Taste and more: https://www.internationalchocolatesalon.com/2019-white-chocolate-awards-winners/
The Artisan Chocolate Awards are produced by TasteTV and the International Chocolate Salon. For more information, go to http://www.ArtisanChocolateAwards.com.
For more Information and to see additional results at the ICS, go to: http://www.internationalchocolatesalon.com
TasteTV Gift Guide: 10 Tasty Chocolates for the Vegan
What could be a better gift for the vegan in your life than an offering of artisan chocolate? The answer is “nothing.” Fortunately, there are a large number of vegan chocolates that you can enjoy.
LA Women in Chocolate Honored at the Los Angeles Chocolate Salon
At the Annual Los Angeles Chocolate Salon this Fall, several Women in Chocolate were honored by the INTERNATIONAL CHOCOLATE SALON for their contributions to the world of chocolate and chocolate culture. The International Chocolate Salon was founded in 2007 by TasteTV and TCB Cafe Publishing and Media, and is one of the premier international bodies celebrating and honoring artisan and premium chocolates and confections.
Pictured here: (front row, left to right) Marti Chocolatt, Food Market Gypsy, The Chocolate Project, (back row, left to right) Raphio Chocolate, Amella Caramels, Valenza Chocolatier, author Carole Bloom, Hnina Gourmet, Bar Cacao.
THE CHOCOLATIERS AWARD recipients are selected based on either having received numerous chocolate salon awards over the years, or having made a significant impact in the world of taste and chocolate, particularly in the Los Angeles area. It also spotlights the growing number of women entrepreneurs, chocolatiers, confectioners, and pastry chefs that the Los Angeles Area and Southern California has supported.
The following are the announced recipients of the awards.
THE CHOCOLATIERS AWARD
LOS ANGELES Women in Chocolate: CHOCOLATIERS AWARD
- Tonet Tibay, Marti Chocolatt
- Amy Jo Pedone, Valenza Chocolatier
- Amara Barroeta, Amara Chocolate
- Elena Kiamilev, Amella Caramels
- Michelle Crochet, Droga Chocolates
- Valerie Gordon, Valerie Confections
- Susie Norris, Food Market Gypsy
- Carol Bloom, Cookbook Author
- Ruth Kennison, Bonaparte Chocolate
- Vanessa Morgenstern-Kenan, Hnina Gourmet
- Danielle Laubach, Zenbunni Chocolatiers
- Joana Whittingham, Fera’wyn’s Artisan Chocolates
- Samantha McGinnis, Cowboy Toffee
- Elisia Otavi-Makmur, Raphio Chocolate
- Diane Kron Chocolatier
- Patricia Tsai, ChocoVivo
- Christine Sarioz, Milla Chocolates
In addition, the following have been named for Honorable Mention
- Jessica Ferraro, Bar Cacao
- Elyce Zahn, CocoTutti Chocolates
- Etty Benhamou, Le Mervetty
Warm Up! Awards for Best Hot Chocolate & Cocoa Announced
With the weather as cold as it is sometimes in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s good to know that there is award winning hot chocolate out there to soothe and please your mind and body.
See this year’s Winner rankings and ratings for some of the Best Hot Cocoa and Drinking Chocolate Awards! (www.hotchocolateawards.com)
TasteTV and the International Chocolate Salon have selected some of the top hot chocolates from around the World. If you are looking for some of the best, take a look at these and the results from our tasting panel’s luscious experience.
They include:
- Chuao Chocolatier Spicy Maya
- DAGOBA Organic Chocolate Xocolatl Drinking Chocolate with Chilies and Cinnamon
- Quintessential Chocolates Co., Inc. “Chocolat’s Elixer”
- Co Couture 60% classic organic hot chocolate mix
- CACOCO, Inc. Fire Walker
- Co Couture 70% classic organic hot chocolate mix
- CACOCO, Inc. Midnight Mystic
- Éclat Chocolate Hot Chocolate Reims
- Amano Artisan Chocolate
- CACOCO, Inc. The Original
- Maribel Sweets Inc aztec 65% hot chocolate
- Ticket Chocolate Raspberry Hot Chocolate on a Stick
To see more about the Hot Chocolate Awards, as well as rankings in categories such as Taste, Texture, and Ingredient Combinations, go to www.HotChocolateAwards.com or here: http://www.internationalchocolatesalon.com/4th-annual-hot-chocolate-award-winners/