Chocolate Beverage Awards: 6-Star Picks

Have a craving to drink or sip your chocolate? Here are two 6-star chocolate beverages from Moonstruck Chocolate Co. and Tisano Chocolate Tea
These ratings were awarded by the judges of the Artisan Chocolate Awards in 2013. More details at www.ArtisanChocolateAwards.com




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Best Bridal Chocolates Announced in the Artisan Chocolate Awards

TasteTV and the International Chocolate Salon are pleased to announce the National 2013 Award Winners of the competition for Best Bridal Chocolates.

The winners of the Best Chocolates for Brides were divided into Gold, Silver, and Bronze for categories such as Most Delicious Ingredient Combinations, Most Artistic Designs, Best Bridal Gift Set, and Best for the Wedding Reception.

Gold Chocolate Award winners were Beijo de Chocolat, Chocolate Fetish, Chubby Chipmunk Hand-Dipped Chocolates, Delysia Chocolatier, FGR Chocolate Collection, Roberts Confections, Seattle Chocolate Company, Socola Chocolatier, and Truffles in Paradise

The top chocolates for brides and weddings were reviewed by a panel of industry experts. These panelists were Tara Bradley (Destination Weddings & Honeymoons magazine), Stacie Tamaki (The Flirty Blog), Sadaf H. Kherani (South Asian Bride Magazine), Rachel Ward (Brides California magazine), Mary Clarke (Bridal Guide magazine), Laurie Nicoud (Exquisite Weddings magazine), Juli Rathke (Rocky Mountain bride magazine), Jennifer Stein (Destination I Do Magazine), Emily Thomas (Southern Weddings magazine), and Cristine Thomas (Today’s Bride San Francisco magazine).

Winners can be found on the Artisan Chocolate Awards site, www.ArtisanChocolateAwards.com, under “Categories by Competition.”

The International Chocolate Salon presents category-Specific “Best in Salon Awards” for Chocolatiers & Confectioners, as well as annual Awards for the “Best Chocolatiers & Confectioners in America.” In addition, it producers chocolate tasting events such as the Los Angeles Chocolate Salon, the San Francisco International Chocolate Salon, the Fall Chocolate Salon, and the Seattle Chocolate Salon. TasteTV also produces the program www.ChocolateTelevision.com


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New CHOCOLATE AWARDS Categories Added – International Chocolate Salon

TasteTV and the International Chocolate Salon, producers of the Original and Premier Artisan Chocolate events and competitions in North America, are pleased to announce that based on Industry requests, we have added two additional Chocolate Awards categories for 2013.

·  Best WHITE Chocolate

·  Best Chocolate BEVERAGE

Registration ends on May 20th for the 2013 Chocolate Award Competitions for the following categories:

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·  Best Chocolate BAR

·  Best CARAMEL

·  Top TOFFEE

·  Best BRIDAL Chocolates

Chocolatiers and Confectioners can register or get more information for these juried product-submission competitions (not events) using the forms at www.InternationalChocolateSalon.com or at www.LuxuryChocolateAwards.com



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San Francisco Chocolate Salon – Chocolate Design Winners

As a new part of the 7th Annual San Francisco Chocolate Salon on March 24th, the Original and Premier Artisan Chocolate show on the West Coast, there will be a gallery of chocolate-inspired art. The pieces range from paintings, to jewelry to ceramic (such as this ceramic chocolate cupcake by Sandra Cohen-Wynn, pictured).

Other displaying artists include: Carolyn Tillie, Melissa Rice, Kristin Stanchfield, Susanne Friedrich, Nikki Lau, Joan Pearson, Janet Lohr, and Bethany Garland

7th Annual San Francisco

INTERNATIONAL CHOCOLATE SALON
March 24, 2013
10am – 6pm
Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion
1 Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
www.SFChocolateSalon.com




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SF Chocolate Salon – New Products to Watch in 2013

EXCITING NEW PRODUCTS TO WATCH 
at The SF Chocolate Salon on March 24th:

  • Socola Chocolatier – Vegan Kheer Truffles – Made with dark chocolate, coconut milk, cardamom, almond, pistachio, raisins and rose water.
  • Almanac Beer – “Biere de Chocolat” – Made in conjunction with Dandelion Chocolate.
  • Wilson Creek Winery – Almond Champagne
  • FGR – New Hazelnut Dragee – Italian hazelnuts caramelized with milk chocolate made of a mix of Domori white chocolate and Nocciola Tonda Gentile Delle Langhe
  • The Bread Project – Tcho Chocolate Babka – A modern twist on this time tested Eastern European cult favorite by adding in candied orange zest, shrunk the babka, placed it lovingly in a tulip cup and voila, “the baby babka” was born.
  • Nosh This – Honey-Walnut Fleur de Sel Caramel – Enrobed in 72% chocolate and made with Bay Area Bee Company honey and organic walnuts
  • Marco Paolo Chocolates – Coconut Nectar Brittle Bark – Luscious brittle made with coconut nectar, coconut cream, and shredded coconut covered in dark chocolate topped with coconut shavings
  • Neo Cocoa – Marshmallow “Peeps” Truffle – A layer of handmade vanilla marshmallow sandwiched between chocolate ganache cut into bit-sized morsels and enrobed in dark cocoa powder
  • Casa De Chocolates – Mole Bar – A family recipe blend of 11 spices and chiles, roasted in Berkeley and sprinkled over 61% dark chocolate.
  • Wine Market – All wines poured during the day are also available for purchase by the bottle to take home from the Salon. 

7th Annual San Francisco
INTERNATIONAL CHOCOLATE SALON
March 24, 2013
10am – 6pm
Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion
1 Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
www.SFChocolateSalon.com



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SF Chocolate Salon – Chocolate Artists Design Gallery

As a new part of the 7th Annual San Francisco Chocolate Salon on March 24th, the Original and Premier Artisan Chocolate show on the West Coast, there will be a gallery of chocolate-inspired art. 
The design pieces range from paintings, to jewelry to ceramic (such as this ceramic chocolate cupcake by Sandra Cohen-Wynn, pictured).
Other displaying artists include: Carolyn Tillie, Melissa Rice, Kristin Stanchfield, Susanne Friedrich, Nikki Lau, Joan Pearson, Janet Lohr, and Bethany Garland
7th Annual San Francisco
INTERNATIONAL CHOCOLATE SALON
March 24, 2013




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