The Chocolate Salon Promo Spot

Of course TasteTV and Chocolate Television had to create a promotional video spot for the Chocolate Salon:

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Chocolatier Chocolate Tastings/Booksignings


Current Schedule for Chocolatier Chocolate Tastings/Booksignings for:
The Chocolate Guide 2008

March 1 – Draegers, 11am-3pm (San Mateo, CA) – The TeaRoom

March 8 – Jays Wine Bar, 1-3pm (Potrero Hill, SF, CA)The TeaRoom

March 13 – Sugar Shack, 6-7:30pm (Menlo Park, CA 94025)Saratoga Chocolate

March 20 Zinc Details, 6-8pm ( SF, CA) The TeaRoom and Cosmic Chocolate

March 22 – The Cheese Shop (Healdsburg, CA)The TeaRoom

March 22 Bacchus & Venus Wine Bar, 1-3pm (Sausalito, CA)Coco-luxe

March 29 – Beyond Pots and Pans, 1-3pm ( Stockton, CA 95207) Chocoholics

March 29 –Wishbone, 1-3pm (7th & Irviing, SF, CA)Chocolatier TBA

March 30 – Savor the Flavor (Sierra Madre, CA 91024)Mignon Chocolate

April 3 – Confetti Le Chocolatier, 12:30-2:30 (downtown SF, CA) – The TeaRoom

April 4 – Canyon Market, 5-7:30pm (Glenn Park, SF, CA) – The TeaRoom

April 5 – Toque Blanche, 11-2 (Half Moon Bay) – Saratoga Chocolate

April 12 Whole Foods, 1-3pm (Portrero Hill, San Francisco, CA) – The TeaRoom

April 19Joseph George Winery (San Jose, ) Saratoga Chocolate

April 19Vihuela Winery (Paso Robles, CA) – TBD

April 27 – In Good Taste (Portland, OR 97209)Sahagun

Early May – cork • a bottle shop (Portland, OR)Sahagun


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National Chocolate Mint Day

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National Chocolate Mint Day

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USA– Today is National Chocolate Mint Day. What’s that, you didn’t know?

Apparently, neither did the other 6 billion people on the planet. It appears the Oompa Loompas at the National Confectioners Association are insiduously slipping sugar-coated holidays into International Calendars in hopes of sparking a worldwide candy revolution. I can hear their little proletariat voices chanting in some underground cavern of a seemingly innocent candy factory, “VIVA LA DOLCE!!! VIVA LA DOLCE!!! VIVA LA DOLCE!!!

This year alone; the Oompas have managed to slip these highly addictive dates into the past six weeks:

  • National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day – Jan, 3rd
  • National English Toffee Day – Jan, 8th
  • National Peanut Brittle Day -Jan, 26th
  • National Gum Drop Day – Feb, 15th

And its only February! Can National Gummi Worm Day be far away? (check your calendars, its July 15th)

But since we’re such suckers for little men with chocolate we took their brownie recipe anyway!

Mint Meltaway Cake Brownies

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 8-10 Fannie May® Mint Meltaways *(or See’s Chocolate Mint Truffles)

MAKE

  • Preheat oven to 375° degrees. Grease 2 – 8″ pans.
  • Place flour and sugar in a large bowl.
  • Mix butter, cocoa, and water in a saucepan and continue to stir until it comes to a boil.
  • Add to the flour and sugar.
  • Combine eggs, buttermilk, baking soda, and vanilla in a separate bowl. After mixed well, add to the flour and sugar.
  • Using a food processor, grind Mint Meltaways into fine crumbs. Then add to batter and mix well.
  • Divide batter into two greased pans and bake 20 to 30 minutes.
  • Smear your favorite frosting atop
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SF 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 (www.SFChocolateSalon.com).

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, 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, Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur, Victorian Chocolate Molds, Le Creuset, Swissmar, Putumayo World Music, Chocolate Television and TasteTV, and many more.

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SF 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 (www.SFChocolateSalon.com).

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, 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, Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur, Victorian Chocolate Molds, Le Creuset, Swissmar, Putumayo World Music, Chocolate Television and TasteTV, and many more.

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SFist.com: Chocolate Porn = Yummy Fun


SFist.com, part of the -Ist network that includes LAist.com, posted the first review of TasteTV’s new publication, THE CHOCOLATE GUIDE, WESTERN EDITION (2008)

“I didn’t know there are so many chocolate places,” our husband said as we collectively eyed The Chocolate Guide Western Edition, billed by some as “chocolate porn”. Learning can be sooo much fun. This guide easily earns a spot on our lifestyle and travel bookshelves because it covers chocolate based info that Lonely Planet, Zagat, Rick Steves, and other guides miss. The guide’s mission is to promote something called a “chocolate lifestyle” which seems to be the consumption of chocolate, and chocolate making accessories. Perhaps the folks making the chocolate — such as Charles Chocolates, Michael Recchiuti, Joseph Schmidt, Fleur de Cocoa, Wine Country Chocolates and The TeaRoom, are champions of the chocolate lifestyle? The drool worthy suh-weet pics and tidbits make this $15.95 guidebook a treat. ” Mary Ladd, SFist.com

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