Virtual CHOCOLATE SALON Panel: In Conversation with Black Chocolatiers

TasteTV & the International Chocolate Salon in conversation on June 11th with Black Chocolatiers about their creative inspirations & business challenges, including tips for great chocolate, flavor profiles, educations, and tips for success. Discover and support these great artisans!

The Panel Discussion features: Chocolatier Phillip Ashley Rix of Phillip Ashley Chocolates, Robert Bowden of Vivere Chocolates, Syovata Edari of CocoVaa Chocolatier, Michael Poole of Hot Chocolat, Margaret King of Magnolia Chocolatier, and moderator, author Joey Garcia

Watch the full recorded panel below

TASTEABLE Television Series Season 5 Episode 13 Intro

TASTEABLE Television Series, Episode Intro, Season 5 Ep 513, featuring visits to the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, Caffe Grecco, and wines of Lodi.

At the Fancy Food Show, we see great products from Truffle Shuffle, Lettieri & Co., Laura Chenel Chèvre, Cypress Grove Cheese, re:Think Ice Cream, and Sugar and Spun.

TASTEABLE can be watched on these PBS-affiliate television stations in Northern California, reaching over 2.5 million households from the San Francisco Bay Area to Wine Country

4 TasteTV Books about CHOCOLATE!

We’re a busy lot here at TasteTV, as part of our group is TCB-Cafe Publishing. Plus, because we all love chocolate, you know we’ve got some great chocolate tomes for you to peruse and enjoy! Here are four of them.

THE CHOCOLATIER’S PRIMER

 

TasteTV, the International Chocolate Salon and TCB Cafe Publishing and Media are pleased to announce the publication of the newest book,

THE CHOCOLATIER’S PRIMER

This new book contains experiences, tips, advice from those who have already done it.  A must-have for any aspiring or current chocolatier and chocolate maker.

FIND IT ON AMAZON: https://amzn.to/2jEAx32

Are you interested in chocolate and confections as a small business? There are many how-to books on starting an enterprise, but often the best advice comes directly from those with actual experience. Thus came the idea for this book; this “primer.” Why not ask chocolatiers firsthand what they have experienced and what they recommend? With this concept in mind, we composed a set of key questions and asked them to interesting artisans from around the world with experience in both the business and creative sides of chocolate. Their answers on creativity, product, branding and business are very frank and often personal, and written in a journal or diary style. The information in the resulting primer is worth its weight in gold.

 

FEATURING

  • Aelan Chocolate Makers
  • Amella Caramels
  • Bella Sophia Chocolates
  • Cōchu Chocolatier
  • David Bacco Chocolatier
  • Dean’sSweets
  • Delysia Chocolatier
  • Endorfin Foods
  • Fera’wyn’s Artisan Chocolates
  • Finding Fine Chocolate
  • Flying Noir
  • Forte Chocolates
  • La Châtelaine Chocolat Co.
  • Michael’s Chocolates
  • Mignon Chocolate
  • Mink Chocolates
  • SELEUSS Chocolates
  • Solkiki Chocolatemaker
  • The Oakland Chocolate Company
  • Waialua Estate Chocolate

 

FRENCH CHOCOLATE

French CHOCOLATE:
Recipes, Language & Directions to Francais au
Chocolat
New 4th Edition

Recipes, Language & Directions to Français au Chocolat Fourth Edition, Over 200 hundred photographs Travel around the world on a French-flavored Chocolate Trip with great chocolate recipes from the world’s top chefs and chocolatiers!

 

FRENCH CHOCOLATE introduces you to an entirely new language of taste. Enjoy the best of both worlds with the 4th Edition of this bestselling Chocolate Lover’s Guide to French. French CHOCOLATE takes you on a culinary exploration of the intimate relationship between international French culture and global chocolate cuisine.

With Foreword by Bernard Poussin of historic royal Parisian chocolatier Debauve & Gallais, and topics ranging from songs by Trenet, stories by Proust, and fashion by Rykiel, to recipes from exotic locales such as Paris, San Francisco, New Orleans, London, Chicago, Australia, and New York, FRENCH Chocolate excites your appetite and your imagination.

Features over 50 mouth-watering chocolate dishes from top chefs, chocolatiers, celebrities and chocolate lovers.

FIND IT ON AMAZON HERE

 

THE OFFICIAL CHOCOLATE JOURNAL

THE OFFICIAL CHOCOLATE JOURNAL. Use for tastings, recipes, travels, shops, chocolate salons.

Now available, you’ll be able to keep track of your chocolate tastings, your favorite chocolates, your favorite shops and even recipes with THE OFFICIAL CHOCOLATE JOURNAL (2nd Edition).

Over 140 pages for you to fill.

Find it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TZLokL

 

THE CHOCOLATE GUIDE: North America

The Chocolate Guide:
North American
2nd Edition eBook
for Kindle, Nook, iPads, iPhones

A photo-filled guide to over 80 of North America’s most interesting, innovative and delicious chocolatiers, chocolate makers, and confectioners. Includes profiles, specialities, descriptions, and more for the chocolate connoisseur, or for someone who is just discovering unique and tasty chocolate.

Ideal for chocoholics who travel regionally or locally, or just from an armchair, this book is the ultimate North American tour, featuring spots from mom-and-pop stores to upscale chocolateries. Abundant photos, informative profiles of chocolatiers and shops, and tips on local chocolate information make this an exciting book on North American chocolate. The Chocolate Guide is essential reading for anyone looking for a new chocolate experience: this includes chocolate lovers (of course) but also food writers, journalists, and gift-givers looking for unique presents for their favorite cacao connoisseur. Beautifully designed and illustrated in ebook format.

FIND IT ON AMAZON Here.

Photo of the day: Music Video Awards Winner Harrison Tinsley

California MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS winner Harrison Tinsley sporting his award medal for music video “Emily” (Best Love Song)

Watch it here:

www.MusicalVideoAwards

Tasty Food & Drink Sampled at the TASTE AWARDS Red Carpet in Beverly Hills

TASTING THE BEST

VIP Guests had great wine, sparkling cider, and other gourmet items to sample at the TASTE AWARDS Red Carpet reception in Beverly Hills.

Gowan’s Heirloom Cider

The red carpet reception included sparkling cider from Gowan’s Heirloom Cider and R&B Cellars 2012 “Lyric of the Vine” Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet

Tastings were served by ChocoMe chocolates and Prosciutto di Carpegna, who served freshly carved prosciutto at a tasting station during the reception portion of the TASTE AWARDS event in Beverly Hills.


Prosciutto di Carpegna

Prosciutto di Carpegna carving station

ChocoMe

In addition, guests were able to snack on healthy gourmet selections from Regenie’s Natural Snacks, Snackin Free, and Saffron Road

Regenie’s All Natural Snacks, Snackin Free, and Saffron Road Chickpea Snacks

Regenie’s All Natural Snacks

From the TASTE AWARDS Red Carpet with Awardee CALIFORNIA LIVE

TASTE AWARDS Special Achievement Award Winner & Honoree CALIFORNIA LIVE was at the TASTE AWARDS, and filmed a stylish appearance on the red carpet with Amber Mesker Pfister and Jessica Vilchis.

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