NYTimes: Tasting Responsible Chocolate


Another great one from the New York Times. In this instance they do a taste test of all the fair-trade/organic type chocolates they can gather, and give them to a local chef for his thoughts. As you can guess, he hates most of them. 

Reader and chocolatier comments ensue! Hilarity for all (not)

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The Food Network Magazine is actually not too bad

Okay, so we have to admit that we were very, very suprised by the first issue of Food Network Magazine. The cover is not really to our liking, and of course it’s filled with their celebrity chefs, of course Paula Deen has some recipes in it that look good but might make your heart stop beating, of course there’s some elements of Ladies Home Journal (sic) in it, but frankly…. it’s actually pretty good.

They’ve added just enough ‘news’ and ‘finds’ and ‘tips’ and behind the scenes content that it actually makes interesting reading for some who probably doesn’t watch too much of the Food Network any more. And that says a lot. It means that the Food Network understands they’ve got some new opportunities that if handled well, can really pay off in the end.

That being said, we’ll wait and see if Issue #2 is as good as #1.

Rachel Ray, look out, there’s a new foodie magazine in town

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New Media and the Arts Forum paints a cool future

The New Media and the Arts Forum, sponsored by the Chicago Community Trust’s Chicago Wallace Audience Engagement Network (CWAEN), and organized by TasteTV, was a big success. The half-day forum brought together two panels of arts and new media organizations who talked about the challenges, and the great opportunities, for arts organizations to thrive in the digital world using new media techniques.

There was a lot of talk and demonstrations about Twitter, mySpace, Facebook, Kickapps, Flash Videos, and frankly, “just getting started and doing it.” There looks like the possibility that TasteTV may publish a how to guide based on the discussions.

Keynote speakers at the event were Brian Solis of FutureWorks and Kara Walsh of Metromix.com. Other panelists included:

Pete Burgeson
Director of Marketing
crowdSPRING

Daniel Honigman
Social Media Strategist
Tribune Interactive

Jim Hirsch
Founder
ChicagoClassicalMusic.org

moderator:
A.K. Crump
CEO
TasteTV Networks

Erik Schroeder
Director of Marketing
Lookingglass Theatre

Andrew Huff
Editor and Publisher
Gapers Block

Sara Wambold
Museum of Contemporary Art

See:
The New Media Tastemakers Summit

Edible Los Angeles – You CAN Tell a Book by Its Cover

You can tell a book by its cover, at least with the latest issue of Edible Los Angeles. Its combination of hard, carved industrial surfaces juxtaposed against red, delicious, natural strawberries is an eye-catching work of art.

Edible Los Angeles just began publication in 2008, and we have to say that publisher David Vega is doing a fantastic job (plus, he and his wife were very cool panelists at the TasteTV 2008 LA Chocolate Salon).

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You can contribute to these Upcoming Food books: Crowdsourcing



TasteTV welcomes your contribution to our upcoming books:

1) The Obama Menu: Dinners with Barack Obama
 If you’ve been to a fundraiser, private dinner, or other culinary event featuring Barack, tell us and we may include your experience in The Obama Menu

2) Sexy Dishes: A Guide to Who’s Hot in the Kitchen
Nominate your favorite chefs, mixologists, chocolatiers, and winemakers for the upcoming cookbook/restaurant at http://tastetv.com/sexydishes.html

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CHOCOLATE SEIZURE 2008: Making the Ultimate Chocolate Lovers Wine

TasteTV, producer of Chocolate Television and the International & Luxury Chocolate Salons, has teamed with Crushpad to create the very first wine specifically designed to go pair well with chocolate: CHOCOLATE SEIZURE 2008.

The design team for this one of a kind boutique wine consists of TasteTV, Crushpad winemakers, a panel of top artisan chocolatiers and food & wine journalists, and you – the chocolate lovers — who will jointly decide on the flavor components that should be blended into the first chocolatiers cult wine:

“Domaine de Taste Amerique: Chocolate Seizure 2008.”

Chocolatiers include artisans such as:
– Coco Delice
– Jade Chocolates
– Cosmic Chocolate
– Schoggi,
– TCHO
– The TeaRoom Chocolates
– Saratoga Chocolates
– NEWTREE America – Gourmet Belgian Chocolate
– Amano Artisan Chocolate

The $40 cover price will include panel participation, chocolate & wine tasting, and a future reserved bottle when it’s ready of this Limited Edition boutique cult red wine: Chocolate Seizure 2008.

Tickets can be purchased at www.ChocolateSeizure.com

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