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The 5th Annual

LOS ANGELES LUXURY CHOCOLATE SALON

September 25th 2011, 11am-5pm

2011 PANELISTS OR SPEAKER	BIOS	SALON ROLE
Carole Bloom Chocolate Expert and Author	Carole Bloom is a European-trained pastry chef and confectioner, author of eight cookbooks, food writer, cooking instructor, media chef, and spokesperson. In addition, she has worked in world-class hotels and restaurants in Europe and the United States, and has been a consultant for both new and established culinary enterprises. Carole is author of bestselling books on chocolate and baking such as: Intensely Chocolate, Truffles, Candies, & Confections, Chocolate Lover’s Cookbook For Dummies, and The Essential Baker. http://www.carolebloom.com	Speaker / Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Lucy Lean Author NEW BOOK: Made in America Ladlesandjellyspoons.com	“Made in America is a celebration of the contemporary American food landscape. Be inspired by some of this nation’s finest and most influential chefs as they help you navigate from coast to coast.” Bobby Flay “Lucy Lean has given us a unique perspective on classic American dishes, bringing a modern chef’s twist to our nationally-treasured favorites.” Joe Bastianich Made in America: Our Best Chefs Reinvent Comfort Food, features updated classic recipes from the most innovative and remarkable chefs working today. Inspired by turn-of-the-20th century regional American cookbooks, Lucy Lean, former editor of edible LA, has delved through thousands of traditional recipes to define the 100 that best represent America’s culinary legacy, and challenged today’s leading chefs to deconstruct and rebuild them in entirely original ways. The result is the ultimate contemporary comfort food bible for the home cook and armchair food lover. www.ladlesandjellyspoons.com/madeinamerica/	Speaker / Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Ed Engoron Author NEW BOOK: Choclatique, 150 Simply Elegant Desserts Master Chocolatier at Choclatique	Ed Engoron is an award-winning restaurateur, chef, food consultant, and chocolatier. He studied in Paris at the famed Cordon Bleu. He cofounded Choclatique, an award-winning, artisan chocolate company, in 2003. He lives in Los Angeles. Please visit him at choclatique.com Mary Goodbody was a senior editor for Chocolatier Magazine from 1985 until 2002, and wrote the magazine’s first cookbook, Glorious Chocolate. She lives in Fairfield, CT. Choclatique is a chocolate lover’s dream. Ed Engoron has traveled to more than 130 countries in search of the best chocolate the world has to offer. From exploring the Amazon jungle to dining at the Grand Palace of Thailand to studying at Paris’ famed Cordon Bleu, Ed’s experiences are the inspiration for the amazing chocolate creations in Choclatique. The more than 170 easy recipes are based on five essential building blocks or ganaches (glaze or filling made from chocolate and cream) that allow you to whip up luscious chocolate delights minutes before dinner. Choclatique includes recipes for cakes, candies, cookies, custards, hot chocolate, ice cream, milkshakes, muffins, sauces, smoothies, tarts, trifles, waffles, and more. Illustrated with beautiful full-color photography throughout.	Speaker / Exhibitor
Manouschka Guerrier Food Network "Private Chefs of Beverly Hills"	From FoodNetwork.com’s “*Meet The Chefs of Private Chefs of Beverly Hills*” Manouschka Guerrier: A former model, Manouschka Guerrier learned all she knows about cooking from her mother, Jacqueline, and professionally trained Haitian grandmother, Olga. As the quintessential single, Manouschka owns and operates Los Angeles-based brand Single Serving, where she celebrates the single life and teaches other singles how to serve up chic, easy and affordable meals. www.singleservingbytes.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Danielle Keene Bravo "Top Chef: Just Desserts"	For Danielle, making gourmet desserts and ice cream has been a passion, a career and a tradition. She grew up in a dessert loving home where her mother made chocolate chip root beer floats and oatmeal cookies. After training at Water Grill, Campanile and A.O.C. she was pastry chef for several top Los Angeles restaurants—The Little Door, Blair’s, and BLT Steak. As opening pastry chef at Wilshire Restaurant she started the very popular “Ice Cream Shoppe Night” which received accolades by L.A. Times food critique S. Irene Virbila. In 2005, Danielle was honored when Los Angeles Magazine dubbed her bread pudding “Best of Los Angeles.” Founded in January of 2009, www.bittersweettreats.com is her online company offering a modern take on old-fashioned ice cream and dessert creations. Bittersweet brings new life to a time lost but not forgotten. Using the best local ingredients, producing every item from scratch and combining unique flavors Bittersweet presents you with a treat that exceeds your childhood memories Danielle was thrilled to be a cheftestant on the first season of Bravo’s Top Chef: Just Desserts premiering September 15, 2010. It was a great platform to show the world her love for desserts and she was delighted when she finished as a finalist. “There’s something special about dessert,” Danielle says. “At any point, on any day, dessert can put a smile on your face. No matter what age you are, it can make you feel like a kid again.” http://www.bittersweettreats.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Javier Cabral theglutster.com	Food, punk, angst, hormones and a really, really fast metabolism" is the concept behind the The Glutster’s (formerly Teenage Glutster) food blog. Since the angry and bored age of fifteen--starting with a fascination of his never ending growth in his height--Javier has had a burning consumer passion/obsession with anything and everything relating to food, drink its history and technicalities. East L.A born and bred, it was in his tranferring of High Schools where he discovered just how awesome food really is and how much its taken for granted. While the rest of his preppy classmates would swarm to the nearest burger dispensary afterschool, he would walk aimlessly collecting take out menu's from regional ethnic restaurants. He currently is taking as many local Culinary Arts, Baking and English classes as he can while balancing playing in back yard punk shows and being on the fencing team. His imminent domain is NYU for their "Food Studies" program as he wishes to someday, somehow make a living with anything really relating to food and writing. http://theglutster.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Cherie Mercer Twohy Chez Cherie Cooking School	Cherie is the author of "The I Love Trader Joe's Cookbook" published September 2009 by Ulysses Press. Cherie Mercer Twohy owns Chez Cherie Cooking School in La Canada, CA where the motto is "Laughter is brightest where food is best." She combines her love for food and teaching with a sense of fun that encourages students to relax and enjoy their time in the kitchen. Her interests in food and travel have inspired culinary tours and trips, including a recent tour of Tuscany that culminated in a private lesson by Paul de Bondt, one of Europe's finest chocolatiers. Cherie is recognized as a Certified Culinary Professional by the International Association of Culinary Professionals www.chezcherie.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Dave Shelton film/television/writer	Dave Shelton, film/television/music writer/director/cartoonist/voice over actor whose credits include: Senior Writer and cartoonist for National Lampoon, writer and creator of Hackidu from Everybody Loves Raymond, starring voice for the animated series Alien House, creator/director/writer of the sitcom Against Type (starring Terminator Salvation's Roland Kickinger and ICarly's Jennette McCurdy), creator of the upcoming series Snuggy Bear and the T-Shirt Kids(c) and writer of the upcoming films Nightmare Carnival, Exit 172 and Shrieking Violet, all to star Saige Ryan Campbell. Former cartoonist of Tweety and Sylvestor. His voice work has been heard on the Sci-Fi Channel and Nickelodeon.	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Andrew Seely Melts in Your Pocket	Andrew Seely is an online content creator and part-time foodie. He hosts a chocolate bar review show called Melts In Your Pocket Andrew Seely is the host and creator of Melts In Your Pocket a web based chocolate bar review show. Andrew lives in Los Angeles and dabbles in many different things, from the tech industry, video games, cooking, journalism, producing web shows, and being a foodie on the side. www.meltsinyourpocket.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Tina Hashioka Epicurean School of Culinary Arts	Bio Coming soon www.EpicureanSchool.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Jane Park Smith Ms. America 2007-08	Often called the “food fairy,” Jane enjoys refined food to the nth degree. Her culinary appreciation started early as her brother, Jason Park, is a restauranteur with an acclaimed flagship establishment www.maruvalencia.com. Her artistic inclinations don’t end with food. A rising star in film and TV, she has acted in shows from Rizzoli&Isles, Days of Our Lives, Young & the Restless, Reno 911, Bones, 24, as well as films, including Quarantine and Street Warrior with others to be released. A UCLA alum, Jane is also dedicated to volunteerism. She has served as a spokesperson for The Katrina Family Relocation Project and has raised support for Kenyan orphans as one of Global Volunteer Network's Ambassadors. Be sure to check out www.eatsotheycan.org. So, with diverse interests, why the “food fairy?” “I can’t help but share my love of food with friends. So, gifting-away little food packages of homemade or storebought treats are a perfect way to show ‘em I love ‘em!..and there is almost always super dark, dark chocolate involved!” www.janeparksmith.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Diane Rossen Worthington Cookbook Author, Radio Host SeriouslySimple.com	Long considered an expert on California and contemporary American cuisine, Diane Rossen Worthington is the author of 18 cookbooks, an award-winning radio show host, food and travel writer, and nationally syndicated columnist for Tribune Media Services, former Editor-in-Chief of Epicurus.com. and food consultant. She has appeared frequently as a media food expert on television and radio shows, including The Today Show, Fox and Friends, The Television Food Network, CNN, and NPR. She twice won the prestigious International James Beard Award for "California Foods with Diane Worthington," the talk show she hosted which aired every Saturday morning on KABC Radio in Los Angeles. Diane Rossen Worthington lives in Los Angeles, California. SeriouslySimple.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Linden Goh Actor / Director The Gastronomnom	Linden has worked in the US, Asia and Australia for directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, Jackie Chan and Alex Proyas. His credits include a recent guest role on THE WEST WING, the US films COUNTERSTRIKE for Lions Gate and FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA'S DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE for American Zoetrope, Jackie Chan's NEW POLICE STORY, the Japanese feature ACRI for Sony Pictures, and numerous Australian film and TV projects including SINGAPORE SLING, WATER RATS, G.P., HOME AND AWAY, PIZZA and BREAKERS, as well as theatre, award-winning short films, industrials, TVCs and radio. www.lindengoh.com gastronomnom.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Andrea Lowell Co-Host SIRIUS, "The Playboy Morning Show" "The Surreal Life on VH1"	Bio Coming soon VH-1.com www.siriusxm.com/playboyradio pbmorningshow.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Abby Abanes Pleasure Palate	I'm a Dining Group Organizer and Food Blogger who has a passion for all things tasty and absolutely loves setting up culinary outings all over LA! www.pleasurepalate.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Shelly Borrell Nibbles of Tidbits	Freelance Copywriter and Food Blogger for Nibbles of Tidbits, a Food Blog and Orange County Food Examiner. http://www.ineedtext.com/FoodBlog	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Bonnie Carroll Bonnie Carroll's Life Bites News	Currently Publisher/Editor www.lifebitesnews.com. Writer/editor/contributor to numerous magazines and newspapers in Beverly HIlls over the past twenty years. Food & beverage bureau chief for Southern California magazines 1997-2000. Travel & Food correspondent for KZSB 1290 Travel Team 2009-2010. Food/Chef interviewer for CRN Radio 2004-2006. Judge for Tasty Awards 2011 and numberous chef/food events since 1995. www.lifebitesnews.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Allison Pescosolido alli411.com	Alli411 is one of the original food bloggers in Los Angeles. http://www.alli411.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Paul Levine Author	The author of 14 novels, Paul Levine won the John D. MacDonald fiction award and was nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, and James Thurber prizes. A former trial lawyer, he also wrote for the CBS military drama “JAG” and co-created the Supreme Court drama “First Monday.” His next novel will be “Lassiter,” due in hardcover in Fall 2011. http://www.paul-levine.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Andrea Rademan International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association (ex-VP)	Andrea Rademan is the previous Vice President of the International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association, where she created and spearheaded its Culinary Division and the online magazine, Global Writes. In addition to writing for publications worldwide, she runs a dining group that was lauded in the Los Angeles Times, is lifestyle coordinator for Karel (KGO), has been a regular radio guest, food judge, and mentor for new writers for many years.	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Barbara Hansen www.tableconversation.com	Formerly staff writer, food section, Los Angeles Times. Now writer for TableConversation, Squid Ink. Author 5 cookbooks. James Beard Award winner. www.tableconversation.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
"Richard ""Griffin"" Tamura" GriffinEatsOC.com	www.GriffinEatsOC.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Hong Pham The Ravenous Couple	Food and recipe bloggers, Hong and Kim, a husband and wife duo make Vietnamese and Asian cooking easy. http://theravenouscouple.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Mike Weber Eating My Way Through OC	"Hey now! I love to eat, and love sharing my take on restaurants, good or bad. My blog is geared toward the every man. I not only review fancy restaurants, but also, ""hole in the wall places"", and everywhere in between." http://eatingmywaythroughoc.blogspot.com/	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Sharon weezermonkey.com	weezermonkey is a hungry girl who chronicles her food adventures in Los Angeles and beyond. weezermonkey.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Fiona Chandra Gourmet Pigs	Fiona is the founder and writer of Gourmet Pigs, a comprehensive restaurant blog covering Los Angeles, New York, and beyond, from Michelin-starred restaurants to hole in the walls and street food in Indonesia. www.gourmetpigs.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Shauna Der The Minty	The Minty is a Los Angeles lifestyle blog focusing on the city’s dining, dating, arts and culture scenes. The Minty is best known for her food and bar crawls with such themes as Hot Bartenders and Gays & Dolls. The Minty also hosts the Sexy Singles Soiree series. She has judged foodie contests from cupcakes to cocktails. www.theminty.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Rahiel Dawit Spoiled Little L.A. Girls	Rahiel is Co-Founder of Spoiled Little L.A. Girls, a product/service review company. We try clothes, shoes and accessories, use beauty products, play with gadgets, and eat goodies all so you don’t have to. And just like a Spoiled Little L.A. Girl, we tell you exactly how we feel about it all, good and bad! http://SpoiledLittleLAGirls.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Lady Ducayne www.ladyducayne.com	Lady Ducayne is a teacher that uses summer, winter, and spring breaks to travel, eat, and explore the beautiful City of Angels and beyond. www.ladyducayne.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Tamara Rawitt	Freelance Journalist for many LA based magazines and Emmy Award winning producer of televison and films, Tamara Rawitt is one of the most saavy trendspotters around.	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Sonya Lee Wine & Food Travel	Wine and Food Travel (WAFT) is an online publication promoting the simpler things in life: finding quality food, wine, and leisure in local nooks. Here we share with you the stories and experiences of our day-to-day activities around the globe. Our intention is to educate, share, enjoy, and bridge the gap between appreciating life’s finer things and understanding their sources. From experiencing exotic foods to stumbling upon new destinations, we show you a glimpse of the good life and what you might be missing otherwise. www.wineandfoodtravel.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Elizabeth LaBau About.com Guide to Candy	Elizabeth LaBau is the candy editor at About.com, a division of the New York Times Company. In this capacity, she has the sweet role of developing candy recipes, reviewing commercial candies, and writing articles about the latest candy and chocolate news. Elizabeth is a trained pastry chef who worked at many top restaurants and bakeries in the Los Angeles area before devoting herself to candy full-time. In addition to writing for About.com she also develops recipes for other websites and corporations, and is working on a candy cookbook. http://candy.about.com elizabethlabau.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Amy Luu The Roaming Belly	(Read the following to the tune of Vanilla Ice's "Ice, Ice, Baby"). Alright STOP, let me elaborate so listen. The belly is back with another obsession. SOME things, grab a hold of me tightly, flows through my mind, daily and nightly. Are you thinking FOOD? Yo like you didn't know. I seek new eats while my fat belly grows. To the extreme I rock my spork like a vandal, eat everything I see until my belly can’t handle. DAMN! as my belly balloons. I'm eating pork belly, banh mi, and shiitake mushrooms. DEADLY, when I see a new eatery, I hope it’s delicious or else that’s a felony. I love it, I love it, but I totally gained weight. I better get on a treadmill and work out twice a day. But if that’s a problem, yo I'll manage it. Buy bigger pants and that’ll solve it. Yum yum baby it’s good, it's gooood….. theroamingbelly.blogspot.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Lawrence Davis Splash Magazines Worldwide	Lawrence Davis is founder and publisher/editor-in-chief of Splash Magazines Worldwide; 21 online city Lifestyle/Entertainment Magazines. Splash Magazines Worldwide has been publishing online since 2002 and is made up of 21 top ranked online Lifestyle/Entertainment City Magazines. We do extensive editorial coverage utilizing our hundreds of freelances as well as publishing dozens of online Gift Guides each year. Most of what we publish appears on the first page of Google searches, and often first in the world. Regarding our Gift Guides, we publish Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Holiday and full year Gift Guides. www.lasplash.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Quyen Gin & Derrick Gin Kitchen Runway	Quyen and Derrick are a married couple that enjoy cooking and entertaining. They enjoy traveling and experiencing cultures and making memories through food. They write about their culinary experiences at kitchenrunway.com. www.kitchenrunway.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Thushari Jayasekera Jelly Noose	An actress and writer. She play the role of Pinky on NBC's Outsourced. And recently took part in the upcoming Apartment 23 and short film Oy Vey. Loves to try all kinds of food from various cultures and occasionally likes to experiment with different recipes. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3469610/	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Babette Pepaj BakeSpace.com	Babette Pepaj is the founder and CEO of BakeSpace.com (2010 and 2009 Webby Award Nominee for “Best Social Network”) and the founder and producer of TECHmunch (food blogger conferences). Prior to launching the BakeSpace.com, Pepaj worked for more than a decade producing and directing reality TV such as MTV’s “The Real World” and “Road Rules.” She is a recurring guest expert on Fox Business Channel and an expert on branded content. Pepaj is a featured speaker at SXSWi, Dealmaker LA and winner of the 2010 “Girls in Tech Top 5 Female Founders” award as well as the winner of 2011 Pepsico Woman’s Inspiration Award presented at SXSWi. In 2011, BakeSpace.com was honored with three Webby Honorees in the “Best Social Media Site,” “Community” and “Lifestyle” categories. Pepaj lives in Los Angeles and is very active in the L.A. Tech community. http://www.BakeSpace.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
Vicente Cisneros XOORO Premium Spanish Fritters	Executive Chef/Founding Partner Of XOORO the original gourmet Churro concept www.XOORO.com	Salon Awards Tasting Panel
A.K. Crump TasteTV and ChocolateTelevision	Founder of TasteTV, author of "Chocolate FRENCH, " "The Chocolate Guide," and "The Cafes of San Francisco" www.TasteTV.com www.ChocolateFRENCH.com	Book Author Signing

2011
SPEAKER and PRESENTATION SCHEDULE

subject to change

Time	Presentations and Demos	Presenter


12:00pm	Author's Talk and BookSigning "Meetup Mash" Los Angeles Area Chocolate Meetup	Lucy Lean, Author of *"Made in America*: Our Best Chefs Reinvent Comfort Food"
12:45pm	Chocolate Making Demonstration Author's Talk and BookSigning	Ed Engoron *Celebrity & Master Chocolatier* Author, "*Choclatique*"
1:30pm	Chocolate Author's Talk and BookSigning	Carole Bloom, Author of *"Intensely Chocolate" (Wiley 2010), "Bite-Size Desserts" (Wiley, 2009), "The Essential Baker" (Wiley, 2007)* "Chocolate Lover’s Cookbook For Dummies" "Truffles, Candies, & Confections"
2:15pm	Celebrity Panel	Panel with Danielle Keene *Top Chef: Just Desserts* Bittersweet Treats
3:00pm	Chocolate Author's Talk and BookSigning "Chocolate French" Lessons	A.K. Crump, Author of *Chocolate French: Recipes, Language, and Directions to Francais au Chocolat*
3:45pm	Meet the Master Chocolatier	Art Pollard Celebrity & Grand Master Chocolatier Amano Artisan Chocolate