General Ticket
Information
Adults: $25 Advance Purchase
Adults: $30 Door
Children under 6: Free*
Children, 6 to 12: $10
*Applies to 2 children per adult. Each additional child under 6: $10
Salon Entry includes all chocolate & wine tastings, demos, etc.
THE 6th ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL CHOCOLATE SALON
Public Grand Tasting March 4, 2012
10:00am
- 6:00pm
San
Francisco, Fort Mason Center
Festival Pavilion, 50,000 square feet
of Chocolate, Wine and Confections
Chocolate lovers, get
ready for a world of premium chocolate!
The premier
chocolate show on the West Coast takes place this Spring at the 6th Annual San Francisco
International CHOCOLATE SALON, March 4th, 2012 at the
Fort Mason 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.
Featuring a delicious selection chosen and curated by the Organizers, the 6th Annual International CHOCOLATE SALON participants include over 50 master chocolatiers, confectioners, wineries and other culinary artisans such as Amano Artisan Chocolates, William Dean Chocolates, The TeaRoom Chocolate Company, Guittard Chocolate Company, La Chatelaine Chocolat Co., Monterey Chocolate Company, CocoTutti, Saratoga Chocolates, CC Made, Toffee Talk, Dandelion Chocolate, David Bacco Chocolatier, Socola Chocolatier, Nicole Lee Fine Chocolates, Toffeeology, Neo Cocoa, Sixth Course Artisan Confections, Vice Chocolates, Clarine's Florentines, Victoria Chocolatier, Christopher Michael Chocolates, Jade Chocolates, Truffles in Paradise, NewTree, Alter Eco Fair Trade Chocolate, Kika's Treats, Farm Fresh To You, and Jerk'NPickle artisan beef jerky. New Chocolate Salon Additions include Celebrity Chef demos, the Chocolate Salon Fashion Bar, and the 2nd Annual SF Invitational Wine Salon.
Wine and Spirits include R&B Cellars, Urban Legend Cellars, Sol Rouge / Winery Collective, The Winery SF, Quady Winery, VAD Vodka, Alquimia Organic Tequila, 21st Amendment Brewery, and Firehouse Grill and Brewery.
Other participants include Books Inc., the Bread Project (non-profit charity), The New York Times, Rigolo Cafe, California Cookie Cutter Collectors' Club, Cuisine Noir magazine, San Francisco Professional Food Society, The San Francisco Orchid Society, Chocolate Covered SF, Hair Play Salon, The San Francisco Bay Area Chocolate Meetup, TasteTV, and more.
Salon highlights feature chocolate tasting, demonstrations, new product launches and flavor combinations, fair trade & organic offerings, celebrity chef & author talks, wine pairings, Chocolate Spa and Makeovers, ongoing interviews by TasteTV's Chocolate Television program, and book signings.
Demos and Panels include Chocolate and Wine Pairing Panel, The Return of the Toffee, Asian Flavors and Influences in Artisan Chocolate, Why I Make Handmade Truffles, and Fair Trade and the Organic Chocolate Forum.
Previous Celebrity Appearances by (subject to change):
Candice Kumai
TV Host, Author
Lifetime Television, TLC
Alice Medrich
Author
Chocolate Guru
Jake Gandolfo
"MASTERCHEF", FOX TV
Culinary Consultant
Andrea Immer Robinson Author, Wine Guru, TV Host
"Simply Wine with Andrea Immer"
Leslie Sbrocco Author, Wine Guru, TV Host "Check Please",
Thirsty Girl TV
Stephen Durfee Author, CEPC, CIA "World Chocolate Masters",
TLC
Never been to a
Chocolate Salon? See Video Footage from the 2009 San
Francisco Chocolate Salon
(filmed by NBC)
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