San Francisco Chocolate Salon, 7th Annual

The 7th Annual San Francisco International Chocolate Salon is on March 24th, and the current lineup includes over 40 master chocolatiers, confectioners, wineries and other culinary artisans such as:

Amano Artisan Chocolates, CocoTutti, Taza Chocolate, Butterfly Brittle, Emporio Rulli, Marco Paolo Chocolates, Jade Chocolates, Socola Chocolatier, Clarine’s Florentines, Artisan Confections, Casa De Chocolates, Smitten Artisan Truffles, Nosh This, Arrowhead Chocolates, Sixth Course Artisan Confections, William Dean Chocolates, Kallari Organic Dark Chocolate from Ecuador, Rachel Dunn Chocolates, the TeaRoom chocolates, Earthbody, Farm Fresh To You, SpringLoaf Catering & Event Planning, the Winery SF, Quady Winery, Jerk’NPickle artisan beef jerky, Vibrant Rioja wines from Spain, and more.

For more information: www.SFChocolateSalon.com


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Marou Chocolate from Vietnam



New from Vietnam, we’ve found the beautifully packaged chocolate bars from Marou Chocolate.

Yes, Vietnam has chocolate!

The firm was founded by a couple of French men who, obviously, love good chocolate. The taste of course is delicious, and the terroir is noticeable.

These early editions were photographed at the Chocolate Covered boutique. 

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Littlejohn’s Candies – Thrillist Video

A video by Thrillist.com about Littlejohn’s Candies, which makes English Style toffee




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Best Chocolatiers and Confectioners in America Awards Announced

The International Chocolate Salon Awards for Best Chocolatiers and Confectioners in America announced!

TasteTV and the International Chocolate Salon are pleased to announce the names of the 2013 Best Chocolatiers and Confectioners in America Award winners, which are now available on the awards site. The names of the 6-Star Award Winners, 5-Star Award Winners, and 4-Star Award Winners are listed

The 6-Star Award Winners are Amano Artisan Chocolate, CocoTutti, Forte Chocolates, La Chatelaine Chocolat Co., Marti Chocolatt, and Sixth Course Artisan Confections.

The 5-Star Award Winners are AMELLA, Chocolot, Chuao Chocolatier, DEUVO Gourmet Sweets, Droga Confections, Feve Artisan Chocolatier, Marco Paolo Chocolates, Mignon Chocolate, Socola Chocolatier, The TeaRoom Chocolate Co., Toffee Talk, and William Dean Chocolates.

The 4-Star Award Winners can be seen listed on the site

http://www.internationalchocolatesalon.com/




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Wines of Chile tasting – the hams

Yes, wine was the focus of the recent Wines of Chile tasting tour, but let’s not forget the well selected accoutrements… like the Spanish-themed charcuterie

Companies ask: “Is chocolate the new Viagra”?

The NZ Herald asks: “Is chocolate the new Viagra?”

We answer: “Of course it is“

According to a recent article:

…the introduction of a ‘turbo-charged’ type of chocolate said to have Viagra-like properties. The world’s largest chocolate-maker has developed a technique to concentrate levels of key plant chemicals called flavanols.
These are found in cocoa beans but are normally stripped out in the chocolate-making process.
Swiss-based chocolate giant Barry Callebaut is said to be just weeks away from getting the go-ahead from the EU to claim the ‘turbo-charged’ chocolate boosts health by increasing blood flow.
Industry experts say it will then be only a matter of time before it is incorporated into novelty chocolates, pastes and drinks that, like Viagra, use a rush of blood to stop a man from being a flop in the bedroom.
The flood of feel-good hormones to the brain would be an added bonus, the International Chocolate Industry Network event heard this week


If that’s not exciting enough, go get a bar of dark chocolate and test the theory.


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