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Dedicated chocolate fanatics gather at Fort Mason Center in mid-April for the Second Annual San Francisco International Chocolate Salon. This celebration of delicious decadence features artisan, gourmet, and premium chocolate collections from all over the world.
TasteTV’s Chocolate Television channel presents the salon, which promises to be an extravagant affair replete with fabulous confections, divine ingredients, and the perfect music and beverages to enjoy with chocolate. More than 30 chocolate purveyors and wineries are participating in the salon. For 2008, the salon theme is “Welcome to the Pleasuredome.”
Among the chocolates represented at the salon are Ghirardelli, The Xocolate Bar, Chocoholics Divine Desserts, Marti Chocolatt, Scharffenberger, and Guittard. Participating vintners include Silverstone Wines and Sol Rouge Winery. Gourmet cookware and appliances companies such as Nespresso and Le Creuset exhibit at the salon. Putumayo World Music is on board to present its compilation CD, Music From the Chocolate Lands, and other cuisine-themed titles.
Salon speakers include conceptual artist April Banks who uses chocolate in her work and Reverend R. M. Peluso, who speaks about chocolate’s role in spirituality and meditation. Documentary filmmaker Sarah Feinbloom talks about her latest production, In Search of the Heart of Chocolate, which screens at the salon.
Other intriguing events include demonstrations about chocolate-themed hairstyles and chocolate body frosting. Shanghai 1930 restaurant staff share the recipe for chocolate spring rolls, while other celebrity chefs comment on their preferred concoctions. The salon tasting panel features mystery author Cara Black, chef and TV host Joey Altman, and local favorite Jack Epstein, owner of the famed chocolate boutique, Chocolate Covered.
Get a taste of the sweet life at the San Francisco Chocolate Salon. See April 13 and www.sfchocolatesalon.com for details.
— Claudia Willen
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