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The Awards for the 2nd Annual LOS ANGELES CHOCOLATE SALON have been selected by our team of expert panelists, and can be seen on the Salon website here. Sample awards include Best Dark Chocolate: Amano Artisan Chocolate Best Milk Chocolate: Guittard Chocolate Company Best Truffle: Valerie Confections Most Artistic Designs Christopher Michael Artisan Chocolates New Product Award Marti Chocolatt Chocolate Pioneer Award: Guittard ChocolateThe full list of awards can be viewed here. Photos can also be seen Flickr. Many thanks to our talented and prestigious panelists,...

VARIETY MAGAZINE describes the premium chocolates at the upcoming Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon as:"Fancy, Legal Speedballs" (read more) TasteTV is happy to say that this is not the only buzz being generated from the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Luxury CHOCOLATE SALON. Chocolate aficionados, fanatics, lovers and addicts can taste & experience the finest in artisan, gourmet & premium chocolate in one of the world's great culinary metropolitan areas.According to LA Splash magazine about the 2007 LA Chocolate Salon, " If you're a chocolate lover, you would have been in chocolate heaven at the First Annual Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon...this decadent and delightful event."Fine chocolate is an affordable luxury, and to many people it's even more. In a recent interview for Britain's Glamour magazine, "Desperate Housewives "star Teri Hatcher stated that one of the great Keys to Happiness is chocolate. TasteTV Events include: The San Francisco International Chocolate Salon The Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate...

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- Amano Artisan Chocolate- NEWTREE AmericaThe $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.comTasteTV Events include: The San Francisco International Chocolate SalonThe Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate...

Panelists for the upcoming 1st Annual Chicago Luxury Chocolate Salon on September 7th have been announced and feature regional food, wine and event experts.Chocolate Award Panelists include Anthony Todd (Chicagoist.com), Erielle Bakkum (Fancy Toast blog), Mandy Burrell Booth (Gapers Block's Drive Thru blog), Laura Stolpman (Chicagoist.com), Gemma Petrie (Pro Bono Baker blog), Robert Luce (Chicago-Scene.com), Kara Walsh (Metromix.com), Bernard Pacyniak (Candy Industry Magazine), Laura Hansen (Best of the Best Dining in Chicago), Krystal Moench (The Daily Journal), and Gloria Henllan-Jones (Chicago-splash.com). TasteTV Events include: The San Francisco International Chocolate Salon The Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon The Chicago Chocolate SalonThe Seattle Luxury Chocolate SalonThe New Media Tastemakers Summit This blog from the contributors, producers and correspondents at TasteTV at TasteTV.com. technorati tags:TasteTV, restaurants, video, content, food, Chocolate, wine, recipes, cooking, Restaurant Reviews, Chef, ITV, fashion, seafoodTasteTV and TasteTV.com Chocolate News Updates...

The new location for the upcoming 1st Annual Chicago Luxury Chocolate Salon on September 7th is the Grainger Ballroom, at the Chicago Symphony Center The space is located directly across the street from the well-known Art Institute of Chicago, on MIchigan Avenue in downtown Chicago.Ticket sales have begun for the following Chocolate Salons in Chicago and Los Angeles.Seattle Chocolate Salon awards can be seen here.TasteTV Events include: The San Francisco International Chocolate SalonThe Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate SalonThe Chicago Chocolate SalonThe Seattle Luxury Chocolate SalonThe New Media Tastemakers Summit This blog from the contributors, producers and correspondents at TasteTV at TasteTV.com. technorati tags:TasteTV, restaurants, video, content, food, Chocolate, wine, recipes, cooking, Restaurant Reviews, Chef, ITV, fashion, seafood TasteTV and TasteTV.com Chocolate News Updates...