Blake Lively credits chocolate with helping her stay slim

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"Gossip Girl" star and actress Blake Lively says she uses chocolate to stay slim.Per Blake, "I eat chocolate every day and I don't work out."TasteTV Events include: The San Francisco International Chocolate SalonThe Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate SalonThe Chicago Chocolate SalonThe Seattle Luxury Chocolate SalonThe TASTE AWARDSFollow us on Facebook TasteTV and TasteTV.com Chocolate News Updates...
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LA CHOCOLATE SALON: Chocolatiers and Celebrities

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TasteTV and the International Chocolate Salon are pleased to announce some of the chocolatiers and presenters at the Original and Premier Artisan Chocolate event in Southern California, the7th Annual Los Angeles CHOCOLATE SALON on October 6, 2013 in Pasadena. Celebrating its anniversary, the 2013 Seventh Annual LA CHOCOLATE SALON participants include chocolatiers, confectioners, and other culinary artisansCelebrating its anniversary, the 2013 Seventh Annual LA CHOCOLATE SALON participants include chocolatiers, confectioners, and other culinary artisans, such as Amano Artisan Chocolate, Mignon Chocolate Boutique, Amella Caramels, CocoTutti, Marti Chocolatt, Toffee Talk, Chuao Chocolatier, Butterfly Brittle, Chocolates by M Josephs, Dove Chocolate Discoveries, Valenza Chocolatier, Droga Chocolates, Marco Paolo Chocolates, Amara Chocolate, The Toffee Box, Hot Chocolat, Monterey Chocolate Company, La Dolce Vita Gourmet, Farm Fresh To You, Gourmet Blends, the Chocolate Shop Wine, Rosa d'Oro Vineyards, Alquimia Organic Tequila, Hangar 24 Craft Brewery Chocolate Porter, Honest Tea, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, The Sugar Lab, KRAVE Jerky, Beantrees Organic Coffee Company, Meetup.com, PK Perfumes,...
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Giada De Laurentiis and Conan O’Brien Make Chocolate Linguini

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Chocolate can be tasty, sexy, mysterious, confusing, intriguing, and messy... but rarely all at the same time.Giada De Laurentiis and Conan O'Brien making chocolate linguini however is the exception. TasteTV Events include: The San Francisco International Chocolate SalonThe Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate SalonThe Chicago Chocolate SalonThe Seattle Luxury Chocolate SalonThe TASTE AWARDSFollow us on Facebook TasteTV and TasteTV.com Chocolate News Updates...
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San Francisco Chocolate Salon Presenters

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The premier chocolate show on the West Coast, the 7th Annual San Francisco International CHOCOLATE SALON, has the pleasure of announcing this year's lineup of chocolate, food and lifestyle gurus speaking at this year's event on March 24, 2013.The SF Chocolate Salon is the highlight of SF CHOCOLATE WEEK events, promos and specials at restaurants and shops around the Bay Area.Salon speaker topics range from Pairing Chocolate and Wine, Where Fine Quality Chocolate comes from, and The Story of Chocolate in France, to Chocolate Scented Orchids and Vanilla Bean Vines, Marcia Gagliardi's Picks on SF's Best Chocolate Desserts, and Chocolate and Pilates.Some of the speakers for this year include:Leslie Sbrocco, TV Host, Author, KQED "Check Please" and Thirsty Girl TVMarcia Gagliardi, Author, Writer, Tablehopper.com, KGO Radio, "The Tablehopper's Guide to Dining and Drinking in SF"Art Pollard, Award Winning Master Chocolatier, Amano Artisan ChocolateStephen Durfee, Author, CEPC, Culinary Institute of America, "World Chocolate Masters", TLC, Bocuse d'OrOTHER SPEAKERS:Kathy Wiley, Poco DolceGary...
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Companies ask: “Is chocolate the new Viagra”?

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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 weekIf that's not exciting enough, go get a bar of dark chocolate...
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Candy Wrapper Exhibition

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The Museum of Craft and Design (MCD) has announced its new pop-up exhibition at the Dogpatch Café and Gallery in San Francisco.  Charlotte Kruk – Eye Candy, features wearable sculptures designed from discarded candy wrappers created by Charlotte Kruk, who pulls the wrapper back on a culture known for comparing women, particularly well-dressed women, as “eye candy.” The exhibition, curated by Marc D’Estout, opens November 15, 2012 and continues through January 25, 2013.“This exhibition is a perfect way to kick off the holiday season,” said JoAnn Edwards, Executive Director of the Museum of Craft and Design. “Fashion and candy are both seen in abundance at this time of year. To experience both in a provocative new way is a guilty pleasure.”  Kruk, a San Jose-based artist, repurposes discarded wrappers as a palette for transforming the inherent beauty of packaging with a wink toward gluttony. “Eye Candy” features Kruk’s candy wrapper couture as a means for offering commentary about the disposable, packaged nature of our society.  Her...
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