The new holiday-oriented Fall Luxury Chocolate Salon launched by TasteTV in San Francisco this November, turned, not-surprisingly, into a celebration of increasingly creative dark confections. More than 30 big-, great-, and grand-name chocolatiers presented their newest and boldest flavors at Fort Mason, attracting enormous crowds of chocolate lovers and chocoholics in various stages of addiction.
Yuzu, ginger, masala chai, passion fruit and pepper, chestnut honey, lavender, burnt pumpkin, green tea, and kaffir lime were just a few of the available flavors of amazing morsels formerly known as chocolate truffles. The Oscars-style voting allowed the judges (this reporter included) to nominate their personal favorites in various categories, based on their individual tastes. Among the gold medal winners there are Amano Artisan Chocolate in Best Dark and Best Milk chocolate, Top Artisan Chocolatier, Most Luxurious Chocolate Experience, Best in Salon, and Most Gifted Chocolatier categories; Vice Chocolates in Best Milk, Best Truffle, Most Delicious Ingredient Combinations, Most Artistic Designs, Best Gift Set, Best Flavored and Best Presentation categories; Socola Chocolatier in Most Delicious Ingredient Combinations; and Chocolatique in Best Traditional category.
Carlos Mann Nicaraguan Artisan Chocolates took silver and TCHO picked up bronze in Best Dark Chocolate.
Socola Chocolatier, Salt Side Down Chocolates, Au Coeur Des Chocolats, Gateau et Ganache, and Saratoga Chocolates also got several silver and bronze medals each, as well as other wonderful chocolate makers, too numerous to mention them all.
Additional information and more chocolate addiction opportunities can be found at: www.FallChocolateSalon.com and www.tastetv.com
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