If you pony up $25 right now, then you can look forward to feeling like Homer Simpson in the Land of Chocolate come Saturday, March 20th.
Yes, the massive TasteTV San Francisco International Chocolate Salon is back for 2010 up at Fort Mason‘s Herbst Pavillion.
It’s going to be mega.
Be on the lookout for choco body paint:
There’ll be samples a plenty so check the sked and map out your journey before you go cocoa-crazy. (It’ll tide you over ’til the 15th annual Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival up at the Wharf in late Summer 2010, anyway) See you there at Ft. Mason on the 20th.
All the deets, after the jump.
TasteTV Announces SF CHOCOLATE SALON 2010, Master Chocolatier Honors, and Broadcast of the TASTY AWARDS
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2 / — The March 20th International Chocolate Salon taking place in San Francisco announces the 2010 Awards for the best chocolatiers and confectioners in America. These are the Grand Awards, Master Awards, and Excellence Awards.
The Awards are based on the cumulative number of Gold and Silver Awards received by each entrant in the 2009 TasteTV Chocolate Salons in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle.
The TasteTV Chocolate Salons are the premier chocolate shows on the West Coast and some of the largest of their kind in North America. Chocolate aficionados, fanatics, buyers and journalists can experience the finest in artisan, gourmet & premium chocolate in the world’s great culinary metropolitan areas. The next Chocolate Salon is scheduled for March 20 in San Francisco (http://www.sfchocolatesalon.com/).
Winners of the 2010 Chocolatier Awards are:
GRAND AWARDS
Amano Artisan Chocolate
Christopher Michael Chocolates
Jade Chocolates
Marti Chocolatt
Posh Chocolat
TCHO
William Dean Chocolates
MASTER AWARDS
Alter Eco Fair Trade Chocolate
Choclatique
Chubby Chipmunk Hand-Dipped Chocolates
Claudio Corallo Chocolate
Dolce Bella Chocolates
Mignon Chocolate
Neo Cocoa
Original Beans
Sterling Confections
Theo Chocolate
XT Patisserie
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
AF-squared Chocolatiers
Amella Caramels
Chocolopolis
CJ’s Bitz
Clarine’s Florentines
Divine Chocolate
Forte Chocolates
Guittard Chocolate Company
Happy Chocolates
Helen Grace
Intrigue Chocolates
Kshocolat @ Tifa Chocolate
Ococoa
Oh! Chocolate
Poco Dolce
Rushburn Toffee
Saratoga Chocolates
Socola Chocolatier
Suess Chocolates
The Tea Room chocolate
XOX Truffles
NON-CHOCOLATE EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Loft Organic Liqueurs
Sweet Beauty
BROADCAST OF THE 2010 TASTY AWARDS SHOW
In separate news, TasteTV announces that the first broadcast television airing of the 2010 TASTY AWARDS Show will be on March 13th at 10pm on KOFY-TV in the San Francisco Bay Area, followed by national broadcasts later in March on the America One Network and on Hulu.com.
The 2010 TASTY AWARDS celebrate the best in food and fashion programs on TV, in Film, and Online. With appearances by Anthony Bourdain, Zane Lamprey, Joanne Weir, Leslie Sbrocco, Philip Gum, Debi Mazar, Nathan Lyon, Marisa Churchill, and more. More information at http://www.tastyawards.com/
Source: TasteTV
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