The San Francisco Bay Area CHOCOLATE Meetup

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	Meetup	Location	RSVPs
Dec 13 3:00 PM	Fisherman's Wharf Chocolate Shopping Trip 8 attended (est.) – 2.001 Give everyone on your list a delicious present you know they'll enjoy, or sneak in a few stocking stuffers for yourself! Meet us at 3:00 on Sunday, December 13 at the Fountain in Ghirardelli Square. (We'll buzz around the store and get a free sample to start the trip right! Yum.) Then a tour through the Chocolate Manufactory and proceed along Jefferson Street to Pier 39, stopping at the San Francisco Chocolate Store and the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, with a pause at Tarantino's for walkaway seafood cocktails if anyone is hungry. After shopping at Pier 39's Chocolate Heaven, we'll head over to World Market (the store formerly known as Cost Plus), which features Cadbury's products that are made in England and a large selection of gift-wrapping supplies. Then we'll stop at Barnes and Noble's coffee shop for a hot drink to give us the energy to get home. So bring your gift list, appetite and walking shoes! This will be a meetup where we earn our chocolate calories.	ghirardelli square fountain San Francisco, CA, 94109	8 Yes 8 Maybe
Nov 11 6:00 PM	Chocolate Potluck Night 2 25 attended (est.) – 5.003 Our first chocolate potluck is going to be in the lush cozy warmth of the Swank club. Share your favorite chocolate home-made speciality (ready to serve) to share with other chocolate lovers. Talk, meet, eat, drink (Swank will have some drink specials for us). Tableware will be provided, but please bring appropriate serving utensils. Bring it all, from gourmet to handmade truffles. your favorite bakeries cake, cupcakes or cookies, or make it yourself and show off a little bit! grab a bag of Hershey's kisses or a few bars of vosges chocolate (i recommend mo's bacon!). Feel free to bring a couple copies of the recipe to hand out with a proud smile! Swank will have it's regular happy hour until 7pm, and great drinks afterwards, so if you can't make it until 7, come anyway. If you would like to attend, but are unable to bring a dish, please donate $5 so we can maybe buy a round for those who do. Bring your video camera and maybe make it on TasteTV! See the latest Chocolate Television programs on TasteTV (www.TasteTV.com, Comcast On Demand, and KFTY-TV50) http://www.jdvhotels.com/files/Image/3471/Swank_Banner.jpg	SWANK San Francisco, CA, 94115 37.787355,-122.446817	33 Yes 10 Maybe 4 Waiting List
Oct 28 6:00 PM	Private Chocolate Meetup at Saratoga Chocolates 30 attended (est.) – 4.006 Join us at our San Francisco location for a Grand Opening meet-up at Mary Looma's Saratoga Chocolates. Sample some chocolates including hot drinking chocolate. Meet the San Francisco staff of Saratoga Chocolates, their Chocolatiers and hear about their plans for this location. Space is limited to 50, RSVPs required. See a TasteTV interview video of Mary at Saratoga Chocolates on Chocolate Television, http://www.ChocolateTelevision.com (and don't forget those great reviews she got from her recent demos at Williams-Sonoma) http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/8/4/f/event_6287183.jpeg	Only members of this Group can view the location for this Meetup	38 Yes 6 Maybe
Sep 19 12:00 PM	Union Square: TasteTV Mini-Chocolate Salon 56 attended (est.) – 4.5010 A fun mini-Chocolate Salon will feature a master chocolatier who will demonstrate chocolate making recipes, techniques, and will provide sample tastings at the Williams-Sonoma flagship store's demonstration kitchen in lovely Union Square, San Francisco. Chocolatiers for this event include: Mary Loomas of Saratoga Chocolate (see a video of Mary on http://TasteTV.com Saratoga chocolates has been selected by Scharffen Berger to provide custom handmade chocolates to their Ferry Building store. The selection process was run by Joseph Schmidt. In the process of working with Scharffen Berger and Joseph Schmidt, Saratoga Chocolates will be opening this week in the original Joseph Schmidt store on 16th st. This will be her first SF chocolate meetup appearance before the big opening. Like chocolate? Watch Chocolate Television, at www.ChocolateTelevision.com http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/8/4/a/600_6287178.jpeg	WILLIAMS SONOMA in Union Square San Francisco, CA, 94108 37.788696,-122.407470	54 Yes 22 Maybe
Aug 5 6:00 PM	Chocolate Potluck Night 28 attended (est.) – 4.507 Our first chocolate potluck is going to be in the lush cozy warmth of the Swank club. Share your favorite chocolate home-made speciality (ready to serve) to share with other chocolate lovers. Talk, meet, eat, drink (Swank will have some drink specials for us). Tableware will be provided, but please bring appropriate serving utensils. Bring it all, from gourmet to handmade truffles. your favorite bakeries cake, cupcakes or cookies, or make it yourself and show off a little bit! grab a bag of Hershey's kisses or a few bars of vosges chocolate (i recommend mo's bacon!). Feel free to bring a couple copies of the recipe to hand out with a proud smile! Swank will have it's regular happy hour until 7pm, and great drinks afterwards, so if you can't make it until 7, come anyway. If you would like to attend, but are unable to bring a dish, please donate $5 so we can maybe buy a round for those who do. Bring your video camera and maybe make it on TasteTV! See the latest Chocolate Television programs on TasteTV (www.TasteTV.com, Comcast On Demand, and KFTY-TV50) http://www.jdvhotels.com/files/Image/3471/Swank_Banner.jpg	Only members of this Group can view the location for this Meetup	26 Yes 14 Maybe 1 Waiting List
Jul 18 12:00 PM	Union Square: TasteTV Mini-Chocolate Salon 35 attended (est.) – 4.509 A fun mini-Chocolate Salon will feature two chocolatiers who will demonstrate chocolate making recipes, techniques, and will provide sample tastings at the Williams-Sonoma flagship store's demonstration kitchen in lovely Union Square, San Francisco. Chocolatiers for this event include: The Tea Room Chocolate Socola Chocolate Like chocolate? Watch Chocolate Television, at www.ChocolateTelevision.com http://www.tastetv.com/chocolatesalon/la/photos07/IMG_5755.jpg	WILLIAMS SONOMA in Union Square San Francisco, CA, 94108 37.788696,-122.407470	84 Yes 9 Maybe
Jul 8 6:00 PM	chocolate covered meet-up 3 attended (est.) – 5.001 another event that will feature a locally owned chocolate shop. There are lots of fun flavor combinations and interesting gift ideas here. please feel free to come any time between 6pm and 7:30 (when the shop closes).	Only members of this Group can view the location for this Meetup	3 Yes 0 Maybe
Jul 2 4:00 PM	melt meet up 12 attended (est.) – 5.004 this cafe has a lovely chocolate fondue with lots of fun food to dip. it's only $20 and feeds 2-4 people (unless you're greedy :) they also have happy hour drink specials during this time. This is another meetup that will be a venue to discuss and share your thoughts about chocolate with other members of the group while eating some tasty chocolate. win win!	Only members of this Group can view the location for this Meetup	10 Yes 0 Maybe
Jun 27 10:00 AM	5 star truffle meet up 7 attended (est.) – 4.001 Hi everyone, I hope this meetup will be a time to taste some homemade style truffles (this cafe has a daily special featuring purchase a cup of coffee, get a truffle free) and talk in a group setting about what we like and don't like in our chocolate. please come and check out the great local and homemade truffles at this cafe.	Only members of this Group can view the location for this Meetup	7 Yes 0 Maybe
Jun 2 5:30 PM	Chocolate and Wine at the Winery Collective 5 attended (est.) – No rating yet This is not an official Chocolate Meetup, but our friend Bryan Kane of Sol Rouge Winery and the Winery Collective shop near the Cannery is having this Chocolate and Wine event on June 2nd with Brix Chocolate, so we thought we'd share it with you: founder of Brix Chocolate, Dr. Nick Proia, will be present at the event to discuss how a simple "doctorly" observation on the health benefits of red wine and dark chocolate turned into a search for the perfect wine pairing chocolate. We will be pairing six different boutique wines with the three different specifically chosen chocolates: milk, medium dark, and extra dark chocolate. We couldn't think of a better place to host this happy hour event than the Winery Collective - the first multi-winery tasting room in San Francisco that focuses on boutique wineries. If we went through the trouble of finding the best chocolate, we knew we needed to find the best wines to pair. Winery Collective provides a unique experience allowing you to taste wines from dozens of small wineries across California right in the heart of San Francisco. DETAILS: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Media & Trade 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. Open to all Wine and Chocolate Lovers Tasting Price: $20 ($15 if you RSVP) Includes six wine pairings and 10% off purchases WINERY COLLECTIVE 485 Jefferson Street (at Hyde Street) San Francisco, California 94109 415-929-WINE (9463) http://www.winerycollective.com	No location was chosen for this Meetup	5 Yes 3 Maybe