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The Los Angeles Luxury CHOCOLATE SALON

Oct 11
Sun 1:00 PM
Location
Del Mar Fairgrounds

2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd.
Del Mar, CA 92104
877-491-0677

Estimated attendance
 69  people attended.
4.00 4.008

Who organized?
TasteTV

The premier major chocolate show in the Los Angeles area this millenium takes place at the 3rd Annual Los Angeles Luxury CHOCOLATE SALON on Sunday, October 11th, 2009 at the Pasadena Center. 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.

The Third Annual Los Angeles Luxury CHOCOLATE SALON participants include over 30 chocolatiers, confectioners, wineries and other culinary artisans, such as: Choclatique, Happy Chocolates, Rushburn Toffee Co., The Tea Room chocolate, Quady Winery, Chocolatl, Jade Chocolates, San Francisco Toffee Company, CJ's Bitz and CJ's Stix, Marti Chocolatt, Alter Eco Fair Trade Chocolate, Artisan Cocoa / Amella Caramels, AF-squared Chocolatiers, Clarine's Florentines, Helen Grace Chocolates, Mignon Chocolate, TCHO, Amano Artisan Chocolate, Landrin, Sterling Confections, Chocoveda, Republica Del Cacao, Dove Chocolate Discoveries, Plush Puff Gourmet Marshmallows, The Chocolate Traveler, Ococoa chocolates, Tifa Chocolate, Sweet Beauty Organic Chocolate Spa, Xocai Chocolate, Zhena's Gypsy Tea, XT Patisserie, Farm Fresh To You, Original Beans, Swirls Cupcakes, Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream, Blue Angel Vodka, Le Creuset, Swissmar, Putumayo World Music, Chocolate Television, TasteTV, Yelp, California School of Culinary Arts - Le Cordon Bleu Programs, Edible Los Angeles Magazine, The Kahala Hotel & Resort and more. All this in over twice the delicious tasting space as 2008

Salon highlights feature chocolate tasting, demonstrations, chef & author talks, wine tasting and ongoing interviews by TasteTV's Chocolate Television program. (Salon Entry includes all chocolate & wine tastings, demos, etc.).

New this year: The Chocolate Chef Competition, pitting the design skills of pastry chefs against the demands of high design

Times: 11am-5pm

http://www.lachocolat...

To get an idea of what a Chocolate Salon is like, see a video from the 2009 San Francisco International Chocolate Salon (produced by http://SFStation.com...)
http://www.sfstation....

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Talk about this Meetup

  • TasteTV
    Posted Oct 14, 2009 8:40 AM
    TasteTV
    Chocolate Scout
    The Chocolate Salon got great reviews! We'll have photos and a video for you to see soon.
  • TasteTV
    Posted Oct 14, 2009 8:37 AM
    TasteTV
    Chocolate Scout
    Sorry if anyone couldn't find the meetup. It was listed on Salon's schedule: 1:15pm "Meetup Mash" TCHO Chocolate Interview and Q&A , Moderated by Andrew Seely of the "Melts in your Pocket" chocolate video blog It was very well attended. Next year we'll put up a flag/balloon for MEETUP
  • Pre-Meetup comments below
  • TasteTV
    Posted Oct 7, 2009 10:12 PM
    TasteTV
    Chocolate Scout
    $20 Advance Purchase (through 10/9), $25 Door. Salon Entry includes all chocolate & wine tastings, demos, etc. Chocolate can be purchased to take home as well.
  • markmalik
    Posted Oct 7, 2009 5:22 PM
    markmalik
    I know this might be a silly Q....but what does it actually cost to get in? I did not see any $$ on the ticket that I printed?
  • TasteTV
    Posted Sep 7, 2009 8:42 AM
    TasteTV
    Chocolate Scout
    This year we have a few less spots for volunteers, even though the size of the space has increased by 10,000 square feet. Primarily just a few people to help with the speakers, the V.I.C. Lounge, and sit at the Chocolate Meetup table and talk about the Chocolate Meetup.
  • Mary
    Posted Sep 3, 2009 2:35 AM
    Mary
    Hi! I have not heard back from them, but you can e-mail them about volunteering here: http://www.tastetv.com/sfch... Hope they write me back as I am still interested!
  • TasteTV
    Posted Aug 17, 2009 2:26 PM
    TasteTV
    Chocolate Scout
    We're adding this year the first ever V.I.C. Lounge! (V.I.C. tm: Very Important Chocolate lover)
  • Michael
    Posted Jul 31, 2009 10:14 AM
    Michael
    I would like to volunteer, I'm just looking to help out. Also I guess I would to know more about cooking. Not very creative and would like ideas. Anyways, please let me know how to volunteer and who to contact?
  • michelle
    Posted Jul 9, 2009 12:09 PM
    michelle
    How awesome. How do we volunteer? I might do it. I am going to school for baking and pastries, but also really want to learn about the fine art of chocolate making! This might be a good oportunity. I just want to make sure I can eat a lot of chocolates too. I am very enthusiastic when it comes to the subject of chocolate.. :)
  • Mary
    Posted Jun 30, 2009 9:13 PM
    Mary
    Anybody thinking of volunteering for the event?: )

Who attended?

  • 69 attendees
    • Shryke (+3 guests)
      “ I loved it. I hope it returns to Pasadena, or even better to the Los Angeles Convention center, it would be closer. ”
    • JP (+1 guest)
      “ The selection of chocolates to sample was fantastic! However, the nine in our group were all in agreement that the layout of the room and offerings were too static. Perhaps group the tables by types of chocolates, for example: organic, free trade, international, local, etc. Then, have presentations in EACH area on how chocolates are made, using chocolate in cooking, drinks, information on ingredients and regions, etc. Live music would have been wonderful as well. The room on the side used as the V.I.C. room would have been better utilized for the seminar presentations with people coming in given the drink samples to enjoy while watching the seminar(s) and the companies offering the seminars thanked at the beginning and end of the seminars or perhaps projected using power point presentations. Basically, too much chocolate too fast with no other reason to slow down, pause, and enjoy other things at the event. Felt like a trade show instead of a LUXURY Salon. Great chocolate! ”
    • “ I was unable to find the Meet Up group people. I was at the venue at 12:55 PM; we were supposed to meet at 1 PM, and I did not see anybody posting a sign or saying they were from the Meet Up group. I just started walking around by myself, after waiting around the entrance for about 15 minutes. I asked about ten random people if they were from the meetup , but no one was. Where were you guys?!! ”
    • “ I enjoyed the demonstrations, chocolate vendors and the chocolate martinis! Great event. ”
    • “ I got a chocolate hangover. The event was okay. But there was no organizer that I could see that was identified as a meetup person. So basically I was at the event alone, though there were a lot of other people there. ”
    • “ I have no idea how many people attended as I was there for a couple of hours and the event lasted for seven hours. It was very crowded while I was there, I'd say there were a few hundred people in the room. I had a great time at the chocolate salon, but didn't run into anyone from the group as I had no idea how to find them. ”
    • Ashley Campbell (+1 guest)
      “ Had a great time! Several great booths with tasty truffles and chocolate products - many samples, loads of information and overall a great time! Glad I went! ”
    • Delores (+1 guest)
    • markmalik (+1 guest)
    • *Dee* (+1 guest)
    • Gena (+1 guest)
    • Michael (+2 guests)
    • naz
    • Lily (+1 guest)
    • Kim (+1 guest)
    • michael (+3 guests)
    • Heather (+1 guest)
    • Elaine (+1 guest)
    • Adrienne Pomerantz (+1 guest)
    • JK
    • Ds
    • tricia Chilton (+1 guest)
    • sindy (+1 guest)
    • Ann
    • brownie lofton (+1 guest)