Edible Los Angeles - You CAN Tell a Book by Its Cover

You can tell a book by its cover, at least with the latest issue of Edible Los Angeles. Its combination of hard, carved industrial surfaces juxtaposed against red, delicious, natural strawberries is an eye-catching work of art.

Edible Los Angeles just began publication in 2008, and we have to say that publisher David Vega is doing a fantastic job (plus, he and his wife were very cool panelists at the TasteTV 2008 LA Chocolate Salon).

TasteTV Events include:

• The San Francisco International Chocolate Salon
• The Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon
  
• The Chicago Luxury Chocolate Salon
  
• The Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon
  
• ChocolateSalon.tv
  
• The New Media Tastemakers Summit

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LA Buzzing about the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Luxury CHOCOLATE SALON on October 5th

VARIETY MAGAZINE describes the premium chocolates at the upcoming Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon as:
"Fancy, Legal Speedballs" (read more)

TasteTV is happy to say that this is not the only buzz being generated from the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Luxury CHOCOLATE SALON. 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.

According to LA Splash magazine about the 2007 LA Chocolate Salon, " If you're a chocolate lover, you would have been in chocolate heaven at the First Annual Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon...this decadent and delightful event."

Fine chocolate is an affordable luxury, and to many people it's even more. In a recent interview for Britain's Glamour magazine, "Desperate Housewives "star Teri Hatcher stated that one of the great Keys to Happiness is chocolate.


TasteTV Events include:

• The San Francisco International Chocolate Salon
• The Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon
• The Chicago Chocolate Salon
• The Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon
• The New Media Tastemakers Summit

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You can contribute to these Upcoming Food books: Crowdsourcing

TasteTV welcomes your contribution to our upcoming books:

1) The Obama Menu: Dinners with Barack Obama
If you've been to a fundraiser, private dinner, or other culinary event featuring Barack, tell us and we may include your experience in The Obama Menu



2) Sexy Dishes: A Guide to Who's Hot in the Kitchen
Nominate your favorite chefs, mixologists, chocolatiers, and winemakers for the upcoming cookbook/restaurant at http://tastetv.com/sexydishes.html






TasteTV Events include:

• The San Francisco International Chocolate Salon
• The Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon
  
• The Chicago Luxury Chocolate Salon
  
• The Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon
  
• ChocolateSalon.tv
  
• The New Media Tastemakers Summit

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CHOCOLATE SEIZURE 2008: Making the Ultimate Chocolate Lovers Wine

TasteTV, producer of Chocolate Television and the International & Luxury Chocolate Salons, has teamed with Crushpad to create the very first wine specifically designed to go pair well with chocolate: CHOCOLATE SEIZURE 2008.

The design team for this one of a kind boutique wine consists of TasteTV, Crushpad winemakers, a panel of top artisan chocolatiers and food & wine journalists, and you - the chocolate lovers -- who will jointly decide on the flavor components that should be blended into the first chocolatiers cult wine:

"Domaine de Taste Amerique: Chocolate Seizure 2008."

Chocolatiers include artisans such as:
- Coco Delice
- Jade Chocolates
- Cosmic Chocolate
- Schoggi,
- TCHO
- The TeaRoom Chocolates
- Saratoga Chocolates
- NEWTREE America - Gourmet Belgian Chocolate
- Amano Artisan Chocolate

The $40 cover price will include panel participation, chocolate & wine tasting, and a future reserved bottle when it's ready of this Limited Edition boutique cult red wine: Chocolate Seizure 2008.

Tickets can be purchased at www.ChocolateSeizure.com

TasteTV Events include:

• The San Francisco International Chocolate Salon
• The Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon
  
• The Chicago Luxury Chocolate Salon
  
• The Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon
  
• ChocolateSalon.tv
  
• The New Media Tastemakers Summit

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Chocolate Awards Panelists Announced for Chicago Salon

Panelists for the upcoming 1st Annual Chicago Luxury Chocolate Salon on September 7th have been announced and feature regional food, wine and event experts.

Chocolate Award Panelists include Anthony Todd (Chicagoist.com), Erielle Bakkum (Fancy Toast blog), Mandy Burrell Booth (Gapers Block's Drive Thru blog), Laura Stolpman (Chicagoist.com), Gemma Petrie (Pro Bono Baker blog), Robert Luce (Chicago-Scene.com), Kara Walsh (Metromix.com), Bernard Pacyniak (Candy Industry Magazine), Laura Hansen (Best of the Best Dining in Chicago), Krystal Moench (The Daily Journal), and Gloria Henllan-Jones (Chicago-splash.com).

TasteTV Events include:

• The San Francisco International Chocolate Salon
• The Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon
• The Chicago Chocolate Salon
• The Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon
• The New Media Tastemakers Summit

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Chicago Chocolate Salon - September 7th

The new location for the upcoming 1st Annual Chicago Luxury Chocolate Salon on September 7th is the Grainger Ballroom, at the Chicago Symphony Center The space is located directly across the street from the well-known Art Institute of Chicago, on MIchigan Avenue in downtown Chicago.

Ticket sales have begun for the following Chocolate Salons in Chicago and Los Angeles.

Seattle Chocolate Salon awards can be seen here.

TasteTV Events include:

• The San Francisco International Chocolate Salon
• The Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon
• The Chicago Chocolate Salon
• The Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon
• The New Media Tastemakers Summit

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McDonald's Cracks an Egg for Advertising

Fast food giant McDonald's and ad firm Leo Burnett have cracked a giant egg for an outdoor billboard that is designed to get your attention...and make you very hungry.

Reports the Chicago Sun Times:

This ain't no ordinary egg. It happens to be 21 feet tall. It's also been ingeniously designed to crack open to promote McDonald's fresh eggs for breakfast. The billboard includes a timer that starts the cracking-open process around 6 a.m. each day. The egg closes up by around 10:30 a.m. The egg-travangza in Wrigleyville also will do its thing for each Chicago Cubs home game through at least mid-August.

McDonald's also has a giant coffee mug in New York's Times Square. Apparently coffee and eggs are still big breakfast items somewhere...

TasteTV Events include:

• The San Francisco International Chocolate Salon
• The Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon, Oct. 5, 2008
  
• The Chicago Luxury Chocolate Salon, Sept. 7, 2008
  
• The Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon, July 13, 2008
  
• The New Media Tastemakers Summit

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