The Fall Luxury Chocolate Salon on November 14th

The Fall Luxury CHOCOLATE SALON participants include over 30 chocolatiers, confectioners, wineries and other culinary artisans. An intimate setting, the Fall Chocolate Salon is the perfect place to find the perfect gift, while tasting and savoring the chocolate lovers experience.



Participants include TCHO, Saratoga Chocolates, The Tea Room chocolate, Ghirardelli Chocolate, Salt Side Down Chocolates, CocoTutti, Landru Chocolates, Choclatique, Coco-luxe Confections, Sterling Confections, Coco Delice Fine Chocolates, Socola Chocolatier, Gateau et Ganache, ALTER ECO Fair Trade, CJ's Bitz, Snake & Butterfly, Jade Chocolates, Amano Artisan Chocolate, Carlos Mann Nicaraguan Artisan Chocolates, Clarine's Florentines, Au Coeur Des Chocolats, Poco Dolce, Vice Chocolates, Plumeria Flours, Christopher Michael Chocolates, Farm Fresh To You, Carolyn Tillie Designs' Chocolate Jewelry, Quady Winery, Punk Dog Wines, Rigolo Cafe, 122° West Wines, Garden Creamery sorbet, TasteTV, and more.

www.fallchocolatesalon.com

Nominees for the 2nd Annual TASTY AWARDS to be announced Nov. 9th at 1pm

The 2nd Annual TASTY Awards, the premier awards show honoring the year's best in food, fashion, and home lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, and Online, will announce Nominees on Tuesday, November 9th.

The Nominee announcement will be webcast live on TastyAwards.com at 1pm (PST) at a press conference streamed from chef Traci Des Jardins' acclaimed Jardiniere restaurant in San Francisco.

The final TASTY Award Winners will be announced on Thursday, January 13, 2011, during the Awards Show at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The TASTY Awards are for lifestyle programming what the Grammys are for music.

CELEBRITY PRESENTERS

The host for the 2nd Annual TASTY Awards is Zane Lamprey (Travel Channel, HDNet), with other presenters including Tanya Holland (Cooking Channel, Food Nework), Leslie Sbrocco (PBS), Nathan Lyon (Fit TV, Discovery Health, PBS, Food Network), and Bobby Bognar (History Channel), along with newcomers such as Candice Kumai (Lifetime, Bravo's Top Chef), Brian Boitano (Food Network), Daniel Green (ShopNBC), Luciene Salomone (WE tv), Amy Paffrath (E! Entertainment Television), Jeannie Mai (Style Network), Kevin Roberts (TLC), and Aida Mollenkamp (Food Nework, Cooking Channel).


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 TASTY Awards

TASTY AWARDS: Nominees to be Announced on November 9th

The TASTY Awards Committee is proud to announce that the final Nominees, as well as the Lifetime Achievement Honorees, for the 2nd Annual TASTY Awards will be announced in a livestreamed press conference on November 9th, 2010 in San Francisco.

The 2nd Annual TASTY Awards and Red Carpet, the premier awards show for food and fashion programs and films, will take place on January 13, 2011 at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, with television celebrity Zane Lamprey returning as the show's host.

Other returning celebrity presenters include Tanya Holland (Cooking Channel, Food Nework), Leslie Sbrocco (PBS), Nathan Lyon (Fit TV, Discovery Health, PBS, Food Network), and Bobby Bognar (History Channel), along with newcomers such as Candice Kumai (Lifetime, Bravo's Top Chef), Brian Boitano (Food Network), Daniel Green (ShopNBC), Luciene Salomone (WE tv), Amy Paffrath (E! Entertainment Television), Jeannie Mai (Style Network), Kevin Roberts (TLC), and Aida Mollenkamp (Food Nework, Cooking Channel). More presenters to be announced shortly.

JUDGES

The Judges Panel for 2011 has been expanded from 85 to over 200 industry experts, gurus, peers, and media.

Judges are from organizations such as 944 MAGAZINE, About.com, America One Television, Bel-Air MAGAZINE, Blogcritics.org, Bloomingdale's, Chicagoist, Frommers.com, Los Angeles Downtown News, Plate MAGAZINE, San Francisco Professional Food Society, Scripps Networks, SF Station.com, SFist (Gothamist), Slow Food Seattle, Styleite.com, Technorati, The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), The Orange County Register., Variety MAGAZINE, and Yahoo! Inc.

To view a current list of judges, go to www.TastyAwards.com. (Photo Above: Awards Presenter Jeannie Mai (Style Network))

AWARDS AT THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE IN HOLLYWOOD

The historic Egyptian Theatre was the first major deluxe movie palace in Hollywood (built in 1922, by Sid Grauman, also of Grauman's Chinese Theatre). The theatre is home to the critically acclaimed American Cinematheque, which completed a major renovation of the property in 1998. The Egyptian Theatre is a state-of-the-art theatre within a historic shell, and features its original, ornate sunburst ceiling and other artwork; the Steven Spielberg theatre; and a stylish open-air, palm tree lined courtyard. Well-known to Red Carpet aficionados, it regularly hosts special events, screenings, Hollywood premieres, and annual film festivals. Located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, the Egyptian Theatre is near the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel and other historic theaters on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Early Advance TASTY Awards Tickets are now available.

OTHER NEWS

In other news, the Committee has selected Qure, as the Official Water of the TASTY Awards, and Pure Dark (tm) as the Official Premium Chocolate of the TASTY Awards.

Food and Wine TASTE-OFF

August 11, 2010
6:30 - 8pm
The Press Club
20 Yerba Buena Lane
San Francisco, California 94103

Foodies, it's time for your close up!

Do you think a TOP CHEF Judge's job looks like fun? In this case, it will be, because you will be the Judge.

If you love pairing Food and Wine, join TasteTV at The Press Club as it films its 1st Annual Wine & Food Pairing TASTE-OFF.

The Press Club is the San Francisco stylish and modern wine bar, lounge and event space that "summarizes the best of San Francisco's wine scene."

At the Taste-Off, attendees will sample six great food & wine combinations, and help Press Club decide the best new pairing to put on their lounge menu. Attendees will judge seasonal plates paired with four reds and two whites from their six, Northern California partnered wineries: Miner Family Vinyards, Fritz, Saintsbury, Mount Eden Vinyards, Hanna, and Chateau Montelena.

August 11th, 6:30-8:00pm. You be the Judge.

Tickets are Advance Purchase, Space is Limited. Go to:
http://tasteoff-pressclub2010.eventbrite.com/

The Seattle Luxury CHOCOLATE SALON Captivates the Northwest on July 11th

Tastebuds rejoice in the Northwest!

SEATTLE, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The 3rd Annual SEATTLE LUXURY CHOCOLATE SALON returns on July 11th, 2010 to the beautiful Seattle waterfront, continuing its tradition as the premier chocolate event in the Northwest this millennium. www.SeattleChocolateSalon.com

"Seattle's large variety and selection of artisan chocolate make it a natural destination for chocolate lovers from around the world," notes Lauren Adler of Seattle-based Chocolopolis. "We're looking forward to another great event," adds the Seattle Chocolate Salon's 2009 Best Truffle Winner Dennis Haupt, of Suess Chocolates.

About TasteTV
Chocolate Salon sponsor TasteTV is a leading New Media food, wine and lifestyle network, covering delicious topics ranging from restaurants, food, and wine to chocolate, cooking, fashion, and style. Its videos can be seen online at www.TasteTV.com and on HULU.com. TasteTV Chocolate Salons take place in locations such as San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, Napa, Las Vegas and Chicago. TasteTV also organizes the TASTY Awards, celebrating the best food and fashion programs on TV, in Film, and on the Web. (www.TastyAwards.com)

Judges Invitations issued for 2011 TASTY Awards

Preparations for the 2011 TASTY Awards are underway, and one of the first orders of business is at hand: the presentation of invitations to the industry gurus and tastemakers who will be this year's judges.

Who will be a judge? How many? Where are they from, what will they say?

The answers are coming soon.

See the full televised show from 2010 on Hulu.com/tasty-awards

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 TASTY Awards

Napa Luxury Chocolate Salon

TasteTV is adding to its national series of Chocolate Salon events that regions of Napa and Sonoma, with the first ever Napa Luxury Chocolate Salon.

The Napa Chocolate Salon takes place on June 6th in Yountville.

The 1st Annual Napa Luxury CHOCOLATE SALON participants include over 25 chocolatiers, confectioners, wineries and other culinary artisans, such as: Saratoga Chocolates, Sterling Confections, The Tea Room chocolates, TCHO, Socola Chocolatier, Vice Chocolates, Guittard Chocolate Company, Amano Artisan Chocolate, Chocolate Visions, Landru Chocolates, Dove Chocolate Discoveries, Jade Chocolates, Gateau et Ganache, Little Sky Lavender, Snake & Butterfly, Brix Chocolate, Clarine's Florentines, Marin Chef / CJ's Bitz, Quady Winery, Punk Dog Wines, Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate Vodka and Chocolate Liqueur, Farm Fresh To You, Shell Vacations Club, and more.

http://www.napachocolatesalon.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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