Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon Welcomes Celebrity Panelists and Chocolatiers

At the Los Angeles Luxury CHOCOLATE SALON, chocolate aficionados, fanatics, buyers and journalists will experience the finest in artisan, gourmet & premium chocolate, wine, and specialty food and items in one of the world's great metropolitan areas.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 28, 2007 -- The Los Angeles Luxury CHOCOLATE SALON, December 9th, 2007, announces a delicious lineup of speakers and members of its Chocolate Tasting Panel, including food radio celebrity Evan Kleiman, the host of Good Food on KCRW, cookbook author and founder of Slow Food, Los Angeles. TasteTV also announces that the Salon's chocolate events will include a sneak-peak screening of the new short film, "Searching for the Heart of Chocolate," by filmmaker Sarah Feinbloom at the Pasadena Center.

Other exciting Chocolate Tasting Panelists include Lesley Balla (Editor, Eater LA), Lindsay William-Ross (Food Editor, LAist), lifestyle/cooking personality Audrey Bernstein (Oh-Audrey), author Amelia Saltsman (The Santa Monica Farmer's Market Cookbook), Anne Smith (The New School of Cooking), author Stacey V. Bolden-Bowers, and others.

During the Salon, producer and director Sarah Feinbloom will have an advance screening of her new short film, "Searching for the Heart of Chocolate." Sarah Feinbloom's films have appeared on PBS, NPR, and at film festivals. A trailer for the film can be seen on ChocolateTelevision.com, as well as on TasteTV.com under "Chocolate.

At the Los Angeles Luxury CHOCOLATE SALON, chocolate aficionados, fanatics, buyers and journalists will experience the finest in artisan, gourmet & premium chocolate, wine, and specialty food and items in one of the world's great metropolitan areas. Says TasteTV and Chocolate Television Executive Producer A.K. Crump, "A partial list of Luxury Chocolate Salon participants includes L'Artisan du Chocolat, Mignon Chocolate, Decadent Tastes, Yum! Chocolate, Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur, Chuao Chocolatier, Guittard Chocolate, The Chocolate Traveler, Malibu Toffee, Cocoa Prive, The TeaRoom, Amano Artisan Chocolate, Chocolate Covered Company, Randy Fuhrman Events / Randy's Brownies, Silver Stone Wines, C'est Tres Chic Chocolate Molds, Le Creuset, Swissmar, Putumayo World Music, Chocolate Television, and much, much more."

The Los Angeles Luxury CHOCOLATE SALON is Sunday, December 9th, 2007, at the Pasadena Center, 300 Green Street. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for children 6-12, under 6 free (Advance Tickets are $17.50). 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. For Advance Ticket purchases, Salon information, the film trailer, or for the Menu of events, go to http://www.LAChocolateSalon.com.

In a separate announcement, TasteTV and Chocolate Television announce that their upcoming publication, "THE CHOCOLATE GUIDE: To Local Chocolatiers, Chocolate Makers, Boutiques, Patisseries and Shops - Western Edition," will begin shipping on December 15th. The Eastern Edition is currently under development. View a PDF Excerpt from the Chocolate Guide at http://www.tastetv.com/D-5547.pdf

ABOUT TasteTV

Salon sponsor TasteTV is the leading New Media culinary, wine, lifestyle and food network, covering delicious topics ranging from restaurants, food, and wine to premium chocolate, cooking, fashion, and style. Its videos can be seen online at http://www.TasteTV.com, ChocolateTelevision.com, BlogCritics.org, on TiVO, Comcast On Demand, and on over 80 television stations nationwide.

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First Annual Los Angeles Luxury CHOCOLATE SALON features chocolate tasting, demonstrations, chef and author talks, wine pairings, a film screening, and more. December 9, 2007, Pasadena Center, 300 Green Street. Tickets $20 for adults, $10 children 6-12, under 6 free. 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. http://www.LAChocolateSalon.com

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