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the 8th deadly sin...

2008-02-29T23:28:51Z

i saw "Seven" against last night... and have come up with the 8th deadly sin "wasting good chocolate"...

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A comparative review

2007-08-03T13:24:35Z

http://people.tribe.net/awen/blog/50e1aa0e-1b08-4927-b07d-e14e6f9395be

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Jul14&15CHOCOLAT:tasting@Fort MasonSF.demo.wine pairings.chef&author talks..paintings.makeovers.spa.fashion show.. 2007

2007-07-04T17:05:42Z

Chocolat lovers, I will be there Jul.14,see you there too?.
Discount for admission (17.50) before July 11.
Want to meet up, let me know.
quan

FYI:
http://www.sfchocolatesalon.com/
-When:
Sat.July 14: 11am-6pm
Sun.July 15: 10am-4pm
2007
-Location:
Fort Mason Conference Center, San Francisco

-General Ticket/Admission Cost:
Adults:
($17.50 B-4 Jul.11)
$20@door
or
(B-4 Jul.11)
$25.00 w/complimentary chocolate book ($40 value)
"CHOCOLATE FRENCH" by Bernard Poussin
$35.00 @door includes book

Children 6-12yrs old: $10
Children under 6: Free*
*Applies to 2 children per adult.
Each additional child under 6: $10

~details:
Chocolate lovers, en garde! The first major chocolate show on the West Coast in two decades takes place this summer at the San Francisco International CHOCOLATE SALON n Bastille Day Weekend, July 14 and 15, 2007 at the Fort Mason Conference Center in San Francisco. Chocolate aficionados, fanatics, buyers and journalists can experience the finest in artisan, gourmet & premium chocolate in one of the world's great culinary metropolitan areas.

Salon highlights feature chocolate tasting, demonstrations, chef & author talks, wine pairings, chocolate painting, a chocolate spa and makeovers, and ongoing interviews by TasteTV's Chocolate Television program. The Salon will also include an evening charity fund-raiser featuring a Chocolate Fashion Show.

News: The San Francisco International CHOCOLATE SALON, July 14 and 15, 2007, announces a delicious lineup of speakers and members of its Chocolate Tasting Panel, including celebrity chocolate perfume maker Yosh Han. TasteTV also announces that Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur wil be a major sponsor of the Ten Days of Bay Area-wide chocolate events culminating with the two-day Chocolate Salon at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Conference Center.

During the week leading up to the International Chocolate Salon, Bloomingdale's San Francisco will present daily chocolate recipe demonstrations in its kitchen by chocolatiers XOX Truffles, Coco Delice, Cosmic Chocolates, and Coco-luxe Confections, as well as by chefs Eddie Blyden, Ryan Scott of Myth Cafe, and Murielle Roux of Absinthe Brasserie. In addition, Vermeer will be sponsoring "Chocolate Specials" on dishes, drinks, and desserts at local restaurants, bars and clubs.

http://www.sfchocolatesalon.com/

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live alive life chocolate

2007-02-04T23:27:18Z

http://www.944.com/phoenix/more.php?article=3760
an article in 944 magazine for raw chocolate

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is your chocolate fair trade?? or child slave??

2006-12-23T12:18:26Z

While chocolate is sweet for us, it can be heartbreaking for the hundreds of thousands of child laborers that pick the cocoa that goes into some of our favorite treats. In 2001, the U.S. State Department, the International Labor Organization and others reported child slavery on many cocoa farms in the Ivory Coast, source of 43% of the worlds cocoa.

Subsequent research by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture revealed some 284,000 children between the ages of 9 and 12 working in hazardous conditions on West African cocoa farms. Of these children, it was reported that some 12,000 child cocoa workers that had participated in the study were likely to have arrived in their situation as a result of child trafficking.

In 2001, this unacceptable practice caught the attention of the media and the government, and the American public began to voice their abhorrence of the use of child slave labor in the production of one of their most beloved treats: chocolate. In response, the US chocolate industry agreed (via the Harken-Engel Protocol) to voluntarily take steps to end child slavery on cocoa farms by July of 2005.
Unfortunately, this deadline has now passed, and the chocolate industry has failed to comply with the terms of this agreement. As a result, Global Exchange is spearheading a campaign that will provide an opportunity for communities nationwde to voice their concerns about the chocolate industry's abuse of children's rights.

The solution to unfair labor practices is FAIR TRADE (denoted by the "Fair Trade Certified" or "Fair Trade Federation" labels). Fair Trade guarantees producers the income they need to send their children to school and pay their workers fair wages, and provides consumers with a trusted guarantee that no forced or abusive child labor was used in the making of their products.
Since 2002, Global Exchange has been demanding that the US chocolate industry end labor abuses by selling Fair Trade chocolate. Conumers also need to take action to ensure that their favorite products are free from child labor. In larger numbers, we can make it clear that we will accept nothing less than Fair Trade from World's Finest Chocolate, Nestle, M&M/Mars, and rest of the US chocolate industry.

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E. Guittard dark chocolate bars...

2006-10-22T20:23:55Z

are super delicious... My favorite is the Venezuelan...
http://www.guittard.com/home/index.html

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Dark vs. Milk

2006-05-05T13:34:32Z

dark
for the ultimate chocolate high
there is no comparison
how about you?

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check out the best chocolate in arizona

2006-03-29T18:09:13Z

www.chocolatesuperfoods.com
he does special orders- all raw vegan chocolate!

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The perfect dark.....

2006-02-27T23:35:34Z

Allways looking for the perfect dark chocolate.....

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ATTN New Yorker Chocolate shoppers = Fairway...

2005-12-29T14:15:43Z

Fairway has a variety of great chocolate bars cheaper than the average bear...

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the 6th major food group

2005-12-13T03:03:54Z

i've finally found a tribe that 'gets it' (i hope). i'm on record for years stating that if chocolate isnt the 6th food group... tell me which group it currently falls under? (rhetorical). i've successfully argued chocolate cake is a breakfast food. i just baked vegan gooey chocolate brownies for my niece and she took home a 1/4 of what i made (get them while they're young). i'll eat nutella by the spoonful shamelessly. i espouse that while sex is my mistress, chocolate is my first true love, and i am its bitch.. :)

i'm just getting started.. nice to discover you all...

you'll be hearing from ALOT from me in the near future. now time to suck on my piece of 70% Lindt and nod off :)

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Has anyone tried Pralus?

2005-11-25T01:49:32Z

A private yoga client went to the NYC Chocolate show and discovered Pralus Chocolats -> http://www.chocolats-pralus.com/ -> they are supremely delicious... He bought their 10 pack sampler bars from around the world... Absolutely to die for chocolate...

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Did anyone go to the Chocolate Show in NYC?

2005-11-14T16:56:43Z

I couldn't make it...

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Italian Hot Cacao

2005-09-03T10:16:30Z

I recently visited a "pasticceria" aka pastry shop in Venice, Italy and ordered a huge piece of Tiramisu which was unlike anything available in the US and a Hot Chocolate.
The very thick dark liquid was not very sweet, very hot and so incredibly chocolatey that I will definitely try to duplicate this in the future....
Any suggestions?

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SF: 9/10-9/11 from 12pm-5pm: The Tenth Annual Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival

2005-09-02T13:20:05Z

W: http://www.openhand.org/pages/new_events_ghirardelli05.html

California Bank & Trust Presents
The Tenth Annual Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival
Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, September 11, 2005, noon to 5pm
Ghirardelli Square
900 North Point Street, San Francisco

Tiramisu, truffles, fudge cake, and chocolate-covered strawberries are just a few of the delicious desserts to be had at Ghirardelli Square's 10th Annual Chocolate Festival. The popular event will feature scrumptious chocolate treats from Ghirardelli Square establishments, as well as prominent restaurants, bakeries and chocolatiers from around the Bay Area. Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is the anchor festival participant with four booths.

Other highlights of the festival include the popular "hands-free" Earthquake Sundae Eating contest, with lots of chocolate for the winners! There will be chef demonstrations and free children's activities throughout the weekend, such as cookie decorating, face painting and balloon sculptures.

All activities are free except for chocolate tasting. Chocolate sampling tickets are $8 for 5 tastes; $14 for 10 or $20 for 15. Advance purchases are available for groups of 10 or more. Click here to buy group tickets. All proceeds benefit Project Open Hand.

We are recruiting volunteers for for this event, so please call (415) 447-2417 or email us by August 26 to enjoy the fair and help us fulfill our requirements at the same time. Volunteers get free chocolate samples!

For more information contact Ghirardelli Square at (415) 775-5500.

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Dark Love - Hot Chocolate/Coffee Drink Recipe (great for the fall/winter holidays and cold days in general)...

2005-08-26T19:20:10Z

Dark Love - Hot Chocolate/Coffee Drink Recipe...

1 - Make a 2-4 cups pot of your favorite coffee
2 - In pot on stove, make old fashioned hot cocoa
a. Heat up 2-4 cups Vanilla Soy Milk
b. Mix in Green and Black's Organic Hot Chocolate mix
c. At boiling point, mix in a swirl of organic honey and a dash of allspice
d. Stir in thoroughly
3 - In mugs, mix 1/2 coffee with 1/2 hot chocolate
4 - Top off with whipped cream (dairy or non-dairy)
5 - Top off whipped cream with topping of your choice (I use allspice)

NOTE: Serves 4-8 people.

Great for the fall/winter holidays and cold days in general...

- drink and enjoy - Savannah Skye...

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welcome newbies...

2005-07-25T13:11:07Z

and thanxxx for joining this avant garde tribe dedicated to the faith and belief in chocolate...

- Savannah Skye...

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Dagoba's Xocoatl bar has kick...

2005-06-12T19:37:47Z

is excellent... tried it today for the first time...
anyone else try this bar???
http://www.dagobachocolates.com/

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Aphrodisiac.....

2005-06-01T13:41:40Z

Any of you wonderful Human Beings care to share knowledge of or personal experience (how use of chocolate effected you and to what degree) of use of Chocolate as an aphrodisiac.......? Relentlessy curious mind needs to know.

Thank you,

Cuel Atah

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Chantico

2005-05-25T05:01:27Z

discuss...

yummm....... :)

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Today's Favorite Bar

2005-05-23T20:31:46Z

ritter sports dark chocolate with hazelnuts
will make you pee your pants

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Chocolate Spas

2005-05-23T19:19:34Z

This is "hershey" so don't freak out, knowing how "great" thie rchocolate is, and all *rolls eyes*. But the idea of a day of chocolate spa is just too decident.

I hear many upper spas are beginning to add "chocolate indulgence" programs to thier offerings. cocoabutter masks, cocoa solids body scrubs, cocoa oli massages, etc.

http://www.hersheypa.com/accommodations/the_spa_at_hotel_hershey/

"heaven, i'm in heaven."

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a funny chocolate quote/visual...

2005-05-22T21:03:53Z

http://valiante.plugnpay.com/scstore/graphics/if%20i%20ever%20need%20religion%20chocolate%20large.jpg

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Divine Chocolate Deities (edible)...

2005-05-22T18:24:23Z

http://www.chocolatedeities.com/index.php

It all started nearly ten years ago when Jeanne Fleming and Jessica Bard were asked to make the hors d’oeuvres for an opening at a local art gallery. The show was entitled: Shrines and Altars. So, we decided to make a goddess entirely out of food, wine flowing freely from her breasts, and providing everything from nibbles to dessert. We picked the Tibetan goddess Tara–a Green Tara–the Goddess of Compassion and the Goddess of the "god-less" in that she was a totally accepting goddess who welcomed all into her protection whether they were direct followers of her or not or whether they worshiped any god at all. To us, she seemed spunky-- the Goddess most likely to show up at an art opening.

Tara turned out to be a massive project, taking the skills of a sculptor, who carved her in Styrofoam to our specifications. A trip to the local beer making guys showed us how to make wine mysteriously flow from her breasts. That information and a few hundred dollars worth of fruits, vegetables, and candy later, we began what turned into a week long project for both of us. In the end, we developed a philosophy for Tara and a raison d’etre for every piece of food that she offered up to the amazed opening night crowd. No one ever figured out how we made the wine flow on request (into specially made cups!). The children finished off the candy in her beautiful headdress and our local Green Man kept stealing her beautiful, huge, strawberry nipples (we came prepared to replace them, of course!)

Over the years we have remade Tara many times–in many different media, but the ones that were always the most colorful were the ones made of candy. It was during one of these extravaganzas that we thought to make Chocolate Deities. That idea, combined with the same idea realized by our friends Oliver Kita and Kevin Kraft (who is a cross between Baby Ganesh and the Laughing Buddha!) to offer a Chocolate Buddha at their restaurant, Heaven, in Woodstock, New York...set us on the path...

The next step was the Footprint and we were on our way!

We wanted to make something that would make people happy. We couldn't think of anything more happy-making than chocolate. But we also realized that chocolate is intensely divine and that making chocolate is a form of prayer and eating chocolate is an offering to the body and the spirit. After flowers, chocolate is the offering most pleasing to the gods and goddesses of nearly every culture . What better than an offering, a prayer and dessert all in one–the Chocolate Deities.

Chocolate Deities are handcrafted of excellent quality dark, milk and white chocolate by family chocolatiers in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Each one carries with it the story of that particular deity and implicitly a wish. Our designs are unique to our company, accomplished by a design and sculptural team that includes Jeanne Fleming, Jessica Bard, Natasha Brooks-Sperduti and Cristina and Diego Cid of Creators of Legend. We can custom make any deity you may require, given enough lead time. We look forward to working with other designers who have creative ideas for our confections.

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