New Book Release: The Chocolatier’s Primer

New Book Release: The Chocolatier’s Primer

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TasteTV, the International Chocolate Salon and TCB Cafe Publishing and Media are pleased to announce the publication of the newest book, THE CHOCOLATIER'S PRIMER This new book contains experiences, tips, advice from those who have already done it.  A must-have for any aspiring or current chocolatier and chocolate maker. Are you interested in chocolate and confections as a small business? There are many how-to books on starting an enterprise, but often the best advice comes directly from those with actual experience. Thus came the idea for this book; this “primer.” Why not ask chocolatiers firsthand what they have experienced and what they recommend? With this concept in mind, we composed a set of key questions and asked them to interesting artisans from around the world with experience in both the business and creative sides of chocolate. Their answers on creativity, product, branding and business are very frank and often personal, and written in a journal or diary style. The information in the resulting...
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NEW BOOK RELEASE: The Official Chocolate Journal

NEW BOOK RELEASE: The Official Chocolate Journal

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Our second publication of the year, THE OFFICIAL CHOCOLATE JOURNAL. Use for tastings, recipes, travels, shops, chocolate salons. Now available, you'll be able to keep track of your chocolate tastings, your favorite chocolates, your favorite shops and even recipes with THE OFFICIAL CHOCOLATE JOURNAL (2nd Edition). Over 140 pages for you to fill. Find it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TZLokL...
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Eating Chocolate is Recession First Aid

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People are not cutting premium chocolate consumption evenduring this economic crisis.Why is that? Perhaps because we're looking for guaranteed, guilt-free and affordable comfort in this time of apprehension and uncertainty.At least, that's what's coming up from these articles and studies (and we believe them): What Chocolate Says About The Recession Cadbury sees chocolate eating rising in recession Americans reach for small luxuries amid sour economy Finding Ways to Live Green in a Down Economy Is chocolate recession-proof? Recession vs. chocolate? Bet on the chocolate Alright, we're convinced!!!TasteTV Events include: The San Francisco International Chocolate Salon The Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon The Chicago Chocolate SalonThe Seattle Luxury Chocolate SalonThe New Media Tastemakers Summit This blog from the contributors, producers and correspondents at TasteTV at TasteTV.com. technorati tags:TasteTV, restaurants, video, content, food,...
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The Chocolate Guide – Eastern Edition has been released

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Publication Release of The Chocolate Guide - Eastern EditionTasteTV's Eastern Edition of  THE CHOCOLATE GUIDE  has just been released for New York, New England, Florida, etc., and is now available on Amazon.com. It will soon be in Borders and Barnes & Noble for the Holidays.See the featured chocolatiers, and download a PDF excerpt of the East Coast (+Chicago) Guide here.Featured Chocolatiers include: TasteTV Events include: The San Francisco International Chocolate Salon The Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon The Chicago Chocolate SalonThe Seattle Luxury Chocolate SalonThe New Media Tastemakers Summit This blog from the contributors, producers and correspondents at TasteTV at TasteTV.com. technorati tags:TasteTV, restaurants, video, content, food, Chocolate, wine, recipes, cooking, Restaurant Reviews, Chef, ITV, fashion, seafoodTasteTV and TasteTV.com Chocolate News Updates...
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NYTimes: Tasting Responsible Chocolate

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Another great one from the New York Times. In this instance they do a taste test of all the fair-trade/organic type chocolates they can gather, and give them to a local chef for his thoughts. As you can guess, he hates most of them. Reader and chocolatier comments ensue! Hilarity for all (not)TasteTV Events include: The San Francisco International Chocolate Salon The Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon The Chicago Chocolate SalonThe Seattle Luxury Chocolate SalonThe New Media Tastemakers Summit This blog from the contributors, producers and correspondents at TasteTV at TasteTV.com. technorati tags:TasteTV, restaurants, video, content, food, Chocolate, wine, recipes, cooking, Restaurant Reviews, Chef, ITV, fashion, seafoodTasteTV and TasteTV.com Chocolate News Updates...
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Chocolate News – May 20

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Latest Chocolate News - May 20 Letter: Chocolate Fest benefits youth clubEnterprise-Record - Chico,CA,USAThe planning, support and production of this three-day celebration of chocolate — including our Queen's Coronation, Chocolate and Wine Tasting, ... See all stories on this topic Drink Wine, Eat Chocolate and Stay Young at New York City's ...PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA... located on Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, invites travelers to enjoy a "Drink Wine, Eat Chocolate and Stay Young" weekend package. ... See all stories on this topic TRIPS WITH A TWIST: Chicago's tasty getaways -- delightful ...Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - Kalamazoo,MI,USANext time you're headed to the Windy City, you might consider a chocolate tour. Talk about a taste of Chicago! The lady behind the tours is Valerie Beck, ... See all stories on this topic See’s Candies Review: Peanut Butter Patties & P-Nut Crunch By admin It seems really unfair to review the chocolates...
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