SF Chocolate Salon 2011

This years salon is the 5th annual SF Chocolate Salon and it looks to be the best one yet! Each year I discover a new chocolate maker that I love, many of whom are local to the Bay Area. The plethora of amazing artisan chocolate makers is absolutely mind blowing!

On top of the opportunity to taste test many of these delicious concoctions, there will be recipe and technique demos, interviews with top chocolate specialists like one of my personal faves Alice Medrich and some fascinating takes on the classic treat via such as Van Gogh Vodka, the makers of Dutch Chocolate flavored Vodka.

There are still some tickets left, so join your fellow chocolate lovers and let's enjoy some of the best that is on offer!

Here is a list of just some of the participants this year:

The TeaRoom chocolate, Guittard Chocolate Company, Christopher Michael Chocolates, Choclatique, Divine Chocolate, Alter Eco Fair TradeChocolate, Dolce Bella Chocolates and Cafe, Neo Cocoa, Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, Vice Chocolates, Socola Chocolatier, Amano Artisan Chocolate, and many many more!

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Easy Blueberry Cheesecake

When you have ready made graham cracker crust, frozen blueberries and cream cheese its easy to whip up a simple, delicious cheesecake!

1 package cream cheese, room temp
1/2 c brown sugar
1 egg
2 c blueberries

Put cream cheese in bowl of mixer with cream cheese and turn on low until well blended. Add egg, and make sure its fully mixed in. Fold in 2 cups of blueberries, pour into prepared grham cracker crust and bake at 325 F for 30 minutes, turn off oven and let cool in the oven.