Having attended the NY Chocolate Show for the past 5 years, first thing I did when I looked at the program of San Francisco Chocolate Show was check for names of chocolatiers I have not met and/or whose creations have not hit my palate yet.
A name that might raise eyebrows in France is Landru Chocolates from Newark (California). Landru of history was a serial killer.
Other chocolatiers that don't ring a bell on SF Chocolate Salon list include Goat Milk Candy Company, Clarine's Florentines, Snake & Butterfly (organic), Salt Side Down Chocolates, Dolce Bella Chocolates and Cafe, Neo Cocoa, CocoTutti, Her Coconess Confections, Marti Chocolatt, Gateau et Ganache.
Add to these, Nicole Lee Fine Chocolates, Vice Chocolates, Lulu's Chocolate, Fabrica de Chocolate Momotombo (from Nicaragua), and Permano.
A few wineries will also be present as well as presentations by Andrea Immer Robinson on wine and Alice Medrich, a cocoa expert.
All in all 50.000 square feet of temptation
San Francisco Chocolate Salon takes place at Fort Mason on Sunday April 17, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.