The Chocolate Show

About The Chocolate Show:
«Founded in 1997 by Sylvie Douce and François Jeantet, two French entrepreneurs with a great passion for chocolate, The Chocolate Show was quickly adopted by New York City as one of its favorite shows, and has become the largest and one of the most popular events devoted to chocolate in the United States. The New York Chocolate Show is one of many international Salon du Chocolat events produced annually by Sylvie Douce and François Jeantet.»
I went to 13^th Annual NY Chocolate Show in 2010. I actually timed my trip to NY so I could attend the show which I greatly enjoyed. It was smaller than I anticipated but there was a lot to see and taste. There was a chocolate fashion show prior the show as well but I had too many places to visit in NY that I didn’t want to bother.
Tickets: $ 28 ($ 30 at the door)
A few of the vendors:
E. Guittard
Spices and Tease
Chocolat Michel Cluizel
Barry Callbaut
Maison Boissier
Les Fondues au Chocolat
Aux Anysetiers du Roy
Comptoir du Cacao
Francois Pralus
Valrhona (FR)
Mary Chocolate Co (JPN)
Peanut Butter & Co. Inc
Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula
Xocolatti
Divine Chocolate
Fika Choklad
Gnosis Chocolate
Pacari Chocolate
Christophe Roussel
Jacques Torres
François Payard Bakery
William Dean Chocolates
Quady Winery
Gnosis Chocolate
Swedish chocolatier, Hakan Martensson of Fika Choklad NYC was on hand creating chocolate sculptures. Foodscapes artist, Carl Warner, created a chocolate foodscape called «Chocolate Express» which was a chocolate locomotive. Top Paris patissier, Pierre Herme was spotted tasting chocolates as well! There was a Young Chefs Academy KidZone where kids decorated Thanksgiving– themed holiday cupcakes, learned how to make fresh chocolate pasta with a pasta bike, and created chocolate art with edible chocolate «paint.»
The weekend’s culinary demos included Johnny Iuzzini from Jean Georges; Top Chef: Just Desserts contestant Zac Young; Matt Gennuso from Chez Pascal; chef instructor Michelle Tampakis from ICE; Pastry Chef Vicki Wells from Buddakan; Chef Dean Anderson from One if By Land, Two if By Sea; Chef Joseph Gabriel at the Pluckemin Inn; FCI instructor Nick Malgieri
Sample of the Demo Line-​up that I could dig up
Thursday, November 11:
12:30 — Christina Tosi from Momofuku Milk Bar (Theater II)
5:00pm — Jerome Chang and Vincent Joura from Dessert Truck Works
Friday, November 12:
1:00 — Hsen Chan from the Peninsula Hotel
2:00 — Lev Ekster from The Cupcake Stop
3:00 — Jacques Torres
Saturday, November 13
2:00 — Francois Payard from Francois Payard Bakery and Francois Chocolate Bar
6:00 — Erik Wolitzky from Baked Bakery and Top Chef: Just Desserts
Sunday, November 14
2:00 — Zac Young from Flex Mussels and Top Chef: Just Desserts
3:00 — Johnny Iuzzini from Jean Georges and head judge on Top Chef: Just Desserts
3:30 — Nancy Olsen from Gramery Tavern (II)
Having been to the Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival in San Francisco, I enjoyed this chocolate festival a lot more in comparison. There were a lot more items for sampling, lots of events to attend, being indoors prevent people from getting heat-​strokes, and the vendors that were present were of a higher caliber. Haven’t seen any more information on the festival on the Salon du Chocolat website. I hope they are still going to holding it.
You can keep up with them at the following websites as well: