2024 SPEAKER and PRESENTATION SCHEDULE


*SUBJECT TO CHANGE

12:30 PM - AUTHOR TALK AND BOOK SIGNING (Postponed to November Salon)

 

LOCATION: RECREATION ROOM, AUDITORIUM BUILDING

ANNA VOLOSHYNA


 

12:45 PM - ARTISAN CHOCOLATE FROM INDIA

 

LOCATION: MAIN FLOOR, GARDEN GALLERY BUILDING

SRINIVAS EERPINA

CHOCOLATIER, GODAVARI CHOCOLATE


 

1:15 PM - AUTHOR TALK AND BOOK SIGNING: BIRGITTE RASINE

 

LOCATION: RECREATION ROOM, AUDITORIUM BUILDING

FROM MYTH TO MOLECULE: Our Relationship with a Sacred Superfood

BIRGITTE RASINE, AUTHOR
"The Jaguar and the Cacao Tree"

Join Birgitte Rasine, creator of The Cacao Muse and author of the popular novel The Jaguar and the Cacao Tree, on a rich and eye-opening journey from cacao’s mythic origins to the realities that impact it today. You’ll come out inspired, informed, intrigued, and better equipped to navigate the choices you make every time you buy a bar of chocolate.


 

1:30 PM - CREATING CHOCOLATE WITH COFFEE

CHOCOLATIER, RUBIA COFFEE COMPANY (COBA)

 

LOCATION: MAIN FLOOR, GARDEN GALLERY BUILDING

COBA'S CAFE' EXPERIENCE: CREATING CHOCOLATE WITH COFFEE

PETER LEE

CHOCOLATIER, RUBIA COFFEE COMPANY (COBA)
www.Coba.Coffee

 


 

2:00 PM - THE NEW SF BAY AREA CHOCOLATE SCENE

 

LOCATION: RECREATION ROOM, AUDITORIUM BUILDING

CHOCOLATE BY THE BAY

NANCY MARTIN & RON SAMPSON

CHOCOLATE BY THE BAY
chocolatebythebay.com

Chocolate by the Bay (or CBTB for short) was started in 2009 by 4 friends who share a common love of good chocolate. They have since expanded to 5 members. They focus on local artisan chocolate in the San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA) for this blog with the aim of promoting quality chocolate and its makers


 

2:45 PM - POP-UP TEA CEREMONY

 

LOCATION: RECREATION ROOM, AUDITORIUM BUILDING

KAI-KENNY CHEW, FABULA TEA

Tea Maker, Fabula Tea
fabulatea.com

 Pop-Up Tea Salon Ceremony from Fabula Tea at the San Francisco Chocolate Salon on April 7th.
Join an exclusive tea ceremony at the Salon, conducted and lead by award-winning tea maker Fabula Tea. Includes materials, tea, and guidance.
Tea Ceremony Reservation required in advance, see Tickets

 


 

3:45 PM - CHAT WITH A GLOBE TROTTING MASTER CHOCOLATIER

 

 

LOCATION: MAIN FLOOR, GARDEN GALLERY BUILDING

 

ART POLLARD, AMANO CHOCOLATE