PANELISTS & SPEAKERS 2019 (Subject to Change)

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BRIAN WALLACE

BRIAN WALLACE is the Founder / Maker / Alchemist of Endorfin Foods.

Endorfin presents a unique style of chocolate that utilizes fresh coconut for a smooth mouthfeel and coconut blossom sugar for a delicate sweetness. Some of their unique ingredients include Absinthe. Endorfin is currently being spotlighted in Williams-Sonoma’s Artisan Market in Bay Area stores.

 

DEFONCE CHOCOLATIER

Founded by a former Apple employee, their seed-to-bar artisanal chocolates set new high standards for the world of edible confections.

 

 

JOEY GARCIA

Joey Garcia is celebrating 20+ years as the Sacramento News & Review’s advice columnist.

She is the author of the award-winning book, “When Your Heart Breaks, It’s Opening to Love: healing and finding love after an affair, heartbreak or divorce,” and is Fox 40 TV’s Relationship Expert. Born in Belize, Joey learned about the healing power of chocolate from her Mayan grandmother.

www.joeygarcia.com

 

ART POLLARD

Master Artisan Chocolate maker Art Pollard of Amano Artisan Chocolates, Utah.

Amano has won multiple chocolate awards in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Napa, Sacramento, London and beyond.

Located high in Utah’s Wasatch Mountain range in the heart of the Rockies, Amano is dedicated to creating some of the world’s most exquisite chocolate through traditional techniques. Amano means “by hand” and “they love” in Italian, and that describes the care and perfection that Amano brings to chocolate and in turn to the people who savor it. www.Amanochocolate.com

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