Awards for the Best Chocolatiers and Confectioners in America

TasteTV is proud to announce the 2011 Awards for the Best Chocolatiers and Confectioners in America.

The Best Chocolatiers and Confectioners in America Awards are based on the total number of Gold and Silver Awards received by participants in the 2010 TasteTV Chocolate Salons in San Francisco, Napa, Los Angeles, and Seattle, and Chocolate Salon Award Competitions in Boston, Las Vegas, Chicago and the Bridal category.

These Chocolate Salons are the premier chocolate events on the West Coast and some of the largest of their kind in North America. Chocolate aficionados, fanatics, buyers and journalists can experience the finest in artisan, gourmet & premium chocolate in the world's great culinary metropolitan areas. Winners for the 2011 Awards for the Best Chocolatiers and Confectioners in America are listed below.

GRAND MASTER AWARDS

Amano Artisan Chocolate
Chocolot
Chocoveda
Dolce Bella Chocolates
Guittard Chocolate Company
Jade Chocolate
Vice Chocolate
William Dean Chocolate

MASTER AWARDS

Alter Eco Fair Trade Chocolate
Aphrodite Chocolates
Au Coeur Des Chocolats
Choclatique
Chubby Chipmunk Hand-Dipped Chocolates
Clarine's Florentines
Divine Chocolate
Forte Chocolates
Gateau et Ganache
Marti Chocolatt
Posh Chocolat
Saratoga Chocolates
Socola Chocolatier
The Chocolate Truffle
Theo Chocolate

EXCELLENCE AWARDS

AF-squared Chocolatiers, Amella Caramels, Anna Shea Chocolates, Beijo De Chocolat, Brix Chocolate, Cacao Atlanta, Carter's Chocolates, Chocolopolis, Christopher Michael Chocolates, CJ's Bitz, Coco Delice, Coco Tutti, Coco-luxe Confections, Dean's Sweets, Eat Chocolates, Essential Chocolate Desserts, Fabrica de Chocolate Momotombo, Galeria of Chocolate and Wine, Ghirardelli Chocolate, Goat Milk Candy Company, Happy Chocolates, Her Coconess, Jer's Chocolate, Kathryn Taylor Chocolates, Kikas Treats, La Chatelaine Chocolate Co., Landru Chocolates, Mignon Chocolate, Missionary Chocolates, Moonstruck Chocolate, Ococoa, Plumeria Flours, R & R Chocolate Palace, Salt Side Down Chocolates, Seattle Chocolate Company, Snake & Butterfly, Sterling Confections, Suess Chocolate, Taza Chocolate, TCHO, The Chocolate Traveler, The Tea Room Chocolate, The Toffee Box, Xocolati Fine Chocolate, and XOX Truffles

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