Come out to one of our November events! We’ll be excited to see you!
DATE: November 15th, 2009
Name: Gala for Giving Holiday Shopping Soiree
Place: The Four Seasons Hotel-2050 University Ave Palo Alto
Times: 2pm-6pm
Description: Join us for a festive afternoon of early holiday shopping with fabulous local designers offering special event prices. Enjoy complimentary La Crema wine tasting and gourmet food sampling in our holiday lounge. Mingle with friends while browsing the wonderful selection of jewelry, apparel, beauty products, gifts for tots, and much more . The silent auction (ending at 4:30pm) and a portion of the proceeds to benefit Ronald McDonald House at Stanford.
DATE: November 16th, 2009
Name: Business After Hours Fall Expo
Place: The Westin St. Francis Hotel, 335 Powell St. San Francisco, CA Union Square
Times: 5:30pm-8:30pm
Description: Join the Chamber and our sponsors for one of the largest networking events of the year – Business After Hours Fall Expo. This exciting event features over 150 exhibitors including Chamber members, non-profits, small business resource partners, as well as catered hors d’oeuvres from several exceptional local restaurants and caterers, complimentary tastings from 15 wineries and live music. For businesses large and small, the Fall Expo is a must-attend networking event!
Date: November 19th, 2009
Name: Fall Shopping Event
Place: The Stanford Hospital Gift Shop, Atrium Level
Times: 10am-5pm
Description: Shop for the Holidays! Sally Spicer, Jade Chocolates, Bullseye Calender, Carebox Wellness and Gifts, Dolma Scarves and Gifts. There will also be an exclusive booking signing with Jesse Cool, author of Simply Organic. Profits to benefit patient programs.
Date: November 20-22, 2009
Name: San Francsisco Bead and Design Show
Place: Hotel Whitcomb, 1231 Market St, San Francisco, CA
Times: 12pm-8pm Friday, 10am-6pm Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday
Description: In the tradition of Samuel Bing’s Salon de l’Art Nouveau, the San Francisco Bead and Design Show gathers traditional, ethnographic, and contemporary handwork into an elegant turn-of-the-century showroom. The finest artists, artisans, and merchants from around the country will exhibit and sell artwork ranging from bead making, jewelry design, art clothing, textile weaving, glass art, ceramics, lapidary, and metalwork. The return to traditional skills and techniques provides a new and exciting market for artisanship, and the show will be an attractive opportunity for those in the gift, designer clothing, jewelry, interior decor, and textile trades. In addition the show is open to fashion designers, jewelry artists, collectors, entrepreneurs, and anyone with a love for original design. Each exhibitor is chosen by “invitation only”, which allows for an elegant, balanced, theme-oriented show, organized around clothing, beads, gold, silver, gemstones, jewelry, ceramics, textiles, fabrics, and objets d’art. San Francisco Bead and Design Show, celebrating the restoration of handwork arts to everyday life.
2. Use a thin sheet metal to transfer the cut ganache and back onto the cutter. In this photo, a clear straight edge is used to guide the ganache onto the sheet metal.
the ganache was cut flush. Sometimes the edges of the ganache may bowed and should be fixed for a consistent product.
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5. Turn the molds over and let it harden. Chef Shotts recommends that the molds should be made the same day that it is filled and used up to an hour in advance.
7. Slightly angle the mold as shown and ladle chocolate onto the mold. Go up softly with a palette knife and make sure that the chocolate covers the top cells. Then using a soft gentle motion, sweep the chocolate downward over the remaining cells in the mold. Once you are certain that all the cells are covered, press firmly with a palette knife and sweep away the excess chocolate.
Mason Center’s Festival Pavilion. This is the largest competition of American wines in the world. The judging has already taken place, with the winners already anonounced 
