Have you noticed that niche categories around gourmet and healthy fine chocolate are marketing their way to you and me? Join us after work on Tuesday, December 9th in the heart of Noe Valley along with your fellow Wharton alumni for a special Wharton Club members-only holiday chocolate tasting! We'll have the opportunity to taste a wide variety of samples and learn about major categories of chocolate that include:

• High cocoa content
• Single origins
• Exotic spices
• High quality milk chocolate
• Micro roasteries

The world of chocolate is truly a global industry evolving with consumers changing tastes, and you are going to be astonished at the sheer variety of chocolates offered at this shop . . . and even happier at the variety of chocolates that our host is going to have us sample! What is it about chocolate that can provoke such passion, such intensity, such love? Make the acquaintance of Jack Epstein, a true San Francisco chocolate aficionado and find out.

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Date: Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Time: 6:00-6:30pm Reception, Check-in. 6:30-7:30pm Tasting and Discussion.
Location: Chocolate Covered, 4069 24th St., Noe Valley, SF
Registration: WCNC members and their accompanied guests: $10 per person. Space is limited, and this event will sell out. If you'd like to attend, reserve your seat(s) now!

Jack Epstein
Currently the owner of the only Noe Valley chocolate shop, Jack Epstein puts a twist to the art of chocolate. He sells chocolate from around the globe and offers artistic and decorative ways to purchase them too – from family photographs or your favorite drawing customized to carry your sweets. He has tales to tell of numerous patrons that purchase chocolate on a daily basis, similar to how Europeans buy fresh bread. Chocolate Covered can accommodate the desire for daily treasures with a fun and lasting effect on the senses. Yelp advocates have roared -- check it out!