Chocolate Infusion

The Union’s

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infusion Sunday, January 20 1-5pm miners foundry, nevada city

an afternoon of chocolate,

wine,

& jazz

Fall in love with chocolate

The Union’s

by METRO CREATIVE

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We would like to thank Steve Rosenthal of Tess’ Kitchen Store for sponsoring our lovely Chocolate Infusion wine glasses. Please feel free to take yours home with you.

Welcome Welcome to The Union’s Chocolate Infusion! It’s an afternoon of chocolate, wine and jazz at the Miners Foundry, and it’s sure to take the chill off of a wintery Nevada City day.

We have local and regional chocolatiers who will let you sample their decadent treats. Whether you prefer white, milk or dark chocolate, you will find lots of delicious offerings at Chocolate Infusion. You can sample sinfully delicious truffles, 12 different kinds of teaflavored chocolates (marsala chai and jasmine are my two personal favorites), toffee, biscotti, artisan chocolates, cake pops and cupcakes, and so much more. Since Valentine’s Day is only a few weeks away, you may want to do a little shopping while you’re here. The complete list of vendors is inside this publication.

Tickets still available until 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 at www.theunion. com/chocolate (530) 477-4241 or buy them at the door $25.

If you want to learn to cook something chocolate (or anything else), check out the cooking school schedule at Tess’ at www.tesskitchenstore.com.

Chocolate has been known to affect mood in many ways. It contains 380 known chemicals, triggering a host of responses in the brain. Chocolate can trigger the production of opioids, which are chemicals that produce a feeling of well-being (euphoria). Eating chocolate then may make a person feel better, which is why chocolate is often a turn-to comfort snack.

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However, the reason chocolate may be snatched up come Valentine’s Day is that chocolate appears to contain phenylalanine, the same chemical that is produced by the brain when people fall in love. Doctors think that eating chocolate creates a temporary “love high.”

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For your musical entertainment, Ludi Hinrichs will be playing the beautiful Estonia grand piano on the stage in the Osborn/Woods Hall. You can read more about Ludi below.

Chocolate Infusion. Come enjoy an afternoon you won’t soon forget.

Mary Anne Davis Event and Sponsorship Manager The Union

For those gifting chocolate for Valentine’s Day, consider dark chocolate, which is also high in antioxidants. This chocolate is among the healthier varieties in which to indulge.

Art

Ludi Hinrichs: pianist, vocalist, trombonist, composer and teacher has been connected to the Nevada County music scene since arriving in 1979. He has also produced three live recorded CDs of his own ­— “Music of My Life,” “Quintet Live” and “Kairos/Kronos.”

Nevada City-based contemporary landscape painter LeeAnn Brook will be featured at the Chocolate Infusion event.

Her newest painting of Hirschman’s Pond will be unveiled and if it is sold at the event, she will be donating 50 percent of the proceeds to the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce.

“I’m excited about performing for the Chocolate Infusion. I’ll have a chance to stretch out on the beautiful Estonia grand piano, playing some jazz classics and smooth originals. Jazz is a refined art, just like the tradition of creating chocolates and fine wine,” Hinrichs said.

A recipient of the Nevada City Chamber’s 2004 Live Music Award, Hinrichs continues to teach, record, perform, and compose from his home on the San Juan Ridge in the Sierras.

The average American eats 11 pounds of chocolate every year, a significant percentage of which is enjoyed around Valentine’s Day. The reason people are known to enjoy and crave chocolate may be connected to its chemical components.

Chocolate can also increase blood pressure and blood-sugar levels, attributing to feelings of alertness. The caffeine in chocolate Open to see also acts as a stimulant.

Wine. What would a day of tasting chocolate be without some wine tasting to accompany it? Six of our local wineries will be pouring their best wines for you at Chocolate Infusion.

Should you want something a little different, the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce will present a no-host Chocolate Martini bar; Victoria’s Sweet Elegance is presenting a gourmet hot chocolate bar, with 18 different flavors available for purchase; and tea and coffee will be available for tasting (and for sale) at the BriarPatch booth.

Entertainment

Valentine’s Day and chocolate have been linked for some time now, but there really hasn’t been any definitive explanation for just why the delicious confection and the day of love seem to go hand in hand.

The 60-inch-by-72-inch painting will be displayed above the granite hearth in the Stone Hall where Brook will be available to greet patrons. More of her work can be seen at www.leeannbrookfineart.com.

Ludi Hinrichs

“Ludi is three musicians in one,” poet Gary Snyder said.

The Union is pleased to have such a fine musician for their first Chocolate Infusion event. For more information on Ludi Hinrichs visit www.ludihinrichs.com.

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vendors Briar Patch Co-Op Community Market

Avanguardia Wines

16535 Footehold Drive, Grass Valley 530-268-9469 www.besemercellars.com wine tasting

Nevada City Winery 321 Spring St., Nevada City 530-265-9463 www.ncwinery.com wine tasting

Sierra Knolls Winery 10024 Linnet Lane, Auburn 530-269-2327 www.sierraknollswinery.com wine tasting

Solune Winery

16303 Jewett Lane, Grass Valley 530-271-0990 www.solunewinery.com wine tasting

Lucchesi Vineyards & Winery 19698 View Forever Lane, Grass Valley 530-273-1596 www.lucchesivineyards.com wine tasting

Nevada City Chamber of commerce 132 Main St., Nevada City 530-265-2692 www.nevadacitychamber.com Selling chocolate martinis

Chocolate

Besemer Cellars

& more

Wine & martinis

290 Sierra College Drive, Grass Valley 530-272-5333 www.briarpatch.coop sampling organic chocolate and selling coffee

13028 Jones Bar Road, Nevada City 530-274-8200 www.avanguardiawines.com wine tasting

Gourmet Goods to You

408-218-9296 www.gourmetgoodstoyou.com cappuccino, fudge, chocolate dipped biscotti, cheeses

Lazy Dog Chocolateria

530-575-2901 www.cakeforgiants.com cake pops, cupcakes samples

111 Mill St., Grass Valley (5300 274-0774 www.spotlazydog.com chocolate, dipped strawberries and more

Cello Chocolate

Nevada City Chocolate Shoppe

Cake for Giants

11511 Gold Pan Ave., Nevada City 530-478-0877 www.cellochocolate.com Chocolate beans to chocolate bars

Cowboy Toffee Co.

236 Broad St., Nevada City nevadacitychocolateshoppe1@gmail.com 530-265-3448 chocolate variety

Tess’ Kitchen Store

350 N. 2nd Ave., Oakdale 209-840-2519 www.cowboytoffeco.com toffee samples

(wine glass sponsor) 115 Mill St., Grass Valley 530-273-6777 www.tesskitchenstore.com

Diego’s

The Tea Room

217 Colfax Ave., Grass Valley 530-477-1460 www.diegosrestaurant.com

Dorado Chocolates

130 Doolittle Drive, #2, San Leandro 510-567-8868 www.tearoomchocolates.com Tea-infused chocolate bars

The Truffle Shop/DeGroot’s

104 E. Main St., Grass Valley 530-559-9187 www.doradochocolates.com chocolate samples

408 Broad St., Nevada City 530-265-3539 www.thetruffleshop.com truffles/torte slices

Eye Candy Purses

Victoria’s Sweet Elegance

12944 Red Dog Road, Nevada City 530-263-7379 handmade purses and scarves

(530) 432-4982 www.victoriassweetelegancepartyrentals.com gourmet hot chocolate bar

Door prizes While you’re at Chocolate Infusion, be sure to enter to win one of several great door prizes our vendors and sponsors have donated. You don’t have to be present to win, but you must be 21 or over to enter (and one entry per person, please).

Some of the great prizes : • An overnight stay at 1854 David and Walley’s Resort (a Summer Wind Resort Property) in Genoa, Nevada.

• Cello Chocolate’s “Bach’s Six Suites Gift Pack” which includes chocolate from Venezuela, Ghana, Bolivia, Ecuador, Dominica and Peru (made in Nevada City from bean to bar).

• Besemer Cellars logo glasses with their signature chocolates plus a bottle of their 2011 Chardonnay and 2010 Syrah.

• 1 pound of Cowboy Toffee, 4 different types, 1/4 pound each.

• The Tea Room’s 12-pack of tea-infused chocolate bars. They have donated 2 of these.

• Sierra Knolls Winery Gift Basket that includes: 1 bottle of Bear River Red, 1 bottle of Bear River White, 1 Sierra Knolls artisan pizza sauce, a pizza cutter, and 2 complimentary wine tasting certificates.

• Something delicious from Nevada City Chocolate Shoppe.

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