Taste TV, the food and fashion Web network that brought their Chocolate Salon to Symphony Center last autumn, has been organizing a series of judged snout-to-tail competitions across the country in recent months. "Cochon 555" pits five chefs against each other, each of them given their own heritage pig to break down and cook, paired with wines from five boutique wineries. Think "The Whole Hog Project," complete with the same mission of raising awareness about endangered breeds of swine, without the focus on one breed. more ›

The Grainger Ballroom at Symphony Center will be the site for taste TV's inaugural Chicago Luxury Chocolate Salon Sunday from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Over two dozen chocolatiers, confectioners and chocolate-related companies will be showcasing their products, offering tastings and chefs demonstrations, and panel discussions with confectioners and authors. The salon will also feature a judged competition. more ›