ADVENTURES IN SHILLING— José Andrés, Traci des Jardins, Michael Tusk, and Bobby Flay are among the 21 chefs participating in this year's Valentine's-timed Constellation Chocolate Collection, an annual confection designed to raise money for the James Beard Foundation. The set, available via IfOnly, features one piece of chocolate designed by each of the 21 chefs (Andrés's piece, for example, is made of milk chocolate, Haitian rum, and caramel. More information — and the complete chef lineup — available here. [EaterWire]
FOOD TV— The fourth season of Spike TV's reality show Bar Rescue has its premiere date: Sunday, February 8. As in past seasons, host Jon Taffer visits struggling bars across the country and attempts to give the business a makeover; this season will feature bars in Milwaukee, Chicago, New Jersey, and more. [EaterWire]
LOS ANGELES— NYC chefs Tamara Shopsin (of Shopsin's) and Brooks Headley (of Del Posto and his side project Superiority Burger) will visit Los Angeles for a one-off event that Eater LA is calling a "Super Bowl slider battle." On Super Bowl Sunday, both chefs will throw down at 356 Mission, serving free sliders to visitors: Headley's will be in the style of his veggie burger that's been drawing major lines around NYC. More information here. [ELA]