Chocolate Fest 2010
Date/time:
Oct. 8, 7:30-10 p.m.; Oct. 9, 1:30-4 p.m. and 7:30-10 p.m.
Chocolate candy, ice cream, cookie and dessert makers from the Peninsula
and the entire Bay Area will offer their chocolate wares for tasting Oct.
8 and 9 at the 28th annual Chocolate Fest, sponsored by the Congregational
Church of Belmont.
This event will take place at the church, 751 Alameda de las Pulgas,
Belmont. The tastings will be: Session 1, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 8; Session 2, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9; and Session 3,
from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9.
Among the chocolate specialists who will participate this year will be
A-Lot-A Gelato and More, Edible Arrangements, Guittard Chocolate Co.,
Preston's Candies, Kathy's Kreative Kakes, Jade's Chocolates, Lunardi's
Market, Terrific Toffee Treats, Whole Foods Market, Cafe Mossant, Foxy's
Toffee, Bud's Ice Cream/Berkeley Farms, Schurra's Candy Factory, Chocolate
Visions, Trader Joe's, D'Sweets, Sharona's Chocolate Shop and Xocai
Chocolate.
Michael Medwid's Jazz Ensemble will play at each session which will also
feature door prizes, champagne and gourmet coffee provided by Beneficio
More-Than-Fair-Trade Coffee of Sacramento.
Last fall, nearly 1,000 guests took part in Chocolate Fest 2009. Proceeds
benefited such programs as the Samaritan House, Second Harvest, the Bay
Area AIDS Ministry, the Center for the Independence of the Disabled,
Habitat for Humanity, the Interfaith Hospitality Network and projects
within the church. Similar programs will benefit this year.
Tickets for the afternoon session are $17.50 pre-sale or $20 at the door;
in the evening, tickets are $22.50 pre-sale or $25 at the door. Children
and seniors will be admitted for $15 in the afternoon.
About Congregational Church of Belmont:
Congregational Church of Belmont, a congregation of the United Church of
Christ.
When:
Friday October 8, 2010
7:30 PM -
10:30 PM
Pacific
Where:
Congregational Church of Belmont,
751 Alameda de las Pulgas,
Belmont, CA 94002
Organizer:
Congregational Church of Belmont
Cost:
Afternoon: $17.50 online and $20 at the door; evenings, $22.50 online and $25 at the door; Saturday afternoon, children and seniors, $15.
Contact:
650-593-4547
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