Concord Gourmet Chocolate Festival chocolate & wine pairing

Event Date and Time:
March 9, 2008
1:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
Crowne Plaza Hotel
45 John Glenn Drive
Concord, CA 94520

Presented by the Concord Chamber of Commerce

Ticket Information:
www.ConcordChocolateFestival.com
Tickets are available online and at the door for $25 per adult ticket and $12.50 for children ages 3-12. Senior citizen tickets are $22.50 each and group tickets are $225 for a group of ten.

THIRD ANNUAL CONCORD CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL!!!!
 
Welcome to the Concord Chamber's Third Annual Chocolate Festival held at the beautiful Crowne Plaza Hotel. Enjoy a gourmet extravaganza with chocolate samples from chocolatiers, restaurants, bakeries, hotels and caterers. We are also featuring wine and wine-pairing from several wineries. New this year is a culinary competition where teen chefs from the Serendipity Culinary program will compete in the "Concord's Best Teen Chocolatier" competition. The competition is featuring Guittard chocolate. Cookbook author Sharon O'Connor will provide a cooking demonstration and sign copies of her unique pairing of recipes and music entitled, "Chocolate Bliss." Watch here for more information and news.

Vendor Information:
If you are a vendor and would like to participate in this year's Chocolate Festival, click on the "Vendor Information" button on the left or here to obtain an application.

Thank you to the following generous sponsors for our
2008 Chocolate Festival:

Hosted by:
Crowne Plaza Hotel
 
Event Sponsors:
Tressel Communications
 
Printing Sponsor:
Alphagraphics

Print Media Sponsor:
Contra Costa Newspapers
 
Local Radio Sponsor:
KKDV 92.1
 
Culinary Competition Sponsor:
Guittard Chocolate Company

Chocolate 411:
With so much scrumptious information on the Internet about chocolate, it's hard to know where to start. The Concord Chocolate Festival brings you a small list of delectable links to visit. Explore and enjoy!
 
Chock-ful of chocolate historical facts and luscious chocolate recipes:
Travel Lady Magazine: Sweet Seduction
 
Cooking tips:
Fabulous Foods Cooking School: All about Chocolate
 
A chocolate-filled trip through time:
The History of Chocolate: A Timeline
 
The science behind the seduction:
Exploratorium: The Sweet Lure of Chocolate
 
Online Collaboration of chocolate facts and photos:
Wikipedia: Chocolate

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