Chocolate Fest 2013

Chocolate
candy, ice cream, cookie and dessert makers from the Peninsula and the entire
Bay Area will offer their chocolate wares for tasting Oct. 4 and 5 at the 31st
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. 4; Session 2,
from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5; and Session 3, from 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 5.

Among the
chocolate specialists who will participate this year will be A-Lot-A Gelato and
More, Cheryl’s Cookies, Emay’s Sweet Shop, Glinda’s Fudge, It’s It!, Guittard
Chocolate Co., Preston's Candies, Kathy's Kreative Kakes, Jade’s Chocolates,
Lunardi’s Bakery, Whole Foods Market, Café Mossant, Bud’s Ice Cream/Berkeley
Farms, Schurra's Candy Factory, Trader Joe’s, Nothing Bundt Cakes and Sharona’s
Chocolate Shop.

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.

Last fall, nearly
1,000 guests took part in Chocolate Fest 2012. Proceeds benefited local hunger
and homeless programs such as the San Mateo Emergency Winter Shelter, Samaritan
House, Second Harvest, Habitat for Humanity, Home & Hope 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. Order online at http://www.uccbelmont.org/events.html
or call 650-593-4547.