The week-long Eighth Annual Kona Chocolate Festival is Tuesday, March 31, 2009 to Sunday, April 5, 2009, with cacao farm tours, demonstrations on chocolate working techniques, a Miss Chocolate Pageant, a Huggo’s dinner, wine and chocolate pairings at The Mixx Bistro, and a special Sunday brunch at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort, and Spa following a Saturday evening gala benefit.
The gala benefit from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. will feature up to thirty chefs in a chocolate taste-off competition with awards in professional and amateur levels, and categories including sweet, savory, and sculpture. There is also live salsa music, a silent auction, cultural entertainment, chocolate body art, a chocolate fountain, wine, champagne, beer, and endless supplies of chocolate.
General admission for the gala is $40 in advance, $50 at door, and VIP Aloha Circle $125. Attendees must be 21 and over.
For more information, call (808) 328-2255 or go to www.konachocolatefestival.com.
The Sheraton Resort has a special room package for those who mention they are attending the Chocolate Festival & Symposium. Call 800-325-3535.
The Kona Chocolate Festival was recently adopted by the Na’alehu Theatre non-profit organization as an effort to benefit culture and the arts and local economic development projects.
March 20th, 2009 at 7:14 am
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March 23rd, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Ahhh, such a dream! Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate.