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Rehoboth Chocolate Festival: How sweet it is
March 25, 2017
Fork + Flask shows all of its ribbons and the Overall Trophy. Shown are (l-r) Dru Tevis, pastry chef; Rebecca McClain, pastry sous chef; and Edith Enriquez, cake designer. The winning creations are (l-r) Chocolate Blonde Cream Pie, pie second place; Cookies and Creamwich, first-place cookies; and the showpiece, The Harbor of Refuge Light Station, first place.
Jacob Stafford of E.C. Sweetery holds the third-place Showpiece winner along with a ribbon for second place in the Brownie category. The showpiece features words that related to bullying.
Selecting the second-place candy from the Jimmy’s Grille table is Dorian Zuniga, as Luis, center, and Donminica wait their turn.
The Ice Cream Store took home third place for its brownies and first place for its ice cream sundae. Shown are Ice Cream Store employees Neu Stoyanova, left, and Pam Harr.
Bethany Blues Executive Chef Jordan Bohall holds a taste of its second-place winning Bourbon Ball.
Judge Claire Lopez goes back for another taste of Eden’s third-place cake category winner Gluten Free Chocolate Torte.
Kim Kneipp, manager of The Pointe, holds a first- and two third-place ribbons. The Chocolate Tiramiso Cream Puffs took home first in the Other category and third place in the Cookie and Pie categories.
Touch of Italy took home second place in Showpiece with its Carnivale, and first place in the Brownie division with its Double Chocolate Ganache. Shown are Abby Workman, baker, and Marie Guaragna, culinary development.
Ready for a chocolate feast are (l-r) Heather West, Allison Moffett and Karen Heine.
Plate Catering took home second in the Other category with its Cocoa Smoked Pulled Pork and Chocolate Barbecue Sauce. Shown is Jen Myers from Plate Catering.
Maggie’s Premium Bakery took home a second-place ribbon for its Salvadorean Cookie Sandwich and first for its Double Crusted Praline Pie. Shown is Maggie Cellitto, corporate pastry chef at Big Fish Grill.
Judges for the 2017 Rehoboth Beach Chocolate Festival included (l-r) Tish Brey, Scott Adams, Mike Annan, Laura Annan, Jim Schlapo Ken Brittingham, Lynn Brittingham, Anne Jacobi, Senator Lopez, Christine Cox-Jacobi, Annie Frederickson.
In front are Claire Lopez, left, and Brayden Drennan.
Maggie Morrison, left, and Jared LaJoie celebrate Stingray's first-place finish in the Best Cake category with Harry Keswani, founder of the Harry K Foundation.
Rebecca McCleaine, left, Dru Tevis, center, and Edith Enriquez from Fork + Flask at Nage show off their all their awards including their Best of Show and Best Showpiece awards.
Harry Keswani, left, president and founder of the Harry K Foundation, holds the Rehoboth Chocolate Festival permanent trophy which will be inscribed with this year’s overall winner, Fork + Flask, led by Executive Pastry Chef Dru Tevis. The trophy will be on permanent display in Keswani’s Atlantic Jewelry store.
The 26th Annual Rehoboth Beach Chocolate Festival was held March 18 at the Atlantic Sands Swan Ballroom. The contest featured 26 professional entries in eight categories including: Brownie, Cake, Candy, Cookie, Pie, Ice Cream, Other, and Showpiece (non-edible).
This year’s event benefitted the Harry K Foundation. The Harry K Foundation is thankful to Rehoboth Beach Main Street for entrusting the foundation to carry on with the festival. The Harry K Foundation also thanks all who bought tickets. The funds raised will allow the Harry K Foundation to maintain its 30 food pantries and fill 509 backpacks for its backpack program.
