This event was different in at least a couple ways this year. It was held on a different day (Dec. 6, a Friday—as opposed to the usual Thursday) and at another venue (The Great Hall at Union Station, as opposed to the Hilton Chicago).
Among other things, the event featured dozens of chocolatiers with wares that local celebrity judges and the dining public rated. The winners were as follows:
—Best Sweet Sample: Peninsula Hotel
—Best Savory Sample: Mercat a la planxa
—Best Libation: prasino LaGrange
—Top Overall — Business Class I (small businesses): Uptown Brownie
—Top Overall — Business Class II (large businesses): Chicago365 Hospitality
—People’s Choice Award: Terry’s Toffee
For more about AIDS Foundation of Chicago, see www.aidschicago.org.