The 30th Annual Chocolate Ball
Want to support a great cause while experiencing an evening of elegance? Visit the City of Chocolate at the 30th Annual Chocolate Ball and support individuals with epilepsy in our community. We have a goal of $130,000 and we need your help to make it there!
Event Details
Join us on February 6th at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center from 5:30pm to 11:00pm for this milestone anniversary of one of Rochester’s premier fundraising events. Your evening will begin with sampling award-winning cakes and chocolate from local pastry chefs. All the while, enjoy a cocktail and live music as you use mobile bidding to participate in the silent auction. After a delicious dinner, our cake auction will feature the chocolate creations you sampled earlier. Then it’s on to dancing! Support individuals in our community, have a great night out, and reserve your spot today by making a donation of at least $200.
The Cake Competitors
Eat Me - Amber Odhner & Catelyn Augustine
Genesee Valley Club - Tammy Fuchs
Get Caked, Inc. - Kelly Halligan
Hegedorns Market - Haley Shuman
Sinful Sweets - Mina Rivazfar-Hoyt
Special T Cakes & Desserts - Tammy DiCecca
Sweet Sammie Janes - Angela Marmo & Megan Brown
The Judges
James Neuman, CWPC - Country Club of Rochester
In over 20 years of professional experience, James Neuman has been competing in culinary competitions including the Bocuse d’Or and the Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie in Lyon, France. Chef Neuman has trained at the Culinary Institute of America and with top pastry Chef Ewald Notter at the International School of Confectionary Arts. In 2011, he was named Northeast Region Pastry Chef of the Year by the American Culinary Federation Northeast Regional Conference. Chef Neuman is currently the Executive Chef at the Country Club of Rochester
Coco Bresse - Good Luck Restaurant
Born and raised in France, you can say that good food is in Coco’s blood. She is an integral part of the team at Good Luck Restaurant where her attention to detail with food and her ability to pair it with guests’ tastes brings fine dining to a new level.
Vicki A. Licata - Josepth A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center
As a 15 year veteran contestant and 8 time gold metal and grand prize winning champion, Vicki Cassidy definitely knows what it takes to win a pastry competition. Executive Pastry Chef and Artist of the Joseph A Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, former Executive Pastry Chef of Oak Hill Country Club, Vicki is delighted this year to lend her expertise in helping judge and mentor this years' competitors.
The Entertainment
The 30th Annual Chocolate Ball will feature live music from The Swooners with Champagne Brown
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